Room For One More

When an entire house collapses on him, Alex realises he’s close to death. Will he use his final moments to reconnect with loved ones? Or will he go all-in on pitching his brilliant short film idea to old friend Bruno?

  • Jesse Vogelaar
    Director
  • Mario Hannah
    Writer
  • Jesse Vogelaar
    Producer
  • Josh Glanc
    Key Cast
    "Actor"
  • Broni Lisle
    Key Cast
    "Bruno"
  • Mario Hannah
    Key Cast
    "Alex"
  • Mario Hannah
    Editor
  • Jesse Vogelaar
    Cinematographer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 11, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Palm Springs International Shortfest
    Palm Springs
    United States
    June 21, 2023
    World Premiere
    Nominated for Best Comedy
  • Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
    Winterthur
    Switzerland
    November 7, 2023
    Official Selection
  • PÖFF Shorts
    Tallinn
    Estonia
    November 7, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Aesthetica Film Festival
    York
    United Kingdom
    November 10, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Adelaide Film Festival
    Adelaide
    Australia
    October 27, 2023
    Australian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • London Short Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    January 20, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Flickerfest
    Sydney
    Australia
    January 20, 2024
    NSW Premiere
    Official Selection
  • St Kilda Film Festival
    Melbourne
    Australia
    June 1, 2024
    Victorian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Gold Coast Film Festival
    Gold Coast
    Australia
    April 27, 2024
    QLD Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Jesse Vogelaar

Jesse is a queer writer & director based in Melbourne. He debuted as a baby on a small farm in Cambridge, Aotearoa/New Zealand to two newly arrived Dutch immigrants. He spent much of his childhood charting small islands and playing competitive marbles in the North Island. 

In 2023 he will direct the Screen Australia and ABC funded comedy, "Ruby Rai, P.I.", created by Vidya Rajan as part of the Fresh Blood program. His most recent short, "Room for One More", was nominated for best comedy at Palm Springs Shortfest. This follows up a handful of shorts like "Mark Targets", which premiered at Sydney Film Festival and was acquired by SBS. His online short, "You Lose" - went viral and Junkee called it, "Australia's Greatest Work of Art". It was featured by NOWNESS, Vimeo Staff Picks and made it to France, featured on L'Oeil de Links on CANAL+.

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