The ever-popular Made in SA showcases the best in local short films. Remember their names for when they’re famous, these filmmakers will make you laugh, cry and shudder.

17-year-old Sam joins her dad and his oldest friend on a three-day backpacking trip in the Catskills. While the two men quickly settle into a brotherly dynamic, airing grievances and mid-life crises, Sam observes as the thoughtful “good one”. Against the backdrop of the lush beauty of upstate New York, Sam struggles with her dad’s emotional limitations and slowly becomes disillusioned with her relationship with the two men.

Watching TV from the back of her parent’s store, 8-year-old Mei yearns for the picture of Australian home life she sees on screen.

Dillon, drunk, texts his English teacher, the beguiling Miss Leventis, the night before high school graduation.