Private Project

Pasta Girl

Felix has her second date with Diane. It's a bit awkward. There's no reassurance. Maybe pasta will help.

  • Bianca Billy Raffin
    Director
    BILLY
  • Bianca Billy Raffin
    Writer
    BILLY
  • December Rain
    Producer
  • Julia Luby
    Key Cast
    "Felix"
  • Marnie Gale
    Key Cast
    "Diane"
  • Eric Sesto
    Key Cast
    "Eric"
    BILLY
  • Louisa Weichmann
    1st Assistant Director
  • Ben Luck
    Director of Photography
  • Acaua Doherty
    Camera Department
  • Reece Erdman
    Camera Department
  • Acaua Dohety
    Lighting Department
  • Andrew Lee
    Lighting Department
  • Reece Erdman
    Lighting Department
  • Josh Whittaker
    Sound Department
  • Khang Nguyen
    Sound Department
  • Atorina Saliba
    Production Design
  • Sarah Millis
    Production Design
  • Clint Milne
    Stills Photography
  • December Rain
    Stills Photography
  • Graciela Lopez
    Catering
  • Sarah Millis
    Assistants
  • Clint Milne
    Assistants
  • Katherine Schofield
    Assistants
  • Matt Bird
    Editor
  • Prince K. Nediyedath
    Colourist
  • Belle Phoenix
    Music
  • Billy Cart
    Music
  • Mama Golem
    Music
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    indie, comedy, lesbian, lgbt, quirky
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 58 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 30, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    3,500 AUD
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 2K
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Bianca Billy Raffin

Bianca Billy Raffin is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Melbourne, Australia, from an Argentinian background. She works across music, illustration, installation, and more recently, film.

In 2018, Bianca Billy Raffin received a small grant from La Trobe University to develop her first short film, 'BILLY', which she co-directed with Tara di Marco. It was screened at ACMI at the Short Flicks Film Festival (2018), considered for the North Bellarine Film Festival Emerging Filmmakers Award (2019), and made the official selection for the First-Time FIlmmakers Festival (2018).

In 2019, Bianca Billy Raffin then directed another short film, 'Pasta Girl', with support from the City of Yarra. After a successful private screening in late 2019, it was screened at the Greenscreen Outdoor Film Festival (2020) in Brunswick. The film, which is semi-autobiographical, is a quirky exploration of LGBT+ dating in the modern world and all the tension and awkwardness associated with it.

Aside from film, Bianca Billy Raffin works as an artist across different mediums. She is a drummer in several Melbourne bands and has toured nationally and internationally since the age of 15. Bianca has also just completed a year-long artist in residence program with the City of Yarra's Youth Services, where she facilitated comic book workshops for young people in the area. In 2020, she also curated a group exhibition entitled 'An Oneiric Reality' at the Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne.

Bianca has also exhibited projection work at the Gertrude Street Projection Festival, co-produced the closing event of the festival, undertook a Projection Art Masterclass with the Centre for Projection Art (Australia), and worked as a videographer for the Reservoir Stomp, Urban Outer Limits, and other projects.

Please don't hesitate to ask for a full artist CV if you are interested in reading more about Bianca's art practice.

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Director Statement

Pasta Girl is a semi-autobiographical short film, all about the awkwardness of dating in the current world. It follows Felix as she begins navigating the world of online romance.

The film expresses and explores a strong sense of tension. The normal tension of going on a date with someone new, the expected tension of staying over at their house for the first time. All of that. But also the new, strange, and modern tension of involving the internet and apps in the courting phase.

Personally, I hate using online dating apps. I think they're forced, unnatural, and awkward. I'm sure that I've embodied those three things and incorporated them, unconsciously, into my behaviour on dates with people I've met from online dating apps. I can't hide these feelings, and neither can this short film.

There's also the aspect of fear about meeting people from the internet. It's completely normal now, but not that long ago, it was creepy and weird. Ten or fifteen years ago, there was this idea that everyone on the internet was a terrifying 52-year-old serial killer (except for you), and meeting these people would mean certain death. Why aren't we scared anymore? I feel like maybe we should be, a little bit.

So anyway, please sit back and enjoy the tension and awkwardness.