OBELISK

In a world of numbness, a young man awakens from all the restricted senses by finding a musical instrument, and tries to overthrow the huge deception by confronting the dark icon of this oppressive world, the Obelisk.

  • Sida Xie
    Director
  • Sida Xie
    Writer
  • Thanh Nga Pham
    Producer
  • Sida Xie
    Producer
  • Nick Kennett
    Key Cast
    "Canon"
  • Sarika Young
    Key Cast
    "Mel"
  • Patty Glavieux
    Key Cast
    "Patrol"
  • Timothy Edhouse
    Key Cast
    "Father"
  • Maxton St John
    Key Cast
    "Kid"
  • Jack Morton
    DoP
  • Ailini Steen
    Production Designer
  • Weiwei Li
    Production Designer
  • Billy St John
    Music Composer
  • Dante Niedzwiedz
    First Assistant Director
  • Shevonne Tsz Fon Lo
    Second Assistant Director
  • Vera Hao Zheng
    Art Designers
  • Claire Qi Cai
    Art Designers
  • Alice Lawrence
    Art Designers
  • Ella Burton
    First Assistant Camera
  • Ryan Nash
    Second Assistant Camera
  • Nicholas Burt
    Second Assistant Camera
  • Laura Kennedy
    Gaffer
  • Yang Zhang
    Best Boy
  • Thien Vo
    Best Boy
  • Chloe Thomas-Way
    Sound Recordist
  • Claire Qi Cai
    Sound Recordist
  • Yang Zhang
    BTS Team
  • Thanh Nga Pham
    BTS Team
  • Joshua Barbo
    Production Assistants
  • Lachlan White
    Production Assistants
  • Kira Beaubois
    Production Assistants
  • Anne Yeung
    Assistant Editor
  • Sida Xie
    Sound Mixer
  • Theo Jue Wang
    Post-Sound Assistants
  • Anthony Sramek
    Post-Sound Assistants
  • Nelson Miles
    Post-Sound Assistants
  • James Hamilton
    Post-Sound Assistants
  • Ella Perin
    Post-Sound Assistants
  • Dante Niedzwiedz
    VFX Artists
  • Ivan Yifan Huang
    VFX Artists
  • Billy St John
    Composers
  • Therese O’Brien
    Composers
  • Sida Xie
    Colourist
  • Jack Morton
    Colourist
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, Drama, Speculative, Fantasy, Dystopian
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 33 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 31, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    25fps
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Flinders University
  • Flinders University Graduation Screening
    Adelaide
    Australia
    December 11, 2021
    University Premiere
Director Biography - Sida Xie

Sida is a filmmaker with TVC and media background who graded from flinders with a masters in film production. Sida is also a diver – not just dive into mysterious deep ocean, but also dive into the slices of life from all human beings.

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Director Statement

"He listens, he roars, and he takes it all." In this world of numbness, the authoritative iconic figure - Obelisk, is bizarre and alien as if it's gonna devour all human emotion. "He" hums from time to time, spreading the fear in the air - all of it is a metaphor of the reality.

I keep wondering - what if all we believe in are only deceptions; what if I am different from everyone else, should I conceal and fit in or should I be proud of being a freak; how do the elder people live with the enormous changes of values because the new era just washes everything away? I related my experience in this story, trying to figure out the solution.

I created this oppressive dystopian world to imply real life issues and family relations. That's why OBELISK is born.