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The Shirt Off Your Back
Narrative | 9 Mins
“A dark fairy tale about two brothers who re-live a strange encounter with a man on Christmas Day, their memories shifting until the truth becomes something unknowable—something that quietly, irrevocably changes them.”
BTS via Instagram
Trailer via MUBI
Festivals
Sydney Film Festival (2025)
Melbourne International Film Festival (2025)
CinefestOZ (2025)
Adelaide Film Festival (2025)
BeyondFest LA (2025)
Canberra Short Film Festival (2025)
Central Coast Film Festival (2025)
Brisbane International Film Festival (2025)
PÖFF / Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (2025)
Stellar Short Film Festival (2026)
St Kilda Short Film Festival (2026)
Awards & Nominations
The Curb, No. 5 Best Australian Films (2025)
Nadine Whitney, Best Australian Films (2025)
AACTA Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts, Nominated - Best Short Film (2026)
Canberra Short Film Festival, Winner - Best Director (2025)
Stellar Short Film Festival, Winner - Best Film (2026)
Stellar Short Film Festival, Rising Talent (Eden Wendt) (2026)
1.4 Awards, Gold Award Winner (2026)
CICLOPE Asia-Pacific, Best Short Film (2026)
CICLOPE Asia-Pacific, Grand Prix in Direction (2026)
CICLOPE Asia-Pacific, Director Of The Year (2026)
St Kilda Film Festival, Winner Best Editing (2026)
St Kilda Film Festival, Winner Best Cinematography (2026)
Director & Writer David Robinson-Smith
Executive Producers Julie Ryan, Jeff Harrison, Joseph Perkins
Producers Julia Corcoran, Ari Harrison
Prod Co Umbrella Entertainment, Sanctuary Pictures, Ripple Pictures
Financed in association with ARC
Supported by the Australian Cinematographers Society’s John Leake OAM ACS Award
Cinematographer Jaclyn Paterson
Production Designer Abbey Ling Thorley
Costume Laura Bracken
Editor Phoebe Taylor
Sound Design Wade Keighran
Score Wade Keighran, Joel Byrne