Sublet short film Crew

About

SUBLET is a 5-minute student film by students of Swinburne University. 

The story of SUBLET centers on the intersections of share house living, queer scenes and activist scenes in Naarm (‘melbourne’) inspired by our writer/director’s life experiences. Also taking visual and narrative inspiration from the French New Wave and films like Frances Ha and TV shows like Fleabag, this sweet slice of life short takes as its focus the confusing decisions that many people must navigate in the early adulthood (mid-20s): where and with whom to live, how to become a financially independent human, how to maintain a sense of belonging and find support systems as friends, uni mates, family etc all start to move in their own directions.

As we are a cast and crew of young creatives we need your support to help fund the making of this film! Every dollar counts, so thank you for you support!

Much love, 

The cast and crew of SUBLET 

Synopsis

An awkward, people-pleasing but charming 20-something cis-man, Will, finds himself with only two days left on the sublet where he is staying in a queer communal share house. Although to begin with he felt quite out of place, he gradually finds a sense of belonging with the housemates, cooking communal food and dumpster diving together. When on the last day of his sublet he finds out that the room he has been subletting has come available long-term, he must decide whether to stay and continue the experiment of a different way of living, or to move into a one-bedroom apartment with his partner as he had originally planned and continue down the life path that is expected of him. 

Pay the Rent

As mentioned in our promo video above, as well as supporting our film, we encourage you to 'Pay the Rent' as a way of acknowledging that the land we live on in 'australia' is stolen land from Indigenous people. To learn more and to pay the rent visit: https://paytherent.net.au/

Crew bios

Imogen Martin – Writer / Director 

Imo (she/they) is an aspiring filmmaker with a background in anthropology and a keen interest for shared living. She has previous experience making short films throughout school and her most recent film endeavors include making short comedic YouTube videos as part of the Melblandia crew: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnD59xWhq0nZgrjNreDRV4A. Imogen hopes to increase accurate and diverse representations of queer and trans people in film and media. Thank you for supporting queer and gender diverse filmmakers <3 

Chiara Henger – Producer 

Chiara (she/her) has always been interested in the creative field from a very young age, involving herself in musical theatre, dance, performance and filmmaking. She has written and directed many short films, in a variety of genres throughout her years in High School.

Sienna Quayle – Cinematographer

Sienna (she/her) has been pursuing a career in film for all of her adult life and is particularly interested in camera work and costume/set design. She is also interested in traditional fine art and likes to paint and draw and make tapestries. She has worked on multiple film sets and is very excited to continue to work on more films such as this with a focus on queer representation.

Callum Mckendry – Editor

Callum (he/him) grew up on a steady diet of Saturday morning cartoons and movies that were probably too old for him to watch a as a kid. Now he is an aspiring film maker and editor who enjoys all genres and styles. He finished a Cert IV in screen and media in 2019 and worked professionally as a freelance editor in Castlemaine Victoria. He is sharp as a tack, fit as fiddle and will definitely be making waves in the next decade.