Peekaboo (film)

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Peekaboo
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Directed byDamien Power
Written byDamien Power
Produced byJoe Weatherstone
Starring Justine Clarke
Alan Dukes
Marisa Bedwell
Marli Bedwell
CinematographySimon Chapman
Edited byKatie Flaxman
Music byRyan Grogan
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Peekaboo is a 2011 Australian short film written and directed by Damien Power, and produced by Joe Weatherstone.

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The film was a finalist in the Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films at the 2011 Sydney Film Festival.

Synopsis

On the train home from the Easter Show, an over-tired little girl is hyped-up by a stranger, who plays a game of peekaboo with her, until her mother begins to feel disturbed by the interest he's showing. A short time later, the girl disappears in a carpark and her desperate mother searches. A glimpse of the man from the train fires her imagination, with devastating consequences.

Production

Cast

Reception

Tom Goodwin from the Co-Op Post wrote, "Short, direct and surprisingly brutal in its finale, Peekaboo stood head and shoulders above most of the other entries on display." [1]

Matt Riveria gave Peekaboo 4/5 stars in the 2011 Sydney Film Festival Critics Poll. [2]

Festivals and awards

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References

Peekaboo at IMDb