Nash Edgerton Trilogy—Spider, Bear, Shark
OPENING NIGHT PROGRAM—FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4—7:00 PM
Director: Nash Edgerton
Producers: Nicole O’Donohue, Lauren Edwards, Jason Merrick, John Polson, Michele Bennett, Madeline Lewis, Nash Edgerton, Marcello Paolino
Australia/USA
Narrative, 2021, 9 min., 13 min., 14 min.
SPIDER—It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye. BEAR—Jack has a new girlfriend, but he’s still up to old tricks. SHARK—His first girlfriend was hit by a car. His second girlfriend fell off a cliff. His wife has come prepared.
Between SPIDER, BEAR and SHARK the films have won multiple awards, including the AFI Fest Short Award, the Sundance Film Festival Short Filmmaking Award, and the Sydney Film Festival Audience Award. They have also been nominees for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and Short Film Grand Jury nominees at Sundance and SXSW. Between them they have received and astounding 48 awards.
Nash Edgerton is a true multi-hyphenate. He is a writer, director, producer, stuntman, actor and editor. He has directed nine multi-award-winning short films, that have wowed audiences and entered cult status worldwide. He has also directed music videos for artists such as Bob Dylan, Brandon Flowers, Empire Of The Sun, Ben Lee and Eskimo Joe. His feature Films include THE SQUARE and GRINGO, (starring David Oyelowo, Charlize Theron, Joel Edgerton, Amanda Seyfried and Sharlto Copley). In television, he has directed all three seasons of the highly acclaimed FX series MR. IN-BETWEEN.
