Waltzing Tilda

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Waltzing Tilda
Waltzing Tilda - Theatrical release poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jonathan Wilhelmsson
Written byJonathan Wilhelmsson
Produced byRaquel Linde
StarringHolly Fraser
Glean De Goya
Bandit the Rabbit
CinematographyPaul d'Indy
Edited bySarah Schmidt & Jonathan Wilhelmsson
Music byCarita Boronska
Production
companies
Sydney Film School
Film i Dalarna
Affectionate Anarchy
Release date
  • 20 January 2017 (2017-01-20)(Australia)
Running time
15 minutes
CountriesAustralia
Sweden
LanguageEnglish
Budget5650 AUD

Waltzing Tilda is a 2017 post-apocalyptic comedy-drama short film written and directed by Jonathan Wilhelmsson. [1] The story is about Tilda, a lone wolf disillusioned with society who one day finds herself the last human on earth. The film was produced in Australia at Sydney Film School. [2]

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Plot

Tilda (Holly Fraser) is an aimless lone wolf in her early twenties who has grown completely disillusioned with society. One morning she wakes up to find humanity mysteriously gone, and overjoyed she rampages across the city, vandalizing the Sydney Opera House and destroying the Queen Victoria Statue, crowning herself King of the World. Two years later Tilda has gone slightly crazy in her deteriorating kingdom, her only company being a talking, foul-mouthed rabbit named Shane (voiced by Glean De Goya). Shane tries to talk sense into Tilda who is now a severe alcoholic wasting her life away, his point being that she is still a part of the world and needs to take responsibility. Tilda won’t listen, but after inadvertently causing the death of Shane she begins a journey towards maturity, admitting that she’s lived a selfish life that was only given value by the people around her. She sings Waltzing Matilda at a funeral for Shane before finally fading away.

Cast

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