{"id":257,"date":"2016-07-03T02:34:43","date_gmt":"2016-07-03T02:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/?p=257"},"modified":"2016-07-09T14:36:36","modified_gmt":"2016-07-09T14:36:36","slug":"opening-night-wdwgfh-film-festival-mebourne-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/opening-night-wdwgfh-film-festival-mebourne-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"OPENING NIGHT! WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? + SHORT FILMS + AFTER PARTY!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>OPENING NIGHT! WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? + SHORT FILMS + AFTER PARTY!<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Feature Film:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/where-do-we-go-from-here-showing-melburne-indie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-266\" alt=\"where do we go from here showing melburne indie\" src=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/where-do-we-go-from-here-showing-melburne-indie.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"635\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/where-do-we-go-from-here-showing-melburne-indie.jpg 450w, http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/where-do-we-go-from-here-showing-melburne-indie-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>&#8220;Where Do We Go From Here?&#8221; (UK)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2>(Victorian Premiere)<\/h2>\n<h2>Director: John McPhail<br \/>\nCast: Tyler collins, Lucy-Jane Quinlan, Alison Peebles, Richard Addison, Maryam Hamidi, Deirdre Murray<\/h2>\n<h2>&#8220;What is the appeal for a 25 year old to live in a care home?&#8221; This is the question; dejected nurse Jen asks when she joins the ranks at the \u201cEasy love care home\u201d. She is surprised to find a 25-year-old man (James) living and working in the care home.<\/h2>\n<h2>James and his three, elderly best fiends hatch a plan to go on one last adventure and the only medical cover they can get is the one person who doesn&#8217;t want to be around old people. Will their plan go off without a hitch or is there a sell by date on adventure?<\/h2>\n<h2>Sydney Indie Film Festival 2015 Award Winner Best Feature Film, Best Supporting Actress, Best Music Score! + 5 Nominations: Best Comedy, Best Lead Actor, Best Lead Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Editing.<\/h2>\n<h2>Trailer:<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZMeCbL6als8?rel=0\" height=\"340\" width=\"630\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Short Films:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/catching-the-bug-melbourne-indie-film-festival1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-332\" alt=\"catching the bug melbourne indie film festival\" src=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/catching-the-bug-melbourne-indie-film-festival1.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/catching-the-bug-melbourne-indie-film-festival1.jpg 800w, http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/catching-the-bug-melbourne-indie-film-festival1-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Catching the Bug (AUSTRALIA)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2>Director: Adrian Eppel<\/h2>\n<h2>Cast: Adrian Eppel, Daniel Camen, Luke Camen, Adam Tyabb<\/h2>\n<h2>Filmed in more than 20 countries over two years, Catching the Bug is a story about getting out of your comfort zone and seeing life with a new pair of eyes.<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/dance-with-me-melbourne-indie-film-festival.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-270\" alt=\"dance with me melbourne indie film festival\" src=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/dance-with-me-melbourne-indie-film-festival.jpg\" width=\"632\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/dance-with-me-melbourne-indie-film-festival.jpg 632w, http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/dance-with-me-melbourne-indie-film-festival-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Dance With Me (AUSTRALIA)<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2>Director: Anthony Dillon<\/h2>\n<h2>Cast: Justin L Hosking, Juliette Salom, Maggie McCormack, Diana Stathis, Don Bridges<\/h2>\n<h2>&#8216;Dance With Me&#8217; is a story about letting go something you love.<\/h2>\n<h2>Michael takes the dance lessons he wishes he&#8217;d taken before his wife died.<\/h2>\n<h2>His teenage daughter Emma also grieves for her mother, but is coping better.<\/h2>\n<h2>Dance with Me is a powerful short film about the importance of letting go &amp; moving forward.<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/stay-short-film-melbourne-indie-film-festival.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-271\" alt=\"stay short film melbourne indie film festival\" src=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/stay-short-film-melbourne-indie-film-festival.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/stay-short-film-melbourne-indie-film-festival.jpg 450w, http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/stay-short-film-melbourne-indie-film-festival-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Stay (UK)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2>Director: Ben Hyland<\/h2>\n<h2>Cast: Alan Breck, Jack Condon, Andrew Bryan, David Hepple, Patricia Denys, Kate Gwynn, Rebecca Tromans, Tineka Fox<\/h2>\n<h2>Julian is struggling to come to terms with the death of his wife. He has shut down and cut himself off from the people in his life.<\/h2>\n<h2>One day, whilst sitting in his Chesterfield chair looking out of his window, he sees a dog. Intrigued, he approaches the dog. As Julian tries to reach out the dog runs away into a forrest that sits at the end of his garden. Julian follows the dog and he is transported through memories from his life that spans all four seasons.<\/h2>\n<h2>Julian&#8217;s story is about love, hope and regret.<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/153223146\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/true-colors-short-film-melbourne-indie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-272\" alt=\"true colors short film melbourne indie\" src=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/true-colors-short-film-melbourne-indie.jpg\" width=\"402\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/true-colors-short-film-melbourne-indie.jpg 402w, http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/true-colors-short-film-melbourne-indie-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>True Colors (AUSTRALIA)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2>Director: David Valent<\/h2>\n<h2>Cast: Lincoln Vickery, Rian Howlett, Luke Fewster, Jessica Paterson<\/h2>\n<h2>An increasingly desolate teenage schoolboy creates a coded<\/h2>\n<h2>language using paint colour sample cards to express his secret desires and feelings for the object of his affection.<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/total-awesome-viking-power-melbourne-indie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-273\" alt=\"total awesome viking power melbourne indie\" src=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/total-awesome-viking-power-melbourne-indie.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/total-awesome-viking-power-melbourne-indie.jpg 450w, http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/total-awesome-viking-power-melbourne-indie-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/total-awesome-viking-power-melbourne-indie-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Total Awesome Viking Power (USA)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2>Director: Morten Forland<\/h2>\n<h2>Cast: Vince Major, Schno Mozingo, Jane Edwina Seymour, Adele Rene, Chris Stathis, Jes Selane, Jeremiah Benjamin, Adam N. Blanchard, Billy Smith, Angele Caron, Jessica Erin Bennett<\/h2>\n<h2>When Viking role player Vidar is sidelined to &#8220;the land of the dead&#8221; he seeks help of the god Odin, who agrees to teach Vidar the ways of the Vikings if he takes him to a mystical Runestone. Together they embark on a journey that will test Vidar\u2019s wits, bravery and his ability to go completely berserk.<\/h2>\n<h2>(Sydney Indie Film Festival 2015 Best Comedy Award Winner Short Film)<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>+ AFTER PARTY WITH DJS TILL LATE!<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>DANCE &amp; MINGLE WITH THE STARS!<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>When<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2>Friday, 8 July 2016 from 8:30 PM to 11:00 PM (AEST) &#8211; Add to Calendar .<\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Where<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2>Cinema Space at The Loop Project &#8211; 23 Meyers Place, Melbourne, Victoria 3000<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/eventbrite.com.au\/tickets-external?eid=26221311649&amp;ref=etckt\" height=\"214\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"5\" marginheight=\"5\" scrolling=\"auto\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 10px; padding: 5px 0 5px; margin: 2px; width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><a class=\"powered-by-eb\" style=\"color: #dddddd; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com.au\/r\/etckt\" target=\"_blank\">Powered by Eventbrite<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OPENING NIGHT! WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? + SHORT FILMS + AFTER PARTY! &nbsp; Feature Film: \u00a0 &#8220;Where Do We Go From Here?&#8221; (UK) (Victorian Premiere) Director: John McPhail Cast: Tyler collins, Lucy-Jane Quinlan, Alison Peebles, Richard Addison, Maryam Hamidi, Deirdre Murray &#8220;What is the appeal for a 25 year old to live in &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link block-button\" href=\"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/opening-night-wdwgfh-film-festival-mebourne-australia\/\">Continue reading &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":263,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,4,3,1],"tags":[33,24,20,27,22,28,25,23,10,19,18,8,17,7,5,14,12,16,9,15,13,11,43,44,31,6,32,21,42,30],"class_list":["post-257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-festival-program-2016","category-latest-news","category-melbourne-indie-news","category-uncategorized","tag-articles","tag-enter-your-film","tag-feature-films","tag-festival-programme","tag-festival-submissions","tag-festival-tickets","tag-film-competition","tag-film-entries","tag-film-events","tag-film-events-australia","tag-film-events-melbourne","tag-film-festival-australia","tag-film-festival-event","tag-film-festival-melbourne","tag-film-festivals","tag-independent-filmmakers","tag-independent-films","tag-indie-cinema","tag-indie-film-festival","tag-indie-film-industry","tag-indie-filmmakers","tag-indie-films","tag-melbourne-cbd","tag-melbourne-city","tag-melbourne-events","tag-melbourne-indie-film-festival","tag-press","tag-short-films","tag-to-do-melbourne","tag-whats-on-melbourne","nodate"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":333,"href":"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257\/revisions\/333"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/melbourneindiefilmfestival.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}