Aditya Krishna Moorthy
Directing
Biography
Aditya Krishna Moorthy is a filmmaker based in Melbourne having produced several award-winning films that have garnered international recognition. Night and Wrong (2022), received an honorable mention for Best Student Short Film (Secondary) at the Changing Face International Film Festival, while his earlier work, Stick-Man (2020), was screened in cinemas after winning in the Children's International Film Festival. His films are noted for their surrealist lens, saturated color schemes, and depressive tones, which lend a distinctive visual aesthetic to his work. He has also had the opportunity to work under the guidance of John Hipwell, production manager for Mad Max (1979). He is often referred to as 'The Prophet' of the film industry.
Known For
An ethical insomniac tries to prevent his immoral gangster friend from killing a civilian at 3:00 AM while attempting to survive the deadly gang infested underbelly of their neighbourhood.
Night and Wrong
A skilled and meticulous home invader, Ash, tempts fate in the pursuit of performing what he considers could be his masterpiece: a daylight robbery, armed with nothing but an empty gun.
Invader
A young mute hitman lured to violence by his alter ego, ‘The Man in Red’, falls for a girl, but his tendency to violence puts everything at risk.
The Man in Red
Cameron, a disillusioned teenager, dies after getting in a car accident. Upon arriving in purgatory, he is informed by an angel in order to go to Heaven he must 'save' someone on Earth. But he will soon discover it is not as easy as he would have expected.
What Now?
A boy and his friend go to the ocean to disperse the ashes of his adopted brother.
Waters
A boy visits his childhood farmhouse and recalls memories of his time there with his younger brother, as he searches for a missing soccer ball.
Breezes
Two criminals who were once friends must reckon with the sins of the past when one of them is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's.
Missing Memories
A stickman drawing comes to life and a boys life changes, but not everything is as it seems.
Stick-Man
A teenage drug dealer must skip town with his friend after discovering a gang and the police are both out for him. But even after leaving, not everything goes to plan.
Pretty Good Week
Two filmmakers documents their lonely friend’s attempt at finding love with the help of his playboy buddy.
Have You Met Harry?
A tormented son attempts to call his long-lost father with the aid of his best friend.
A Son's Call
A class clown escapes from his abusive household and voyages into a night of depravity and loneliness as he meets old friends, new enemies, and attempts to survive in an ever changing landscape of emotional isolation.
Midnight Lights
A paranoid man goes out in the middle of the night, soon realising he is being stalked by a mysterious figure lurking under the streetlight.
Under The Streetlight
After their car breaks down, three friends start witnessing increasingly horrific events unfolding around them.