Daniel Prypchan (image: Luke A. W. Howlin)

(2012) When Daniel loses his mother he discovers Maria. But who is Maria? A dark comedy about photography and obsession, ‘Ave Maria’ explores the similarity between grief and desire.

Written & directed by Venetia Taylor
Produced by Daniel Prypchan

Cast
Frances Duca (Maria)
Daniel Prypchan (Daniel)
Venetia Taylor (Sam)
Mark Langham (Teacher)
Stefan Meyer, Alya Drobot, Catherine Mrisho, Jeff Brooks, Jennifer Van Heeckeren, Stef Funnell, Deanne Panya & Beany Panya (Students)

Crew
Director of Photography: Luke A. W. Howlin
Production Manager: Belinda Krause
Sound: Gene Taylor
Editor: Luke A. W. Howlin & Venetia Taylor
Sound Mixer: Nicholas Rowse
Music: Daryl Wallis
Music performed by: Daryl Wallis, Daniel Prypchan & Alya Drobot

Screenings
2013 Official Selection Prescott Film Festival, US
2013 Official Selection Carmarthen Bay Film Festival, UK
2013 Official Selection Outpost Film Festival, Perth
2012 Euroshorts Film Festival, Poland
2012 Flimmer Film Festival, Sweden
2012 Official Selection Sarnia Shorts, UK
2012 Official Selection NYC Filmmaker’s Festival, US
2012 Official Selection Frederick Film Festival
2012 Official Selection Deep Fried Film Festival, Scotland 

© Venetia Taylor & Human Productions 2012

Helen Tonkin & Belinda Krause (image: Venetia Taylor)

(2012) Some things are meant to be – whether you like it or not…

Written and directed by Venetia Taylor
Produced by Daniel Prypchan

Cast
Helen Tonkin (Kate)
Peter McAllum (John)
Belinda Krause (Dating Agent 1)
Samantha Roylance (Dating Agent 2)

Crew
Camera: Venetia Taylor
Sound Designer & Location Recordist: Joseph Dutaillis
Production Manager: Belinda Krause
Editor: Venetia Taylor
Associate Facilitator: Miles Thomas

Screenings
2013 Official Selection Carmarthen Bay Film Festival, UK
2013 Official Selection Skepto International Film Festival, Italy
2013 Official Selection Outpost Film Festival, WA
2013 Official Selection Taos Shortz Film Fest, US
2012 Official Selection Brisbane International Film Festival, QLD
2012 Official Selection FreeNetWorld International Film Festival, Serbia
2012 Official Selection Cologne Comedy Short Film Festival, Germany
2012 Official Selection Sarnia Shorts, UK
2012 Official Selection NYC Filmmaker’s Festival, US
2012 Official Selection Deep Fried Film Festival, Scotland
2012 Official Selection Who Likes Short Shorts, US
2012 Official Selection Frederick Film Festival, US
2012 Official Selection Los Gurkos Short Film Festival, Austria
2012 Official Selection Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series, US
2012 Official Selection Columbia Gorge International Film Festival, US
2012 Finalist Shepparton Shorts Film Festival, VIC

© Venetia Taylor & Human Productions 2012

Alex Bryant-Smith & Brooke Ellen Louttit (Sissy M Reyes)

(2011) When you’re young and in love, the future seems bright… but then what?

Written & directed by Venetia Taylor
Produced by Daniel Prypchan

Cast
Brooke Ellen Louttit (Beth)
Alex Bryant-Smith (Simon)
Helen Tonkin (Future Beth)
Peter McAllum (Future Simon)
Ben Brave (Restaurant Owner)
Stephanie Wood (Waitress)

Crew
Director of Photography: Sissy M Reyes
Sound Designer and Location Recordist: Joseph Dutaillis
Production Manager: Stephanie Wood
Special FX Makeup Artist: Sylwia Lukosz
Makeup Artist’s Assistant: Katrina Kyriacou
Editor: Venetia Taylor
Music Arranged by: Gene Taylor
Music Performed by: Frank Spitznagel (piano), Eddie Trainer (guitar), Gene Taylor (bass) & Alistair McMenemy (drums)
Props Buyer: Janet Lumley
Catering: Ben Brave
Associate Facilitator: Miles Thomas

Screenings
2013 Official Selection Malta Short Film Festival, Malta
2013 Official Selection San Francisco Frozen Film Festival, US
2013 Official Selection Shortini Film Festival, Italy
2013 Official Selection Waterfront Film Festival, US
2013 Official Selection Festival Alto Vicentino, Italy
2013 Official Selection Prescott Film Festival, US
2013 Official Selection Hoboken International Film Festival, US
2013 Official Selection Heritage Film Festival, US
2013 Official Selection Tupelo Film Festival, US
2013 Official Selection Rochester International Film Festival, US
2013 Official Selection Big Island Film Festival, US
2013 Official Selection La.Meko, Landau International Short Film Festival, Germany
2013 Official Selection Outpost Film Festival, WA
2013 Official Selection Omaha Film Festival, US
2013 Official Selection Phoenix Film Festival, US
2013 Official Selection Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival, US
2013 Official Selection Durango Independent Film Festival, US
2013 Official Selection Sedona International Film Festival, US
2013 Official Selection Dieciminuti Film Festival, Italy
2013 Official Selection Trail Dance Film Festival, US
2012 Official Selection Moondance International Film Festival, US
2012 Official Selection Anchorage International Film Festival, US
2012 Official Selection Cockatoo Island Film Festival, Sydney
2012 Official Selection Sandfly Film Festival, NSW
2012 Official Selection Starz Denver Film Festival, US
2012 Official Selection Purbeck Film Festival, UK
2012 Official Selection Barrie Film Festival, Canada
2012 Official Selection FreeNetWorld International Film Festival, Serbia
2012 Official Selection Asiana International Short Film Festival, South Korea
2012 Official Selection Lucca Film Festival, Italy
2012 Official Selection Fiaticorti Film Festival, Italy
2012 Official Selection Screen Stockport Film Festival, UK
2012 Official Selection Blue Mountains Film Festival, NSW
2012 Official Selection Harlem International Film Festival, US
2012 Official Selection Louisville International Film Festival, US
2012 Official Selection Fieri International Film Festival, Albania
2012 Official Selection Calgary International Film Festival, CA
2012 Official Selection Canterbury Short Film Festival, NZ
2012 Official Selection FilmVideo Montecatini, Italy
2012 Official Selection Broad Humour Film Festival, US
2012 Official Selection Cornwall Film Festival, UK
2012 Official Selection Scone FilmFest, NSW
2012 Official Selection Crystal Palace International Film Festival, UK
2012 Official Selection Cologne Comedy Short Film Festival, Germany
2012 Official Selection Poppy Jasper Film Festival, US
2012 Official Selection San Diego Film Festival, US
2012 Official Selection Brantford Film Festival, CA
2012 Official Selection Aesthetica Short Film Festival, UK
2012 Official Selection Tisza Mozi Film Festival, Hungary
2012 Official Selection Williamstown Film Festival, US
2012 Official Selection Cincinnati Film Festival, US
2012 Official Selection Pentedattilo Film Festival, Italy
2012 Official Selection Montgomery Film Festival, US
2012 Official Selection Healdsburg International Short Film Festival, US
2012 Official Selection Sarnia Shorts, UK
2012 Official Selection Isle of Wight Film Festival, UK
2012 Official Selection MoliseCinema Festival, Italy
2012 Official Selection ShowFest International Film Festival, Sydney
2012 Official Selection TriMedia Film Festival, US
2012 Official Selection NYC Filmmaker’s Festival, US
2012 Official Selection Inland NSW Film Festival, NSW
2012 Official Selection DC Shorts Film Festival, US
2012 Finalist Janison Short Sharp Film Festival, NSW
2012 Official Selection Patras International Film Festival, Greece
2012 Official Selection Salento International Film Festival, Italy
2012 Official Selection Deep Fried Film Festival, Scotland
2012 Official Selection Indie Gems Film Festival, Sydney
2012 Official Selection Film Festival of Colorado, US
2012 Official Selection Who Likes Short Shorts, US
2012 Official Selection Edinburgh Short Film Festival, Scotland
2012 Official Selection Detroit Windsor International Film Festival, US
2012 Out Of Competition Frederick Film Festival, US
2012 Official Selection Holmfirth Film Festival, UK
2012 Out Of Competition Los Gurkos Short Film Festival, Austria
2012 Official Selection Dungog Film Festival, NSW
2012 Official Selection Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series, US
2012 Official Selection Columbia Gorge International Film Festival, US
2012 Official Selection Carmarthen Bay Film Festival, Wales
2012 Official Selection Reel Shorts Film Festival, CA
2012 Official Selection Arizona International Film Festival, US
2012 Official Selection Sonoma International Film Festival, US
2012 Official Selection Indie Spirit Film Festival, US
2012 Official Selection Palm Beach International Film Festival, US
2012 Official Selection Newport Beach Film Festival, US
2012 Official Selection Soul 4 Reel Film Festival, US
2012 Official Selection CineGlobe Film Festival, CERN, Geneva
2012 Finalist Shepparton Shorts Film Festival, VIC
2012 Official Selection Warrambeen Film Festival, VIC
2012 Official Selection Flatpack Film Festival, UK
2012 Official Selection Byron Bay Film Festival, NSW
2012 Finalist, Young At Heart Short Film Awards, Sydney
2012 Official Selection Norwich Film Festival, UK
2012 Official Selection Taos Shortz Film Festival, US
2012 Official Selection Flickerfest Short Film Festival, Sydney

Awards
2013 Best of Fest Winner (Rochester International Film Festival, US)
2013 Special Mention Award (Imphal Film Festival, India)
2012 Best International Short Film (Screen Stockport Film Festival, UK)
2012 Third Prize Open Category (Barrie Film Festival, CA)
2012 Best Short Short (Harlem International Film Festival, US)
2012 Special Mention (NYC Filmmaker’s Festival, US)
2012 Best Comedy (Poppy Jasper Film Festival, US)
2012 Special Mention (Pentedattilo Film Festival, Italy)
2012 Best Film (Janison Short Sharp Film Festival, NSW)
2012 Best Short Short Comedy (Detroit Windsor International Film Festival, US)
2012 Best International Short Comedy (Carmarthen Bay Film Festival, UK)
2012 Judges Encouragement Award (Shepparton Shorts Film Festival, VIC)
2012 Honourable Mention for Comedy Fiction (Taos Shortz Film Festival, US)

John Keightley (image: Luke A. W. Howlin)

(2011) Bill and Barbara aren’t growing old gracefully, but they’re usually too drunk to care. An elegy for the old people we don’t hear about – the ones who deserve to be in nursing homes.

Written and directed by Venetia Taylor
Produced by Daniel Prypchan

Cast
John Keightley (Bill)
Helen Tonkin (Barbara)
Matthew Jacobsen (Nurse)

Crew
Writer/Director:  Venetia Taylor
Producer: Daniel Prypchan
Director of Photography:  Luke A. W. Howlin
Production Manager: Belinda Krause
Editor:  Luke A. W. Howlin
Sound Mixer: Joseph Wong
Music arranged by: Gene Taylor
Music performed by: Paul Weber (trombone), Harry Sutherland (piano), Gene Taylor (double bass) & Dom Robinson (drums)

Festival Screenings
2013 Official Selection Outpost Film Festival, WA
2012 Official Selection Konstanzer Short Film Festival, Germany
2012 Official Selection Purbeck Film Festival, UK
2012 Official Selection Festival Images En Vues, Canada
2012 Official Selection Sarnia Shorts, UK
2012 Official Selection Deep Fried Film Festival, Scotland
2012 Official Selection Langsett Independent Film Festival, UK
2012 Official Selection Malta Short Film Festival, Malta
2012 Official Selection Edinburgh Short Film Festival, Scotland
2012 Official Selection Magma Short Film Festival, NZ
2012 Official Selection Soul 4 Reel Film Festival, US
2012 Official Selection Warrambeen Film Festival, NSW
2012 Official Selection WOW Film Festival, NSW
2011 Official Selection Sandfly Film Festival, NSW
2011 Official Selection Forster Film Festival, NSW
2011 Official Selection Actors Anonymous Short Film Festival, NSW
2011 Official Selection Aesthetica Short Film Festival, UK
2011 Official Selection Crystal Palace Int. Film Festival, UK
2011 Official Selection Boohoo Films, NSW
2011 Official Selection Janison Short Sharp Film Festival, NSW
2011 Official Selection Dungog Film Festival, NSW
2011 Holmfirth Film Festival, UK (Additional Screening)
2011 Official Selection Mudfest, Mudgee Int. Film Festival, NSW

Awards
First Prize Boohoo Short Film Competition 2011

© Venetia Taylor & Human Productions 2011

RitaKahn Chen (image: Luke A. W. Howlin)

(2011) When Sophie returns from an overseas trip James has discovered the iPhone. A comedy about technology – how it keeps us in touch as it keeps us apart.

Written & directed by Venetia Taylor
Produced by Daniel Prypchan

Cast
RitaKahn Chen (Sophie)
Damian Sommerlad (James)

Crew
Writer/Director: Venetia Taylor
Producer: Daniel Prypchan
Director of Photography: Luke A. W. Howlin
Production Manager: Belinda Krause
Editor: Luke A. W. Howlin
Sound Mixer: Joseph Wong
Music composed by: Gene Taylor & Oskar Mezgailis
Music performed by: Gene Taylor (xylophone) & Oskar Mezgailis (guitar)

Screenings
2011 Official Selection Show Me Shorts Film Festival, NZ
2011 Official Selection Crystal Palace International Film Festival, UK
2011 Holmfirth Film Festival (Additional Screening)

© Venetia Taylor & Human Productions 2011

Hayley Staveley (image: Luke A. W. Howlin)

(2011) When Brittany tries to kill herself she learns a heart-warming lesson. A black comedy about friendship and getting by in a celebrity culture.

Written & directed by Venetia Taylor
Produced by Daniel Prypchan

Cast
Victoria Trojczak (Brittany)
Hayley Staveley (Bea)
Iwona Abramowicz (Helen)
Diane Villavieja, Sonja Donohoe, Andy Marsh, Paul Berenger, Lisa Divall & Peter Coren (Office)

Crew
Writer/Director: Venetia Taylor
Producer: Daniel Prypchan
Director of Photography: Luke A. W. Howlin
Production Manager: Belinda Krause
Sound Recordist: Gene Taylor
Editor: Luke A. W. Howlin
Sound Mixer: Joseph Wong
Music composed and performed by Gene Taylor (double bass)

Screenings
2012 Official Selection Langsett Independent Film Festival, UK
2011 Official Selection Actors Anonymous Short Film Festival
2011 Official Selection Dungog Film Festival
2011 Holmfirth Film Festival, UK (Additional Screening)

© Venetia Taylor & Human Productions 2011

Peter McAllum & Jan Langford-Penny (Luke A. W. Howlin)

(2011) Pam and Richard are divorced. Richard has a new life now – but there’s something on the horizon. An existential comedy about marriage and death.

Written & directed by Venetia Taylor
Produced by Daniel Prypchan

Cast
Jan Langford-Penny (Pam)
Peter McAllum (Richard)

Crew
Writer/Director: Venetia Taylor
Producer: Daniel Prypchan
Director of Photography: Luke A. W. Howlin
Production Manager: Belinda Krause
Sound Recordist: Gene Taylor
Editor: Luke A. W. Howlin
Sound Mixer: Joseph Wong
Music composed by: Gene Taylor
Music performed by: Harry Sutherland (piano), Gene Taylor (double bass) & Dom Robinson (drums)

Screenings
2012 Cyprus International Short Film Festival, Cyprus
2012 Official Selection Clare Valley Film Festival, SA
2012 Screening Salon des Refusés, UK
2012 Official Selection Warrambeen Film Festival, VIC
2012 Official Selection Byron Bay International Film Festival, NSW
2012 Official Selection WOW Film Festival, Sydney
2011 Official Selection Holmfirth Film Festival, UK
2011 Official Selection Langsett Film Festival, UK
2011 Official Selection Sandfly Film Festival, NSW

Awards
2012 Best Australian Female Performance Award -  Jan Langford-Penny (Clare Valley Film Festival)

© Venetia Taylor & Human Productions 2011

Matt Blackwood Hume & Carlos Sivalingam (Sissy M Reyes)

(2010) ‘Australia’ is in what we say – and what we don’t.

Written and directed by Venetia Taylor
Produced by Daniel Prypchan

Cast
Matthew Blackwood Hume (Matt)
Belinda Krause (Belinda)
Carlos Sivalingam (Dave)
Brock Bowen, Darren John, Marc Stagg & Naomi Sharpe (patrons)

Crew
Director of Photography: Sissy M Reyes
Sound Recordist: Gene Taylor
Editor: Venetia Taylor

Screenings
2011 Reel Australia Short Film Exhibition Luna Park (finalist)

© Venetia Taylor & Human Productions 2010

Beejan Olfat & Venetia Taylor (image: Aaron Dries)

(2010) When Annabel takes her Muslim fiance home to meet her North Shore parents – she expects the worst. A comedy of embarrassment and a satire on casual racism in the 21st century.

Written and directed by Venetia Taylor & Aaron Dries
Produced by Daniel Prypchan

Cast
Helen Tonkin (Marg)
Brett Nevill (Harold)
Beejan Olfat (Mike)
Venetia Taylor (Annabel)

Crew
Director of Photography: Aaron Dries
Sound Recordist: Gene Taylor
Editor: Venetia Taylor
Original music composed and performed by: Gene Taylor (double bass)

Screenings
2011 Glimmer Hull International Short Film Festival, UK
2011 Shorts Film Festival, SA
2011 Heart of Gold International Film Festival, QLD
2010 Show Me Shorts Film Festival, NZ
2010 Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival, UK
2010 Dungog Film Festival, NSW
2010 In The Bin Film Festival, QLD
2010 International Women’s Day, Parliament House, Sydney
2009 WOW (World of Women) Film Festival, Sydney
2009 ViVa Leichhardt Film Festival, Sydney

Awards
2010 Bin Laughing Award (In The Bin Film Festival)
2009 Best Short: Comedy (WOW Film Festival, Sydney)
2009 Best Screenplay (WOW Film Festival, Sydney)
2009 Metroscreen Jumpstart Subsidy

© Venetia Taylor & Human Productions 2010

Helen Tonkin (image: Venetia Taylor)

(2010) When Ben Skypes home from Germany things have changed. A short comedy about the perils of technology – and getting rid of your kids.

Written and directed by Venetia Taylor
Produced by Daniel Prypchan

Cast
Ben Raglione (Ben)
Helen Tonkin (Mother)
Jan Langford-Penny (Friend)
Tuncay Goenuel & Oliver Schwarz (German speakers)

Crew
Writer/Director: Venetia Taylor
Producer: Daniel Prypchan
Camera:  Venetia Taylor
Editor: Venetia Taylor
Technical Support: Catherine Mrisho

Screenings
2010 Revelation Perth International Film Festival, WA
2010 Over The Fence Comedy Film Festival, WA
2010 Sandfly Film Festival, Jervis Bay

Awards
2010 Most Popular Film (Over The Fence Comedy Film Festival, (WA)
2010 Audience Choice Award (Sandfly Film Festival)
2010 Travel Fellowship (Revelation Perth International Film Festival)

© Venetia Taylor & Human Productions 2010

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