2026

Made in SA

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.

Runtime

72 Minutes

Country

Australia

Classification

Unclassified 15+

Join the filmmakers of South Australian shorts premiering at AFF 2026 for a celebration of local storytelling.

Film Credits

Country

Australia

Type

Shorts

Screens With

7 Minutes to Rice

Seven housemates prepare separate meals as they wait for the rice to cook. When they discover that there isn’t enough rice, a witch hunt for the culprit begins. For the crime of ruining their meal the punishment is DEATH!

Director

Manuel Ashman

Country

Australia

Runtime

9 minutes

Rating

Unclassified 15+

Alpha Test

A young detective must solve a murder with the help of a hologram copy of the victim.

Director

Stephen Packer

Country

Australia

Runtime

12 minutes

Rating

Unclassified 15+

Into the Earth

A young girl watches her family descend into darkness as they disconnect from a failing society and take control of their lives.

Director

Lucy Campbell

Country

Australia

Runtime

17 minutes

Rating

Unclassified 15+

Liability

Louis, a socially awkward support worker, discovers a few things were left out of his job description when he's paired with Kyle, a rule-breaking client with Down Syndrome. Developed with Joshua Campton.

Director

David Daradan

Country

Australia

Runtime

13 minutes

Rating

Unclassified 15+

Lie Down, Breathe Out

An anonymous patient wakes in a stark medical clinic, hurting and disoriented. Staff insist the procedure must proceed without pain relief: suffer now or suffer more later. As oddities multiply, hopes of escape dissolve into an oppressively surreal gauntlet. A claustrophobic horror about women’s bodily autonomy, told with precision, restraint and a backroom, institutional chill that leaves a mark.

Director

Gemma Salomon

Country

Australia

Runtime

9 minutes

Rating

Unclassified 15+

The Knight

It’s just another weeknight. Mum’s in the kitchen, prying, and Claude retreats to her room. Beneath the covers, thoughts of her crush spark a medieval fantasy of knights and romantic rescues – only this time, she flips the script. The Knight is a surreal romantic comedy about privacy, independence, and the pursuit of delicious desire that refuses to be interrupted.

Director

Lotte Sweeney

Country

Australia

Runtime

11 minutes

Rating

Unclassified 15+

The Secret

Alone and ashamed, a young woman grapples with the weight of her choice as she endures an abortion at home.

Director

Lilla Berry

Country

Australia

Runtime

12 minutes

Rating

Unclassified 15+

Tunnel Vision

A man’s frustration with a blown lightbulb leads him to discover a strange hole in his wall.

Director

Alex Salkicevic

Bryce Kraehenbuehl

Country

Australia

Runtime

6 minutes

Rating

Unclassified 15+

Shadowland

Haunted by the men who came before him, a solitary truck driver with a penchant for song must decide whether to repeat the past or forge a different future.

Director

Kaius Potter

Country

Australia

Runtime

15 minutes

Rating

Unclassified 15+

Forget Me, Not

Sadie relies on her fiancé Walt to fill in the substantial holes in her memory after a near-drowning, until a strange mark growing on her skin forces her to question if there’s more to the story.

Director

Tamara Hardman

Country

Australia

Runtime

15 minutes

Rating

Unclassified 15+

The Magpie

A series of encounters in a run-down holiday park change the way an inquisitive young boy perceives the world.

Director

Jarrah Murphy

Country

Australia

Runtime

18 minutes

Rating

Unclassified 15+

Wet Feathers

After developing a phobia of pigeons, the eccentric Brett Trueman escapes to the underground town of Coober Pedy where he recounts experiences from his life.

Director

Bryce Kraehenbuehl

Country

Australia

Runtime

9 minutes

Rating

Unclassified 15+

Ananab Ananab

When an eleven-year-old boy loses his mum’s attention to her new church (and a charismatic but creepy pastor), he must learn to speak in tongues to get her back.

Director

Emily Steel

Country

Australia

Runtime

9 minutes

Rating

Unclassified 15+

Made in SA Pink Carpet

Pink carpet — 6:15pm
Screening — 7pm

When: Monday 19 October
Where: Palace Nova Eastend Cinema, Adelaide

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Shadowland

Haunted by the men who came before him, a solitary truck driver with a penchant for song must decide whether to repeat the past or forge a different future.

Delia

An emotionally suppressed office worker caught in a supermarket hold-up finds an unexpected way to intervene, using dance to disarm the situation.

The Magpie

A series of encounters in a run-down holiday park change the way an inquisitive young boy perceives the world.

Ananab Ananab

When an eleven-year-old boy loses his mum’s attention to her new church (and a charismatic but creepy pastor), he must learn to speak in tongues to get her back.

Forget Me, Not

Sadie relies on her fiancé Walt to fill in the substantial holes in her memory after a near-drowning, until a strange mark growing on her skin forces her to question if there’s more to the story.

Wet Feathers

After developing a phobia of pigeons, the eccentric Brett Trueman escapes to the underground town of Coober Pedy where he recounts experiences from his life.