Adelaide Film Festival
2025

Made in SA

The ever-popular Made in SA showcases the best in local short films. Remember their names for when they’re famous, these filmmakers will make you laugh, cry and shudder.

Runtime

89 Minutes

Country

Australia

Classification

Unclassified 15+

Join the filmmakers of South Australian shorts premiering at AFF 2025 for a celebration of local storytelling. Featuring tales of housemate tomfoolery, murder investigations and fantastical worlds.
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Film Credits

Country

Australia

Type

Short

Genre

Short

Screens With

7 Minutes to Rice

7 Minutes to Rice

Seven housemates prepare separate meals as they wait for the rice to cook. When they discover that there isn’t enough rice, a witch hunt for the culprit begins. For the crime of ruining their meal the punishment is DEATH!

Director

Manuel Ashman

Country

Australia

Runtime

9 minutes

Rating

Unclassified 15+

Alpha Test

Alpha Test

A young detective must solve a murder with the help of a hologram copy of the victim.

Director

Stephen Packer

Country

Australia

Runtime

12 minutes

Rating

Unclassified 15+

Into the Earth

Into the Earth

A young girl watches her family descend into darkness as they disconnect from a failing society and take control of their lives.

Director

Lucy Campbell

Country

Australia

Runtime

17 minutes

Rating

Unclassified 15+

Liability

Liability

Louis, a socially awkward support worker, discovers a few things were left out of his job description when he's paired with Kyle, a rule-breaking client with Down Syndrome. Developed with Joshua Campton.

Director

David Daradan

Country

Australia

Runtime

13 minutes

Rating

Unclassified 15+

Lie Down, Breathe Out

Lie Down, Breathe Out

An anonymous patient wakes in a stark medical clinic, hurting and disoriented. Staff insist the procedure must proceed without pain relief: suffer now or suffer more later. As oddities multiply, hopes of escape dissolve into an oppressively surreal gauntlet. A claustrophobic horror about women’s bodily autonomy, told with precision, restraint and a backroom, institutional chill that leaves a mark.

Director

Gemma Salomon

Country

Australia

Runtime

9 minutes

Rating

Unclassified 15+

The Knight

The Knight

It’s just another weeknight. Mum’s in the kitchen, prying, and Claude retreats to her room. Beneath the covers, thoughts of her crush spark a medieval fantasy of knights and romantic rescues – only this time, she flips the script. The Knight is a surreal romantic comedy about privacy, independence, and the pursuit of delicious desire that refuses to be interrupted.

Director

Lotte Sweeney

Country

Australia

Runtime

11 minutes

Rating

Unclassified 15+

The Secret

The Secret

Alone and ashamed, a young woman grapples with the weight of her choice as she endures an abortion at home.

Director

Lilla Berry

Country

Australia

Runtime

12 minutes

Rating

Unclassified 15+

Tunnel Vision

Tunnel Vision

A man’s frustration with a blown lightbulb leads him to discover a strange hole in his wall.

Director

Alex Salkicevic

Bryce Kraehenbuehl

Country

Australia

Runtime

6 minutes

Rating

Unclassified 15+

Made in SA Pink Carpet

Pink carpet – from 6:00pm
Screening – 6:30pm

When: Monday 20 October
Where: Palace Nova Eastend

After Party

When: Monday 20 October following the screening
Where: Howling Owl, 10 Vaughan Place, Adelaide

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The Fox

The Fox

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Jimpa

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