Braden McDonald
Directing
Biography
Braden McDonald is an Australian cinematographer and filmmaker, best known for the short film ‘Consumption’, which has received positive reviews and was praised by critics for its ‘well-crafted story’ and has been described as ‘impressive and eerie’, and a ‘Well-paced, effective horror short’.
Known For
A therapist and a patient, each untruthful of who they really are, walk into an office and come to learn hard truths.
Analysis
A reserved student wrestles with hidden feelings for his teacher. When he seeks closure, he faces the challenge of unreturned love and accepting difficult truths.
DETENTION
After a strange nightmare, a young factory worker's life and home become haunted by bizarre phantoms.
Consumption
When a teenage girl is desperately admitted to hospital after contracting an intense new respiratory virus, her doctor grapples with the decision to permit an emergency lung transplant at the risk of causing an outbreak.
Lungs
Best friends Daya and Arlo spend a day together and navigate their friendship as Arlo prepares to move; riding bikes, sneaking cigarettes and trespassing.
Cyanosis
Disillusioned sisters Darcie (18) and Roma (30) navigate their relationship and growing pains while struggling to transition from a parent-child dynamic to sisters again.
Caroline
Billie navigates her toxic and tumultuous relationship with her girlfriend Dylan as they get ready for a party.
Stick N Poke
After returning from several months abroad, Daniel becomes concerned for his elderly neighbour and family friend, Nelly, after she reveals to him her recent dementia diagnosis. To make matters worse, the valuable tea set Nelly inherited from Rodney, her neighbour of 40 years, has been found out by Ada, Rodney's estranged niece, and Dev, Ada's husband. The pair feels they are the rightful heirs. Panicked, Daniel prepares Nelly to deny any knowledge of the priceless crockery before Ada and Dev are scheduled to arrive that afternoon.