The Moths Will Eat Them Up
Short Film, 2021
Produced by Luisa Martiri
Written by Tanya Modini
Directed by Luisa Martiri & Tanya Modini
A simple train ride home at night for a woman turns into a terrifying game of cat and mouse with a stranger until an unforeseen force is summoned.
Festivals
Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2022 (UK Premiere)
Sydney Film Festival 2022 (NSW Premiere)
St Kilda Film Festival 2022 (Victorian Premiere)
Brisbane International Film Festival 2021 (Screen Queensland Showcase, World Premiere)
CinefestOz 2022
Show Me Shorts 2022
Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival 2022
MEME MAS PEUR International Film Festival 2023
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market Pick 2023
Awards
NOMINEE for AACTA Award for Best Short Film 2022
WINNER of the Dendy Award for Best Live Action Short, Sydney Film Festival 2022
WINNER of the Rouben Mamoulian Award for Best Director, Sydney Film Festival 2022
WINNER of AWGIE Award for Short Film 2022 (Tanya Modini)
WINNER of Gold ACS Queensland Awards for Cinematography for Short Film (Julian Panetta)
WINNER of Runner-Up Best Australian Short Film 2023
WINNER of CGA Award for Best Casting in a Short Film 2022 (Tom McSweeney and David Newman)
NOMINEE for ASSG Award for Best Sound for a Live-Action Short Film (Jennifer Leonforte, Mel Bertram, Sam Rogers, Ryan Squires)
NOMINEE for Best Actor (Ling Cooper Tang), St Kilda Film Festival 2022
NOMINEE for Best Original Score (Madeleine Cocolas), St Kilda Film Festival 2022
NOMINEE for Best Achievement in Sound Post-Production (Jennifer Leonforte), St Kilda Film Festival 2022