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Film Info
Showtime
Showtime
Premiere Type
Premiere Type
World Premiere
Category
Film Category
Short
Runtime
Run Time
8m
Country
Country
Australia
Directed by
Directed by
Stephanie Liquorish & Isabel Stanfield
Produced by
Produced By
Isabel Stanfield & Ryan Greaves
Written by
Written by
Stephanie Liquorish, Zac Loy and Jacob Irvine
Main Cast
Main Cast
Milly Walton, Emily Gruhl & Hugh Parker
Synopsis
After getting herself into a spot of trouble, young Sophia finds sanctuary in a mysterious Hobby Shop. Letting her curiosity get the better of her, she ventures through the store where she encounters a kind and frail man with a peculiar passion for marionettes. Following the man into the depths of his basement workshop, Sophia is confronted with not just the secrets of his craft, but also the tragedies of his past. She must make a desperate attempt to escape the horrors lurking in the basement before she earns a more permanent residency in Mr Hotchkins's Hobby Shop.

About the Director

Director(s)
Contact Info

Stephanie Liquorish

Isabel Stanfield

Director
Whilst studying a BA in Film and Screen Media at Griffith Film School, Isabel became the first student to have two graduate films selected to represent the university at Cannes Film Festival in 2015....Read more
Whilst studying a BA in Film and Screen Media at Griffith Film School, Isabel became the first student to have two graduate films selected to represent the university at Cannes Film Festival in 2015. Upon graduation, she has spent the last few years pursuing as many opportunities in the industry as possible, working freelance in both Brisbane and Sydney. Aside from full-time work, Isabel’s graduate documentary, Gokanosho - Lost In Time, has enjoyed a successful film festival run and premiered on ABC iView whilst her current web series, ‘Two Weeks’, has just scored Best Web Series & Best Student Series at Long Beach Indie International FF and Melbourne WebFest respectively. Isabel is tall and loud, and will judge if you can’t drive a manual. She loves good wine, haloumi, and will melt into a puddle at the sight of a puppy. Stephanie’s passion for storytelling threw her into the realm of filmmaking from a young age. She found a real appetite for writing and directing during her BA in Film and Screen Media at Griffith Film School. She has recently completed two short films and is getting ready to send them into the film festival land. Aside from Writing and Directing, Stephanie has been working full time as an Editor in one of Australia’s most renowned VFX companies. She continues to expand her knowledge of postproduction and loves bringing those skills back into her own storytelling. Stephanie is a fiend for anything Sci-fi, the more neons the Read less
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