Final Boarding Call

An Aussie traveler is at the airport in advance to board her flight. A border agent pulls her away in what is seemingly a random check. It gets strange quickly.

  • Olivier Bonenfant
    Director
    Subscription-based, Projected line, Wild-as
  • Olivier Bonenfant
    Writer
    Shadowrun: Crossing Shadows, The attraction of the masses
  • Filmonik Melbourne
    Producer
  • Olivier Bonenfant
    Producer
  • Yinka Olorunnife
    Key Cast
    "Traveler"
    Hellraiser, NCIS: Sydney
  • BillieRose Cachia
    Key Cast
    "Border Force Agent"
    Wentworth, Neighbours
  • Joanne Davis
    Key Cast
    "Lab Technician"
  • Saara Lamberg
    1st AD
    Innuendo, Westermarck effect
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Dark comedy, Drama, Absurd, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 31 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 1, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 6K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Kino Montreal
    Montreal
    Canada
    September 5, 2025
    North American Premiere
  • Gippsland International Film Festival
    Warragul (West Gippsland Arts Centre)
    Australia
    March 13, 2026
    Australian Premiere
Director Biography - Olivier Bonenfant

Olivier Bonenfant is a Melbourne-based Australian-French-Canadian filmmaker working in media and advertising. He's been making short films since 2004, with most shot in Australia and Canada but also in the USA, France, Belgium, Madagascar, Sweden and more, with these independent short films often showing up in films festivals around the world.

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Director Statement

This short film is my interpretation of the loosening of the rule of law, the changes in policies that end up enabling individuals to cause injustice, to levels so absurd and not grounded in reality that it looks like a tragic comedy from an outsider's view.