LIGHTS! CANBERRA! ACTION!

2007

The fourth Lights! Canberra! Action! was held March 2nd to 12th 2007

THEME

‘Canberra's Best Kept Secret' 

WATCH

You can watch several of the films via our YouTube playlist.

TOP TWELVE

The 2007 Top Twelve films in screening order were:

I Want to be a Pirate
Comedy 7 mins
Producer: Josh Aylett & Chris Cooper Director: Josh Aylett
Edward is crowded. He shares every minute of his day with a cat, a tennis player and a pirate: his secret desires in physical form.

The Negation of the Theme of Love
Comedy 7 mins
Produced & Directed by: Asher Floyd & Rory Kelly
On a crusade of love, our belated Hero is mistaken for LCA's secret 11th item.

The Cabbie
Drama 7 mins
Produced & Directed by: John Frohlich
A day in the life of a Canberra Taxi Driver and his daughter. While he is at work she enjoys a secret day out.

Lexine Solomon: Canberra's Best Kept Secret Woman
Documentary 7 mins
Produced & Directed by: Graham Gall
Lexine Solomon - substitute mother for her siblings as a teenager and now a world renowned indigenous gospel singer - definitely one of 'Canberra's Best Kept Secrets'.

Secret Society
Sci Fi 5.5 mins
Produced & Directed by: Patrick J. Gallagher
"Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one" - Benjamin Franklin

A Day in the Life: Canberra's Best Kept Secret
Comedy 5 mins | Producer: Emma Keltie Director: Emma Keltie & Rory Kelly
The world cried out for a hero…this is what they got.

Top Secret
Musical 7 mins
Producer: Peter Fock Director: Bruce Davie
Canberra IS the best kept secret

A Limestone in the Rough
Documentary 7 mins
Produced & Directed by: Andrew Scarano
Are you like everyone else who thinks there is nothing to do in Canberra? Maybe you just don't know the secret.

Elephant Secrets
Drama 7 mins
Producer: Christian Doran & Soren Jensen Director: Christian Doran |
Max has forgotten his wife's birthday, again. He has to find a present that means something. But what he finds is a secret he never expected.

Puppet Love
Drama 7 mins
Producer: Daniel Sanguinetti & Sarah Keetman Director: Daniel Sanguineti
There have been many tales that have passed through the Old Book Shop, but none like the tale of Love-Sick Timmy.

Play Date
Drama 4.5 mins
Produced & Directed by: Belinda Barancewicz & Simon Cadman
Simon is awkward around adults and finds it hard to relate at a party, that is, until he meets Jules.

The Secret of Canbr'Argh
Comedy 5 mins
Producer: Ben Hamey Director: Ben Hamey & Stuart Roberts
Just another #$%*ing Pirate Movie

 

ALSO SCREENED

Downunderground  Winner of Best Student Film (Not in Top Twelve)
Mockumentary  7 mins 
Producer: Luke Elliot Director: John Ivancic 
Maybe Canberra isn't such a boring place after all…

Aperture  Winner of Highly Commended Award (Not in Top Twelve)
Drama  7 mins 
Produced & Directed by: Andrew Babington 
A young teenage boy suffers from a visual impairment yet dreams of becoming a photographer.  He spends his days trying to fit into society until he meets Josie who changes his perspective forever.


AWARD WINNERS

BEST FILM
The Secret of Canbr'Argh Producer Ben Hamey

BEST USE OF THEME
Secret Society, Producer Patrick J Gallagher

 

BEST STUDENT FILM

Downunderground, Producer: Luke Elliott

 

BEST SENIORS FILM

Lexine Solomon: Canberra's Best Kept Secret Woman, Producer: Graham Gall

 

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Aperture, Producer: Andrew Babington

BEST DIRECTOR

Play Date, Belinda Barancewicz & Simon Cadman

 

BEST SCREENPLAY

I Want to be a Pirate, Josh Aylett

 

BEST ACTOR

Tom Watson, I Want to be a Pirate

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Play Date, Simon Cadman

 

BEST SOUND DESIGN

The Secret of Canbr'Argh, Ben Hamey

 

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC

The Cabbie, Alison Proctor, Sam King, Dan Kempers

 

BEST EDITING

The Secret of Canbr'Argh, Ben Hamey & Nathan Hamey

2007 ITEMS

Canberra's 666 ABC Local Radio listeners voted for Canberra secrets:

The sound of the Kingston Powerhouse Whistle

Braille on the NMA

Redpath Shoe Store

Tetrahedron Sculpture in Commonwealth Park

The Berlin Wall at the Harmonie Club

A second hand bookshop

A tunnel

All Saints Church, Ainslie

The Lobby Restaurant

The ABC News Building