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
The filmmakers raised the film's entire $5,500 budget through crowd-funding online.
Peekaboo was filmed on location in Sydney, Australia, over three days in June 2010.
The film was shot on a Canon 5D DSLR with Canon 24-70mm, 70-200mm and 16-35mm lenses, and a Zacuto shoulder rig with an onboard monitor. DOP Simon Chapman chose to use zoom lenses over prime lenses in order find shots very quickly, because of the very young actors in the cast. All the interiors were shot at 1000ASA, which meant they could be shot primarily with available light.
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
Finalist - Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films - Sydney Film Festival 2011
In competition – Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia, 2011
WINNER AUDIENCE AWARD – Canberra Short Film Festival, Australia, 2011
Official Selection – Wide Angle Short Film Showcase – Busan International Film Festival, South Korea, 2011 (international premiere)
WINNER BEST TASMANIAN SHORT FILM – BOFA Film Festival, Launceston, Australia, 2011
WINNER SHOWTIME TALENT ASSIST AWARD – SPAA, Australia, 2011
WINNER BEST EDITING – Flickerfest, Sydney, Australia, 2012
WINNER SBS AWARD / WINNER BEST EDITING / WINNER AUDIENCE AWARD – 18th World of Women's Cinema Festival, Sydney, Australia, 2012
WINNER BEST FILM JUDGED BY INDUSTRY – West End Film Festival, Brisbane, Australia, 2012
HONOURABLE MENTION – Australian Film Festival, Sydney, Australia, 2012
WINNER BEST AUSTRALIAN FILM – Mudgee International Short Film Festival, Mudgee, Australia, 2012
WINNER PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD / WINNER EMERGING SCREENWRITER – Shorts Film Festival, Adelaide, Australia, 2012
NOMINATED BEST FILM – St. Kilda Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia, 2012
Official Selection – Dungog Film Festival, Australia, 2012
In competition – Seattle International Film Festival, 2012 (US premiere)
In competition- Ladahk International Film Festival, India, 2012
AICE Australian Film Festival – Haifa, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2012
Official Selection – Revelation Perth International Film Festival, Australia, 2012
Official Selection – BUSHO – Budapest International Short Film Festival, Budapest, Hungary, 2012
Official Selection - Scone Short Film Festival, Scone, Australia, 2012
In competition - Rome International Film Festival, Georgia, USA, 2012
In competition – LAShortsFest, Los Angeles, USA, 2012
In competition – Milwaukee Film Festival, USA, 2012
WINNER BEST DIRECTOR – Miami Short Film Festival, USA, 2012
In competition – Milwaukee Short Film Festival, USA, 2012
In competition – Cockatoo Island Film Festival, Australia, 2012
WINNER BEST SUSPENSE FILM – Couchfest, various USA, 2012
In competition – Tallgrass International Film Festival, Wichita, USA, 2012
In competition – St. Louis International Film Festival, USA, 2012
NOMINATED – BEST EDITING IN A SHORT FILM – Australian Screen Editors Guild, 2012
In competition – Dallas International Film Festival, USA, 2013
WINNER PRIX DE LA MEILLEURE RÉALISATION (BEST DIRECTION) – Courts des îles Festival, Tahiti, 2013
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