'End of the Line' short film

Two deadbeat barflies go to extreme lengths to hustle a man, they believe, harbors a duffle bag full of stolen money. But are they right?

Our goal with this short film is simple: to make it Entertaining as Hell. Larger than life? You bet. A little weird and unhinged? Yeah, maybe. A metaphor for my own deep-seated insecurities and sense of otherness? What? No! Who said that? Get out. Pay $50 and get out.

Who let my psychiatrist in here...

Anyway, we've got a really fun script. It's a dark comedy, with characters our actors are chomping at the bit to sink their teeth into. We've lined up a stellar cast and crew so far, but we need your help to do this right!

CHARACTERS

Kim: dolled-up, fake-tanned and pushing forty. Rough as guts but with sharp entrepreneurial instincts.

Nick: Kim's slovenly boyfriend and partner in crime. What he lacks in smarts he makes up for in commitment. He'll do anything for a dollar.

Michael: young, trendy, a man of mystery. What is he doing in this Western Sydney dive? Waiting for his boyfriend? Or his his accomplice?

Other characters include a bartender, two police officers (one already cast), a homeless man and background barflies.

CAST AND CREW

Actor, Singer, Comedian, Improviser, Musician, Catherine Crowley has stacks of experience working in commercials, short-film, music film clips and theatre. When she's not on set or on a stage she performs with her music comedy duo ‘Sparrow-Folk’. Very playful, easy-going and fun to have on set. With her impro skills Catherine is capable of stepping away from the script if needed. Always interested in new projects and supportive of wild ideas.

Drew Holmes is a seasoned Newcastle performer. In his time within the theatre scene, Drew has been lucky enough to work as an actor, writer, director & teacher. Drew co-wrote “Unforgettable”, a piece that was chosen in the top 10 for the 2015 Sydney Short and Sweet Festival, for which he won Best Male Actor & Best Male Newcomer for 2014 AND “The Romantic Life of Mr & Mrs Twit” for which he was nominated for a CONDA for his role of Mrs Twit. In 2013 Drew received a CONDA for his performance of Amos Heart in SNAP’s production of “Chicago”. Drew recently directed ‘Aladdin Jr’, ‘Singin in the Rain Jr’ & ‘High School Musical 2 Jr’.

In the last decade, Benjamin Crowley has been heavily involved in the Canberra theatre scene as an actor, creator, director and producer. He performed the titled role for The Street’s production of Bartleby by Julian Hobba with Max Cullen and Dene Kermond in 2014. In 2016, Ben premiered his first solo show Much Ado About Ben, showcasing original comedic poems and sketches. Other recent roles include Guilt in Hour of the Wolf at Improvention 2016 (improvised theatre festival), creator/director/performer in the sell-out season of The Dinner Party (2015), the 2014 Melbourne Fringe Festival in A tumbler of sketches with comedy trio, The Modern Gentlemen, and as a special guest at the 2014 New Zealand Impro Festival presenting his co-devised piece Ghost Conference. Since relocating to Newcastle Ben has performed in the Micro Theatre festival in 2021 and is looking forward to getting into some more film work.

Alexandra Rose Mangano has been actively working in Newcastle and the Hunter’s creative scene in different capacities for a few years. She has performed and co-created 6 interactive and community based productions, directed short documentaries and plays. Amongst her performing duties with other companies she has her own creative business Chasing Lions drama adventures. Alexandra creates theatre, film, music and books all to empower and inspire others to come together and tell their hidden stories. 

Writer and Director

Shaun works as a Creative Director for a Sydney-based creative agency. Producing engaging stories and beautiful visuals is his bread and butter. Although most of the output from his day job needs to "toe the line" of "respectability" and "professionalism". So creating an irreverent, off-the-wall short film would be a dream. An outlet. Therapy if you will.

Director of Photography

Bradley is a Sydney-based Director of Photography working internationally across TV commercials, narrative story-driven content, and long-form travel documentaries. With a background in documentary, Bradley has a strong working knowledge of natural and constructed lighting and a willingness to move fast and embrace run-and-gun production. With an ability to scale commercial camera and lighting principles into smaller productions and teams, Bradley has built a portfolio full of energy, heightened emotion, and realistic beauty.

This story can't be filmed in mum's backyard (sorry mum). It has very specific location requirements, which necessitate the hire of specialist equipment. Cast and crew will very kindly be donating their time. However it will be a travel job for some and we want to cover travel and out of pocket expenses. On top of equipment hire and travel expenses, there are the costumes, prop hire, catering, music licenses and more. Who knew making a movie costs money.

Listen, we're going through pandemics, destructive climate change, the threat of man-eating spiders...the point is there's a lot to be worried about these days, we all need something to look forward to. So if you're stuck in lockdown, and you're not going on extravagant overseas jaunts or hitting the up the night clubs like you normally do, hey, throw that spare money our way. Putting something into this will actually make you enjoy it more. That's simple psychology! And the more money you put in, the more enjoyment you'll get out of it. That's simple mathematics (I failed maths and psych class).