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Blue Tongue

In the shell of an unfinished house in a cracked urban wasteland, a girl tries to seduce a boy with a secret. But when he spurns her, she turns to revenge, threatening to destroy the thing closest to his heart.

  • Australia
  • 2004, 7 min
  • Director: Justin Kurzel
  • Director of photography: Andy Commis
  • Editor: Justin Kurzel
  • Screenplay: Justin Kurzel
  • Music: Mick Turner
  • Cast: Sianoa Smit, Arlan Fahey-Leigh
  • Contacts: VCA School of Film and TV
  • Producer: Tim Jolley
  • Production: Victorian College of the Arts


Justin Kurzel

Justin Kurzel has worked in film and theatre as a designer and as a director. He holds degrees in design and film directing from the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, where he was named Most Outstanding Postgraduate Student. His graduation film Blue Tongue (2004) has won several awards and was screened at the Director’s Forthnight at Cannes, 2005.