Emily Dynes
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St Elmo

St Elmo is an award-winning short film written and directed by Emily Dynes, shot on location in The Grampians, Australia.

 

St Elmo

Writer/Director/co-composer

‘in the winter following a devastating bushfire, a father and son attempt to navigate their loss.’

St Elmo had it’s world premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival in 2016, before going on to win multiple awards at festivals both locally and internationally. St Elmo stars Toby Wallace, Giustino Della Vedova and Caleb Vines.

St Elmo was recently featured in leading Australian film magazine Film Ink and was reviewed by Short of the Week, which described the short as ‘an auspicious debut that heralds the arrival of a major new talent.’

Shot on location in The Grampians, Victoria.

Watch the online premiere via Short of the Week or the trailer via Vimeo.

 
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ACCOLADES

Winner Best Film at Swinburne University Graduating Class

Official Selection at the Melbourne International Film Festival

Official Selection at the Byron Bay International Film Festival

Finalist for Young Australian Filmmaker of the Year

Official Selection at the London International Film Festival

Winner of the ‘Gold Kahuna Award’ at the Honolulu Awards

Best Foreign Film at the California Film Awards

Official Selection at For Film’s Sake Film Festival

Official Selection at St Kilda Film Festival (Under the Radar and Top 100 Films)

Winner of Freshflix's 'Next Big Thing'

Official Selection at Catalina Film Festival

Winner of Emerging Filmmaker at Emerge Film Festival Maine

Official Selection at Oregon Film Festival

Official Selection at the Melbourne Women in Film Festival

Official Selection at Aesthetica Short Film Festival

Credits

Writer & Director: Emily Dynes

Producer: Brooke Guy

Cinematographer: Wilson Huang

Editor: Cylindra Sapphire

Sound Designers: Meri Leeworthy & Trent Cliffe

Composers: Emily Dynes & Meri Leeworthy

Colourist: Dan Stonehouse