All These Creatures is an Australian live-action short film written and directed by Charles Williams.[1] It was awarded the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2][3]
| All These Creatures | |
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| Directed by | Charles Williams |
| Written by | Charles Williams |
| Produced by | Charles Williams Elise Trenorden |
| Starring | Yared Scott Mandela Mathia |
| Narrated by | Melchisedek Nkailu |
| Cinematography | Adric Watson |
| Edited by | Dan Lee Charles Williams |
| Music by | Chiara Costanza |
Production company | Simpatico Films |
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Running time | 13 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
The film was shot in Dandenong[4] in Victoria, Australia on 16mm film.[5]
Plot
editAn adolescent boy attempts to untangle his memories of a mysterious infestation, the unraveling of his father, and the little creatures inside us all. [6]
Cast
editReception
editThe film was awarded the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[1] It later went on to make its North American Premiere at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.[7] and win more than 50 other international awards[8] including Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Best Short Film.[9]
Catherine Bray at Sight & Sound reviewed the film as one of the best of Cannes, stating that "What sets Williams’s piece apart is a sense of wonder in the smallest details".[10] Vulture Hound gave All These Creatures five stars out of five describing it as "utterly beautiful" [11] and Nouse described it as "One of the most important short films of the year"[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "ALL THESE CREATURES".
- ^ Jefferson, Dee (21 May 2018). "Australian filmmaker wins top gong at Cannes for his short film". ABC News. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "I AM Charles Williams: All These Creatures". I AM FILM. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ Kornits, Dov (8 October 2018). "Charles Williams: Bringing the Palme d'Or home". Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ Salt, Paul (9 June 2018). "Writer-Director Charles Williams Discusses His Palme d'Or Winning Short Film 'All These Creatures'". Screen Mayhem. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "All These Creatures - Australia". www.ndu.edu.lb. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "All These Creatures". www.tiff.net.
- ^ "All These Creatures Awards". All These Creatures.
- ^ "First AACTA Winners Announced at Industry Luncheon". www.aacta.org. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "The best short films at Cannes 2018 - Sight & Sound". British Film Institute.
- ^ Osa, Paula (2 October 2018). "'We Were All Underwater' – All These Creatures (Short Film Review)".
- ^ Rocha, Malu (9 December 2018). "Short Film Sunday: All These Creatures".