Passengers
Passengers is a short drama about a divorced father’s strained relationship with his six-year-old son. Frustrated by their lack of connection, Patrick resorts to desperate measures to spend more time with Sam.
- Australia
- 2017, 14 min
- Director: Simon Portus
- Director of photography: Tim Alewood
- Editor: David Curzon, Simon Portus
- Screenplay: David Curzon, Simon Portus
- Music: Rafael May
- Cast: Dan Wyllie, Jude Hyland
- Contacts: Headline Productions
- Art Director: Paula Whiteway
- Producer: David Curzon
- Production: Swing Wing
Simon Portus
Simon Portus's multi-award winning films have screened around the world. His short film Tomorrow premiered at Berlin Film Festival and won Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor at St Kilda Film Festival and Best Director and Best Writer at Flickerfest Film Festival. It was also nominated for Australian Writers Guild and Australian Directors Guild awards. His short film Adrift premiered at the Sydney Film Festival Dendy Awards.