Even The Ghosts Have Gone

Short Film | 13:33

A troubled countryman refuses to evacuate his rural property as a catastrophic bushfire blazes towards him. He must abandon what he believes to be true, in order to save himself.

Festival official selections:

  • 2024 Charlotte Film Festival

  • 2024 Byron Bay International Film Festival (Young Australian Filmmaker of the Year Award)

  • 13th Buenos Aires International Film Festival

  • Online Premiere with Minute Shorts UK

  • 2025 Shift The Frame - Celebrating Creative Women, presented by Stone & Wood
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CAST

Glen - Laurence Coy
Alex - Heidi May
Fire Service Volunteer - Kyle Barrett
Jillian - Kelly Butler

CREW

Writer / Director - Tahlia Magistrale
Producers - Jasmin Murphy, Emily Derlin
Cinematographer - Christopher Wood
Production Designer - Skye Williams
Editor - Kristo Hakola-Parry
Composer - Muhammad Anggara
Sound Recordist - Christopher Deigan
1st AC & Data Wrangler - Marcus Kennedy
Gaffer - Thomas MacDonald
Best Boy - Henry Halliday
1st Assistant Director - Kristo Hakola-Parry
Script Supervisor - Emily Derlin
Production Assistant & Caterer - Ben Alexiou
Story Consultants - Emily Derlin, Skye Williams
Art Assistant - Mia Marr
Costume Designer - Greta Magistrale
Makeup Artist - Angelina Bradatsch
Sound Designer - Alex Roberts
Colourist - Jared Thompson