David Easteal
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Biography
David EASTEAL (1986, Australia) is a Melbourne based filmmaker. He studied law and literature at the University of Melbourne, and practises as a barrister at the Victorian Bar. His short films have screened at various international festivals, including the New York, BFI London, Chicago, Kiev Molodist, Sofia and Singapore film festivals. He received the award for Emerging Australian Filmmaker at the 2015 Melbourne International Film Festival. His first feature-length film, The Plains, received the Films en Cours post-production support award at Belfort International Film Festival Entrevues. The Plains is part of the Tiger Competition at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2022.
Known For
A young man who goes door to door in search of an automotive apprenticeship spends his free time kicking up dust doing donuts with his buddies on the outskirts of Melbourne.
Monaco
At 17:00 every day, Andrew, a middle-aged man, drives home from work through Melbourne’s outer suburbs in peak-hour traffic. Occasionally, he offers a lift home to a younger colleague, David. Over a year, their tentative small talk gives way to a warm friendship and open conversation within the confines of the vehicle, incrementally revealing their lives.
The Plains
Haunted by his past, a man searches for forgiveness.
The Father
Two men. One elevator. No way out.
Ascension
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You or Me
Confined for days to her apartment in a high-rise building in inner-city Melbourne while studying for university exams, Fei Fei, a graduate student from Shanghai, breaks from her routine and descends to the outside below.