Mama Bird - Short Film
After losing her baby, a grieving artist discovers an unconventional way to process her grief.
Written by Ruth Larner.
Directed by Keean Murrell-Snape.
Produced by Gerardo Ceres.
Starring Ruth Larner & Jordan Meaney
Mama Bird was ommissioned by Screen Illawarra and Wollongong City Council as a part of the Creative Wollongong Short Film Festival 2026.
Produced by Relativity Films, Bottega Films and Down & Out Pictures.
Mama Bird is currently on an international festival run and will be pubicly available in 2027.
Run Time - 12'21"
Carshare - Short Film
A woman with a stalker outside and a difficult flatmate at home learns she’s afraid of the wrong people.
Carshare was commissioned by Screen Illawarra and Wollongong City Council as a part of the Creative Wollongong Short Film Festival 2025 and has since screened internationally.
Winner - Miami Women's Film Festival
Best Director - Rotterdam Independent Film Festival
Official Selection - Berlin Women's Cinema Festival
Nominee Best Director - New York Short Awards
Finalist Oron International Film Festival
Semi-finalist - London Women's Film Festival
Semi-finalist - Paris International Short Festival
Semi-finalist - Chicago Filmmaker Awards
Semi-finalist - San Francisco Women's Film Festival
Semi-finalist - Kyoto Independent Film Festival
Cast - Ashleigh Murray, Shaun Foley, Tony Barea, Kari Hill, Ruby Hill-Nguyen
Written & directed by Renée Brack.
Produced by Gerardo Ceres, Keean Murrell-Snape and Mariana Zurak
Run Time - 9'58"
Rating - M mature themes, no swearing, no nudity, mild violence