Cove

Cove employs a minimalist narrative to explore social isolation as a product of contemporary city living. Centered on a misguided attempt at a neighbourly gesture, it portrays residents in a small cul-de-sac managing to avoid real interaction despite their geographical closeness. The film’s structure reflects the characters’ self-absorption as the story drifts into their individual worlds and we become lost in their preoccupations with mashed potato, blood and perfecting a homemade bee suit.

  • Natasha Cantwell
    Director
  • Lauren May
    Key Cast
  • Paul Tarrant
    Key Cast
  • Sean Molloy
    Key Cast
  • Talk West
    Music
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Experimental
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 57 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 9, 2016
  • Country of Origin:
    New Zealand
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English, No Dialogue
  • Shooting Format:
    16mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Od Arts Festival
    West Coker
    United Kingdom
    May 28, 2021
  • Llawn Festival
    Llandudno
    United Kingdom
    September 13, 2019
  • Marseille Underground Film and Music Festival
    Marseille
    France
    October 26, 2018
  • HISS Magazine Issue 3 Launch Screening
    Columbus, OH
    United States
    October 18, 2018
  • Fuck Narration
    Athens
    Greece
    September 15, 2018
  • P'Silo Videotheque
    Marseille
    France
    July 3, 2018
  • Yoni Fest
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    November 16, 2017
  • Shared Sight - International Short Film Festival
    Cluj-Napoca
    Romania
    September 22, 2017
  • Bideodromo
    Bilbao
    Spain
    September 15, 2017
  • FECIBogotá - Feria Internacional de Cine Independiente
    Bogotá
    Colombia
    June 23, 2017
  • Winnipeg Underground Film Festival
    Winnipeg
    Canada
    June 2, 2017
  • MECONIO - Muestra de Nuevos Cineastas
    Madrid
    Spain
    May 19, 2017
  • Fuse
    Stockholm
    Sweden
    May 12, 2017
  • European Media Art Festival
    Osnabrück
    Germany
    April 28, 2017
  • Diametrale - International Experimental Film Festival
    Innsbruck
    Austria
    April 8, 2017
  • The Slow Canoe Live Journal
    Melbourne
    Australia
    February 24, 2017
  • aDifferent festival
    Milwaukee, WI
    United States
    February 17, 2017
  • Auckland Underground Film Festival
    Auckland
    New Zealand
    September 30, 2016
  • Re:Cinema at Sydney Underground Film Festival
    Sydney
    Australia
    September 17, 2016
  • Experimental Superstars
    Novi Sad
    Serbia
    August 20, 2016
Director Biography - Natasha Cantwell

Spanning music video, fashion photography and art projects, Natasha Cantwell’s work openly embraces awkwardness while drawing from the absurdity of human behaviour. Her 16mm experimental films have screened at festivals and exhibitions worldwide, including Experiments In Cinema in the U.S. and the European Media Art Festival and Stuttgart Filmwinter Festival For Expanded Media in Germany.

Holding a Bachelor of Graphic Design and a Postgraduate Diploma in Art and Design from the Auckland University of Technology, Cantwell has guest lectured at Unitec and the Manukau Institute of Technology in Auckland, New Zealand. She has also presented at Semi Permanent Design Conference in Sydney, Australia as the senior photographer for Frankie Magazine.

Alongside her art practice, she produces and curates for festivals and galleries, including the Auckland Underground Film Festival, Channels: The Australian Video Art Festival and the Victorian Archives Centre Gallery. She is currently based in Melbourne, Australia.

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