The Bends // Short Film

The Bends // Short Film

*Melbourne International Film Festival 2021, Accelerator Program (World Premiere) *Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Arts Award for Best Short Film 2021 (Nominated) *POCO Film Fest Australia 2022 Jury Prize (Winner) *Short of the Week 2022 (Online Premiere) ///// A SHORT FILM BY TOM CAMPBELL A Mixed Martial Arts fighter wrestles with the news she is pregnant in the lead-up to the most important fight of her career in this AACTA Award-nominated Australian short film. A docu-drama hybrid propelled by a reticent yet affecting performance from pro-amateur MMA fighter Annie Thatcher, The Bends is an elevated, empathetic portrait of a person accustomed to pushing their body to its limit, but who now must choose between conquering it or keeping it safe for another.—MIFF (2021) DIRECTOR Tom Campbell PRODUCER Alexandra George WRITER Adam Spellicy STORY BY Tom Campbell, Annie Thatcher INTRODUCING Annie Thatcher DOP Sam Chiplin EDITOR Maria Papoutsis COMPOSER Mikey Young PRODUCTION & COSTUME DESIGN Asia Swida CASTING Fiona Dann CGA COLOURIST Trish Cahill SOUND FACILITY Folklore Sound FEATURING Mitchell Carter, Thomas Ruderman, Dr Jenny Jobst, Arizona the Cat and the ACSA Melbourne fighters 1AD John Sandow PM Justine Pitcher PA Isabelle Graham RUNNER Albert Gray 1AC Lucas Brown 2AC Sarah Jo Fraser GAFFER Han Palmer SOUND RECORDIST Brendan Muller DRAMA COACH Miranda Harcourt STUNT COORD Thomas Ruderman HMUA Natalie Burley ART DEPT ASSISTS Jacob Caswell, Jordan Pert, Chloe Thomas ADDITIONAL GRADE & ONLINE Chris Tomkins FLAME OP Antony Newton SOUND DESIGN & MIX Thom Kellar, Thalia Colettis ADDITIONAL FOLEY Lachlan Harris TITLE DESIGNER Niama Wessely TRAILER EDITOR Andrew Chaplin SUPPORTED BY ACSA Melbourne, Panavision, The Editors, Alt.VFX, Exit Films FESTIVALS & AWARDS 2021 Melbourne International Film Festival, Accelerator Program (World Premiere) 2021 Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Arts Award for Best Short Film (Nominated) 2022 POCO Film Fest Australia Jury Prize (Winner) tomcampbell.com.au/ imdb.com/title/tt10923116/