Private Project

Warranty

An Elderly Man finds himself alone and frustrated, wanting simply to get his mobile phone fixed. He delves into a world of gambling and drinking; but what he learns is that in life there are some things, you just have to accept.

  • Ken Kimura
    Director
  • Ken Kimura
    Writer
  • Payton Harkonen
    Producer
  • Sabrina Sidharta
    Director Of Photography
  • Peter Evert
    Key Cast
  • Gavin Baskett
    Supporting Cast
  • Daniel Bunting
    Supporting Cast
  • Sienna Head
    Supporting Cast
  • Sarah Bailey
    Supporting Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 34 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 1, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    100 AUD
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival
    Winton
    Australia
    July 2, 2016
    Australian
    Grand Jury Prize (Qantas Short Film Comp)
Director Biography - Ken Kimura

Ken Kimura is a current Brisbane film school student, studying at the Griffith Film School. Gaining experience in the Industry, beginning with his training as an actor, Ken also works as a talented photographer and cinematographer. Warranty is his Directorial debut.

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Director Statement

Filmmaking has always been a part of my life since my childhood days of making skateboard videos, falling in love more and more with being behind the lens as the years flew past. My decision to dedicate my life to the craft however was twofold. First, it came down to one timely intermediate school excursion as we were taken to the cinema to watch what would become my one of my most beloved documentaries, March of the Penguins (Jacquet, 2005). I was dumbfounded by how a film managed to provoke and emotionally sway me so drastically. It was then my passion for narrative flourished. Second, we were tasked with community work attached to our final year of senior schooling. I decided to produce a documentary exploring the teacher’s reception of the students. Screening at our graduation lunch, tears and an uproarious response followed the film. It was at that exact moment, the euphoria of realising how I was able to influence in such a way that made me understand there is nothing else in this life I would rather do – to simply tell stories worth telling.