The Red Boot Diaries

Chad Gets The AxE

October 2019 •English

A self-absorbed social media personality investigates a murder house on his live stream, and gets what he deserves... Or does he?

A Life In Questions: Wisdom School with Aaron Chen

December 2020 •English

When the legendary interviewer Aaron Chen was 9, he stole a microphone and conducted his first on the street vox-pop. 2000 chinwags and 3000 chats later, the Wisdom School adult learning platform.

Paroles et musiques

January 1930 •French

Socarrat

May 2009 •Spanish

We all have secrets. We all have family. We all search for happiness. What if we share our secrets and search for happiness together?

We Deliver a Smile

May 2020 •German

The Pani company employs a dark-skinned supplier. The young Karim gets into a difficult situation through his work as a food delivery boy when he delivers to a customer who doesn't want to let him go. The boundaries between racism and helplessness become blurred and Karim has to decide: morality or compassion.

The Washing Machine

March 2020 •German

The washing machine bites the dust: turning the humdrum life of a young couple upside down.

Porklips Now

October 1980 •English

This spoof of 'Apocalypse Now' has health inspector Will Dullard travelling by car "uptown" with two friends to have a meeting with a certain Mertz, the owner of a meat processing shop, to "investigate with extreme prejudice."

Earworm

June 2016 •English

A lonely man does battle with a relentless piece of music. Oh, the things that get stuck in our heads. When a reclusive man is repeatedly woken up over the course of a night by severe headaches, accompanied by musical repetition from an unknown source, his sanity begins to swiftly unravel.

The New Waiter

March 1930 •English

An agile waiter unmasks a cabaret conjurer as a thief.

Three Women Wait for Death

January 2016 •English

Miranda and her adult-ish daughters, Hester and Rose, are crammed in a rotting little caravan to be near their irascible Gramps in his final days. They love him but his care bills are mounting and when they discover that he’s hidden his savings and doesn’t remember where... they could bloody kill him.

Goldfish

April 2008 •English

Two couples, in the same room, try to keep it together. The human couple fare differently to the pair of Goldfish in their fish tank. An artful piece exploring choice in life and love. The humour is derived from the wistful musings, in Cantonese, of the male fish and narrator.

Six Shooter

October 2004 •English

Overwhelmed by grief following the death of his wife, Donnelly shares a train carriage home with a troubled young man identified only as the 'Kid'. As the Kid becomes more agitated and foul-mouthed, the journey takes on a violent and dangerous hue – for the bereaved Donnelly and for other hapless passengers on the train. Academy Award Winner: Best Live Action Short Film – 2005

Gopher Broke

November 2004 •English

A gopher finds himself on a road where trucks are hauling produce to market. He hits on the idea of shaking some of the produce loose for himself, but other animals always beat him to the booty. That is, until a truck comes along with a cow...

The Businessman

September 2022 •English

On the way home from school, a young girl runs into a mysterious salesman who looks to instill the fear of financial insecurity and coerce her into selling fashion magazines for him.

Orquesta Los Bengalas

May 2021 •Spanish

All Riot on the Western Front

February 1930 •English

A comedy short Directed by Castleton Knight,

Tuyul

December 2020 •Indonesian

Agus is the new night security of the village administrative office. Rumor said the office is haunted by the elusive Tuyul.

Barnaby

October 2022 •English

Shannon rescues a dog to get over a breakup.

Yodelberg

June 2013 •English

Mickey longs to visit Minnie atop her mountaintop chalet but quickly realizes that the threat of an avalanche has made the trek up the mountain more challenging than usual.

Dive

July 2015 •English

George's reflection has turned its back on him and he'll go to great depths to get it back.