Mate
Grand Prix, Clermont Film Festival 2022.
After a long time apart, local no-hoper John must connect with a reserved schoolboy Jack over a weekend in an insular working-class outpost of Western Sydney. However, Jack’s attempt to re-establish their relationship is threatened as John's self-destructive nature emerges.
Mate examines themes of masculinity, maturity and the challenges of growth within a changing social landscape.
Directed by George-Alex Nagle
Written by Daniel Corboy, George-Alex Nagle, Ben Tarwin
Grand Prix, Best International Film, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2022., Offical Selection MIFF 2022, Offical Selection Sydney Film Festival 2022, Offical Selection Palm Springs International Short Fest 2022, Offical Selection Boston Film Festival 2022, Offical Selection Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival 2022, Offical Selection Nashville Film festival 2022, Offical Selection Brisbane International Film Festival 2022.
Alba
Official Selection MIFF 2021, Sydney Festival 2021, Flickerfest 2022, Official selection Latin Film Market 2021
Alba. Directed by Mariella Solano. Trailer here
An aspiring Peruvian performer must decide whether she’s dancing for others or for herself.
Domesticated
Venice Shorts Film Awards 2022, Seoul Web Fest 2022.
A proud Aussie bloke cuts himself off from the outside world after a drunken night with a charismatic duck causes him to fall pregnant. Directed by Elle Harris. Written. by Valentin Lang and Elle Harris. Starring Travis Jeffrey and James Sweeney. Watch the whole series here
Good Times Bad Moon (Flickerfest '22)
Flickerfest 2022, Independent Short Awards 2021, New York Short Film festival 2021.
Kristian Taylor-Wood’s first film, Good TImes Bad Moon is a werewolf-coming of age- rollerskating jam. A two hander for me; I wrote the score and wrote and produced original tracks for this project, trying to pay homage to 80’s and 90’s horror films and 90’s hip hop. Full film here
Prone to the Drone
Official Selection Sydney Film Festival 2019, Screenability program.
Written by Shawn Spina. Directed by Daisy Montalvo.
Produced by Miranda Aguilar for Curious Works.
Executive Producer Kali Reid Matchbox Pictures
Made with the assistance of Create NSW
Original music by Jai Pyne.
Jai Pyne Showreel 2022
Mother Lover
“Being on Tinder helps me to feel seen for who I am.” In Doco180 film 'Mother/Lover' Holly Zwalf shares what life is like as a queer solo parent who dates. Watch Here
Directed by Erin McBean. Funded by Screen Australia for Doco180.