While spectating her best friend Sam’s love life blossom, Abby is called out by a sassy bar tender, Gloria, for hiding behind the ‘quirky sidekick’ role in her best friend's narrative. Inspired by romantic comedies of the early 2000s
Collaborating with Nicole Gulasekharam (Writer, Producer, Actor) on her hilarious script was a dream directing job.
Finalist for Best Short Film at CinefestOZ 2021
Official Selection Flickerfest 2022 (BAFTA, Oscar Qualifying)
Best of Melbourne - Palace Kino Flickerfest 2022
Official Selection Gold Coast Film Festival SIPFest 2022.
Official Selection FreshFlix 2022
Contender AACTA Awards 2022 - Best Short Film
Written and Produced - Nicole Gulasekharam
Directed & edited - Alex Thomson
Director of Photography - Conor Jamieson
Original Score - Harrison Lane
Assistant Director - Hannah Hermann Payn
Sound Recordist -Alex Christensen/Rob Rogers
1st AC - Panfred Reed
2nd AC - Gianella Rodriguez
Production Designer - Oliver Ross
2nd AD - Victoria Bremmer
Stills - Ashley Mustow
Makeup Artist - Zoe Crawford
Abby - Nicole Gulasekharam
Sam - Alicia Banit
Sam - Harley Bonner
Gloria - Maria Angelico
Mark - Du Toit Bredenkamp
Directed & edited - Alex Thomson
Director of Photography - Conor Jamieson
Original Score - Harrison Lane
Assistant Director - Hannah Hermann Payn
Sound Recordist -Alex Christensen/Rob Rogers
1st AC - Panfred Reed
2nd AC - Gianella Rodriguez
Production Designer - Oliver Ross
2nd AD - Victoria Bremmer
Stills - Ashley Mustow
Makeup Artist - Zoe Crawford
Abby - Nicole Gulasekharam
Sam - Alicia Banit
Sam - Harley Bonner
Gloria - Maria Angelico
Mark - Du Toit Bredenkamp