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the applicant

synopsis
An Applicant. An Interviewer. An office. But what exactly is the Applicant applying for?

director/producer
duration: 4:45
short comedy: 2011

festival screenings
  • Tropfest, Australia, 2011
  • London Australian Film Festival, UK, 2011
  • Aspen Shortsfest, USA, 2012
  • StKilda Film Festival, Australia, 2012

fences

synopsis
A young boy discovers that the world is more complicated than he ever imagined.

director
duration: 7:00
short drama: 2009

festival screenings
  • Tropfest, Australia, 2009
  • StKilda Film Festival, Australia, 2009
  • Dungog Film Festival, Australia, 2009
  • In The Bin Short FIlm Festival, Australia, 2009
  • Canberra Film Festival, Australia, 2009
  • Bondi Short Film Festival, Australia, 2009
  • Aspen Shortsfest, USA, 2010

awards
  • Third Prize , Tropfest, Australia, 2009
  • Best Cinematography, Tropfest, Australia, 2009
  • Best Screenplay, Tropfest, Australia, 2009
  • Best Editing, Tropfest, Australia, 2009
  • Best Direction in a Short Film (nominated), ADG Awards, Australia, 2009
  • Creative Excellence Special Mention, Aspen Shortsfest, USA, 2010

tinytown

synopsis
The story of two hard-boiled detectives who just happen to be 13 years old.

director
duration: 4:30
short comedy: 2007

pests

synopsis
Who is the pest? Is it the outsider, the unknown, or is it a little closer to home?

writer/director
duration: 13:50
short drama: 2008

festival screenings
  • Short Film Festival, Australia, 2009
  • St Kilda Film Festival, Australia, 2010
  • Dungog Film Festival, Australia, 2010

awards
  • Best Short Film (nominated), ATOM Awards, Australia, 2009
video coming soon.

wasting away

synopsis
The more disposable we make society, the more disposable we become.

writer/director/editor
duration: 5:35
short experimental: 2008

festival screenings
  • International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2008
  • StKilda Film Festival, Australia, 2008
  • Falls Creek Film Festival, Australia, 2008
  • Dungog Film Festival, Australia, 2009
  • Adelaide Film Festival, Australia, 2009

wasting away from Tim Dean on Vimeo.


swimming to the boy

synopsis
This is a story of a family’s journey, and how this year, their annual summer pilgrimage to the seaside acts as a catalyst for their world suddenly turning upside down.

writer/director/editor
duration : 14’58”
short drama: 2004

festival screenings
  • Atlantic Film Festival, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 2005
  • Cinema Jove Film Festival, Valencia, Spain, 2005
  • Roshd International Film Festival, Tehran, Iran, 2005
  • Morbegno Film Festival, Italy, 2005
  • International Student Film Festival Hollywood, USA, 2005
  • In The Bin Short Film Festival, Australia, 2005
  • Flickerfest Short Film Festival, Sydney, Australia, 2006
  • StKilda Film Festival, Australia, 2006

awards
  • Best Script Award – VCA Film School, Australia, 2004
  • Outstanding Achievement in Direction Award – VCA Film School, Australia, 2004
  • Best Film (nominated) - VCA Film School, Australia, 2004
  • Acknowledgement of Emerging Talent Award - Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards, Australia, 2005
  • Best Cinematography, International Student Film Festival Hollywood, USA, 2005
  • In The Bin Short Film Festival Encouragement Award, 2005
  • Best Film School production (nominated) and Best Overall Short Film (nominated), ATOM Awards, Australia, 2005

Swimming To The Boy from Tim Dean on Vimeo.


not what i expected

synopsis
When two people an ocean apart fall in love, only music can bring them together.

writer/director/editor/producer
duration : 7’00”
short musical: 2003

festival screenings
  • Tropfest, Australia, 2003
  • St Kilda Film Festival, Australia, 2003
  • LA Shorts Fest, USA, 2003
  • Tropfest@Tribeca Film Festival. ‘Best of’ section, USA, 2006

how am i driving

synopsis
An expressionless man drives along a sterile freeway. Unaware of his concrete and steel surroundings he is consumed by the surface of his world. But is he so consumed that he is unable to see what’s underneath?

writer/director/editor/producer
duration : 3’50”
short experimental: 2002

festival screenings
  • Tropfest, Australia, 2002
  • St Kilda Film Festival, Australia, 2002
  • Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, USA, 2002
  • Commonwealth Film Festival, UK, 2003
  • Up and Coming Film Festival, Germany, 2003
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