REVFF26: WA Drama & Animation

Gee, WA short films are looking great! There's such lovely textures and an individual voice that's immediately identifiable against any others from around the country. Here we're giving you a taste of some, alongside some sensational local animations.

Dottie
Scout Mazandarani
Australia
2026
7:26 mins

Felix is given the chance to join the coolest gang in school, but there is a problem. In order to achieve what he has always wanted, Felix has to betray his one and only friend. Dottie tells the tale of Felix's fateful decision.

Noticed
Nina Smith
Australia
2026
11:00 mins

Hopelessly awkward Lucy falls for her school’s most popular student and risks suspension to get her crush’s attention.

Voiceless
Darcy Wilson
Australia
2026
18:43 mins

Set in 1971, Voiceless follows three teenage boys — Jack, Will and Charles — who are trapped at a remote farm school in rural Western Australia. Separated from their families and subjected to a strict lifestyle governed by authoritarian staff, including the devout Principal Henry, the boys have no one to turn to but each other. After being confronted by the horrors of Henry’s abuse, Jack commits the ultimate act of self-sacrifice. In the aftermath, the boys are forced to discover how far they will truly go to protect each other when no one else can save them.

Threads
Abbey King
Australia
2025
15:10 mins

On the morning of her wedding, 23-year-old Milly is struck by severe cold feet. Her carefully planned day unravels further when her dress rips, and the only person available to fix it is her ex-girlfriend, Ingrid. The two reflect on their time together as unanswered questions and unresolved feelings resurface. What begins as a simple repair becomes an emotional reckoning, forcing Milly to choose between the life she’s built and the love she already had.

Trading Cards
Radheya Jang
Australia–UK
2025
14:59 mins

An enigmatic man journeys back in time to find his younger self, seemingly to revisit the nostalgia of trading cards. An exploration of identity, mental health and the erosion of childhood innocence, Trading Cards is a dark fantasy animated film about the weight of living with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Father Where Art Thou
William Oliver Jackson
Australia
2025
7:46 mins

A desperate young man approaches a local priest in order to find meaning in his suffering, however he will need to confront his own ideas of faith in order to find it.