Shot on Iphone 13 Pro Max.

A short film made in 48 hours about a woman who just wants to be free to dance her own way, but gets distracted by the voices of what her parents wanted her to be. Her parents are French, German Austrian puppets.

Director's Bio

‘Move Me’ AKA ‘Everything Everywhere All at Pups’ is a short 3 minute film made during the 48 hour film challenge run by Kino Sydney, Kino Kabaret. To produce the film I set out to film and animate a story on the theme of ‘FREE’ using the iPhone 13 Pro Max. It was an enjoyable experience and was the first time I used the phone to make a stop motion live action film and also the first time I’d used people as puppets.

The film was conceptualized and produced with Mist Leong in mind for the lead character. Mist is an actor, dancer and live performer based in Sydney. Working with Mist I wrote a script that was about some of my own journey of self acceptance which Mist heavily identified with, bringing moments of her own life story into the mix.

I have struggled with my gender identity through my life and I was immediately drawn to Mist at Kino. I pitched my rough concept to her and we both realised we wanted to make something playful about needing a sense of freedom as we move between our identities.

I wanted to convey that our own inner thoughts can be both a barrier to moving forwards in our lives but also a form of liberation when we gain control of them.

Director's Bio

Is a Polish Australian filmmaker who has directed music videos, short films and has received numerous festival plaudits for their work. Joshua’s debut feature documentary launched on SBS in December 2021 and screened at over 25 festivals to date. Recent broadcast credits include 'Hawke: The Larrikin & The Leader' for ABC, a true crime series for Foxtel 'Debi Marshall Investigates: Frozen Lies' and 'The Mosque Next Door' an observational documentary series for SBS and 'Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian' for the ABC. Joshua recently edited Dr Enda Murray's feature documentary 'Irish troubadour Áine Tyrrell' which premiered in July 2021 at the Galway Film Fleadh. As well as teaching at USYD, NIDA, UON, SFS, SAS, JMC and other institutions Joshua runs the production company Finesilver Media as a producer, writer, director, editor, cinematographer. Joshua holds a BA Comm (MAP) LLB from UTS and is currently completing a PhD in design, film and audience studies.