Short Film in production
Log Line
After a nine year old boy witnesses three teens smash a Magpie egg, killing the chick inside, he struggles with what it might take to be accepted by them.
Director’s Statement
Magpie is a film that holds a lot of truths for me. The isolation and desperation that comes with being an only child. The impossibility of transitioning a shielded childhood into a social existence where love is not a given. Confronting the bitter reality outside your door and ultimately deciding where you end and others begin. Magpie really is a story about the children of the working class in any Australian suburbia and how people with shared trauma bond and detach.
This world is violent and people are capricious but when presented with the illusion of control, the notion of acceptance is intoxicating.
Crew
Frank
Piripitsi
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Writer Director
With a 22 year career spanning the arts, Frank is a eminent and multidisciplinary story teller. After a battle with Lymphoma, Frank has returned to his life’s passion, filmmaking. A VCA graduate and mentor, Frank is elated to have the opportunity to create and envision Magpie through his fresh perspective.
Amy Dellar
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DOP
www.amydellar.com
Amy Dellar is an award-winning cinematographer with an insatiable love for the craft of storytelling. She has shot four feature films, over 20 short films. Her work has screened internationally at major festivals including MIFF, IFFR and Marrakech, and spans music videos and commercial content. In 2019, she won Best Cinematography at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival for the short film Jupiter, and in 2021 received a Silver ACS Award for Unsettled. She was recently named one of IF Magazine’s 2025 Rising Talent cinematographers.
Elizabeth Reeder - Production
A backbone of the Australian Film and TV industry, Liz has been dedicated to bringing many great works to Aussie screens for over 10 years. With a master’s from VCA, Liz is a creative and steadfast part of the team focused on bringing the vision of Magpie to life. When not on a film set, Liz is an internationally recognized and award-winning street photographer.