Sydney Underground Film Festival

Reality Bites (short documentaries)

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11 films in package
Last Night at the Strip Club
After losing her job as a stripper due to the pandemic, Andrea Werhun is exploring a new frontier of contactless sex work.
Do You See What I See?
David Dees, an artist for Sesame Street for 13 years, was on the track to a lucrative career as a commercial artist in Los Angeles. Then, 9/11 happened, and he forever went down the conspiracy theory rabbit-hole. But is there a way out of the darkness?
Chesty and Opal
Burlesque legends Chesty Morgan and Wild Star share memories from their dancing days in the 60's and '70's.
When Larry Met Stanley
Low-budget filmmaking legend, Larry Cohen, has a chance meeting with legendary film master, Stanley Kubrick.
I Hope This Feeling Doesn't Last
An intimate and poetic documentary that presents itself as a moving commentary on the experiences of LGBT+ women in the Australian music industry.
Frank Daft in NZ
An interview with Australian Film Maker Frank Daft and his humorous encounter with New Zealand custom officers.
The Gaytriarchy And Why We Need Pride
this documentary comments on the dogma and bigotry that take place in the name of religion as well as culture across oppressive countries and how it impacts the LGBTQI+ community.
The Lost Boys of Westway
A deep dive into the controversial Australian band, ‘Sticky Fingers’, exploring their infamous rise to fame and their abrupt fall from grace.
Buried News
Four extremely rare newsreels from 1917 and 1920, are used in this film to reveal how race has historically been used as a tool in the USA to divide people for the commercial or political gain of those in power.
Normal Porn for Normal People
An appropriated media piece that offers a satirical commentary on the romanticizing and normalization of violent imagery.
Drunk Movies - The Clone Man
A mad scientist must stop his evil rival after finding out that he has taken one of his failed experiments, a defective clone, and plans to create a clone army.
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REALITY BITES - SHORT DOCUMENTARIES

A program of engaging, real-life narratives in short bite-sized pieces, REALITY BITES presents the year’s very best documentary shorts. From cinema verité to essay films, to hilarious encounters with fascinating subjects to buried films and burlesque legends. At a time when truth is so often stranger than fiction, these films are not to be missed.

After losing her job as a stripper due to the pandemic, Andrea Werhun is exploring a new frontier of contactless sex work. She’s launched “Hire A Muse” a.k.a. H.A.M., which offers clients a range of services from topless book-reading to collaborative comic-making. With her future at the strip club uncertain, Andrea’s balancing life as a “muse” for lonely men with her own creative dream: to become a full-time writer.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    11:40
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    Canada
  • Director
    Nicole Bauzin