Paper Daisies

Paper Daisies is a 13-minute dramatic short, incepted by the reminiscence of being a kid, being completely carefree, and safe within the walls of your family home. Growing up, leaving home, and beginning to feel the weight of the world, we can find ourselves longing for those days we took for granted.

  • Mikayla Grosse
    Director
  • Mikayla Grosse
    Writer
  • Kyle Goldfinch
    Producer
    Neuromance, Dont Mess With The Fungi
  • Travis Wesley
    Producer
    See Saw, Wade Street Meats
  • Mym Kwa
    Key Cast
    "Ariah"
  • Eden James
    Key Cast
    "Emry"
  • Kumar Sambhav Gupta
    Director of Photography
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 3 seconds
  • Production Budget:
    3,450 AUD
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    ProRes 422HQ - Arri Logc
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Australian Film, Television and Radio School
  • Australian Cinematography Society
    Sydney
    Australia
    Bronze Award For Cinematography In Student Cinematography Category
  • Taiwan Film Festival in Australia
    Sydney
    Australia
    July 28, 2024
    World Premiere
  • Starburst Film Festival and Symposium
    Sydney
    Australia
  • Starburst Film Festival and Symposium
    Sydney
    Australia
    WINNER: Under 15 Mins Beyond Greater Western Sydney Category
  • Underdogs Film Fest
    Logan, Queensland
    Australia
    September 21, 2024
    Finalist: THE UNDERDOG AWARD
Director Biography - Mikayla Grosse

Mikayla Grosse is an award-winning Eurasian-Australian filmmaker/creative. Their video artwork Quotidian Routine (2019) received ‘Overall Winner’ at 2019’s annual ‘St Georges Art’ exhibition in Perth, and later exhibited at the Art Gallery of Western Australia’s ‘Pulse Perspectives’ exhibition in 2020.

Recently completing a Bachelor of Arts, Screen: Production at the Australian Film Television & Radio School in 2022, Mikayla has emerged as a promising Writer/Director & Cinematographer. Drawn to crafting diverse, universal stories in unique and innovative ways, their directorial debut Paper Daisies (2023) is a very personal film aimed at igniting memories & collective experiences of ‘growing up’.

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