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Dis/Connect

Jane escapes into fantasy to cope with an increasingly isolating world. It is here, in her imagination, that she finds the courage for one bold move, that just might help her reconnect.

  • Belinda Small
    Director
    Directorial Debut
  • Belinda Small
    Writer
    Boondoggle
  • Belinda Small
    Producer
    Boondoggle
  • Aleksei Vanamois
    Producer
    Darkness Comes, Dark echoes, Mr Pin
  • David Villanti
    Producer
    Exit Wounds
  • Martelle Hammer
    Key Cast
    "Jane"
    One Less God, Rake
  • Dave Villanti
    Key Cast
    "Walking Dog Man"
    Rake, Bad Coffee
  • Frankie Mossman
    Key Cast
    "Fantasy Man "
    The Horizon, Ruben Guthrie
  • Caroline Levien
    Key Cast
    "Patricia"
    The Code, Starting from Now
  • Aleksei Vanamois
    DP
    Liebe, Wyrmwood, Bloodshot Heart
  • Mary Anne Cartwright
    1st AD
  • Dave Villanti
    Co-Producer
    Rake,
  • Monika Drozdova
    BTS/Props/Runner
    Boondoggle
  • Steve J De Souza
    Sound Design & Composition
    Aiyai: Wrathful Soul, Inferno Without Borders
  • Daniel Pardy
    Colourist
    http://thepardysuite.com
  • Sharon Willdin
    Script Consultant
  • Emily Clulow
    Editor
    State of Origin, Australian Open
  • Hazem Sedda
    Featured Extra's
    The Daily Talk show
  • Catherine Clark
    Featured Extra's
  • Mike Cherney
    Extra's
  • Monika Drozdova
    Extra's
  • Mary Villanti
    Extra
  • Sabrina This
    Translation
  • Claire Cooper-Southam
    PA/Social Media/Marketing
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Black comedy, fantasy
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 7 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 31, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 AUD
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Belinda Small

Belinda is an actor and now a writer/producer/director with her company No Small Productions. She believes in the power of storytelling and understands the influence it has on shaping society. She is interested in small stories, tackling big themes that place older female characters centre stage. This is her directorial debut. She has since written/produced and directed a second film, Nothing to See which was shot during the Covid pandemic and deals with the theme of the surveillance state.

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Director Statement

Directors Notes
Dis/Connect explores the primal need for human connection which has become more complicated by the alienation of our present society where money, artifice, and conformity are highly valued and success is paramount. What do you do if you do not fit these narrow expectations? How does one still feel part of society? Shot before the pandemic, the isolation the character feels and her choice of how to address this perhaps will resonate even more strongly, in a post covid world.