Director: Rebecca Thomson
Writer: Claire D’Este
Producer: Rogan Brown
Stars: Elise Taylor, Rachael Williams, Rose Kokkoris, James Casey
Cinematographers: Tom Waugh, Leuke Marriott
Editor: Jemma Rea
Production Design: Paul Rubie
Genres: Drama, Action, Horror
Release Date: 1 February 2013
Running time: 14 minutes 40 seconds
Sound: Stereo
Picture: Colour
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Cameras: Canon 60D, Canon 5D MkII
Screenings
- TasShorts, BOFA, Launceston, Australia: November 2015
- Buckshot Film Festival, Port Fairy, Australia: September 2015
- TasShorts, Deloraine, Australia: May 2015
- TasShorts, Wynyard, Australia: May 2015
- BOFA in The Barrel Room, Launceston, Australia: April 2015
- TasShorts, State Cinema, Hobart, Australia: April 2015
- Winter Film Awards, New York, USA: February 2015 (nominated for Best Short Film)
- All Things Horror, Boston, USA: December 2014
- Monster Film Fest, Melbourne, Australia: November 2014 (nominated for Best Director, Best Australian Short Film, WINNER of Best Screenplay)
- CSUN's Feminist Awareness Week, LA, USA: October 2014
- Loft Film Festival, Tucson, Arizona, USA: October 2014
- Weird Film Film Fest, Berkely, USA: August 2014
- Etheria Film Night and World Tour, Hollywood, USA: July 2014
- Fil’m Hafizasi, Istanbul, Turkey: March 2014
- Fargo Fantastic Film Festival, Fargo, North Dakota USA: October 2013
- Pollygrind Underground Film Festival, Las Vegas, Nevada USA: October 2013
- Bluestocking Film Series, Portland, Maine USA: May 2013
- Stranger With My Face Horror Film Festival, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia: March 2013
Synopsis:
The Jelly Wrestler tells the story of washed up barmaid Eileen, crowned “Queen of the Gelatine” in the 80s at the peak of her career, who is coaxed into training Amy, a young barmaid where she works, for an up-coming jelly wrestling night.
Eileen sees an opportunity to relive her glory days, but her gelatinous past comes back to haunt her. With one last shot at jelly glory, Eileen must grapple with ageing betrayal and her own demons - a task that may well put her down for the count…
