Owned (2009)

"Sometimes, alone is better."






SYNOPSIS:  When Zieke, a lonely teenager, encounters a rowdy gang of local kids he is hesitantly lured into their world of practical jokes and video pranking. Zieke believes he has finally found friendship, until things take a distinctly nasty turn.. 

STATUS: Completed
PROJECT: Fiction - Drama
COMPLETED: 2009
RUNTIME: 10m 30s
SHOOT FORMAT: HDV
PRODUCER: Cara Lipson Dvorjak and Mark Tipple
DIRECTOR:  Cara Lipson Dvorjak 
WRITER:  Cara Lipson Dvorjak 
DOP: Mark Tipple

OUR ROLE(S): Line Producer (Pete Ireland)

CAST: Zieke Mirabito, Kal Yacoub, Pete Yacoub, Dylan Makdessi, Vincent Jones Varga, Michael Arvithis

SCREENINGS/SELECTIONS/AWARDS:
  - Australia-Japan Student Film Forum @ The Japanese Film Festival 2009 (Sydney, Australia - official selection)
             * WINNER - BEST FILM 2009
             * WINNER - AUDIENCE AWARD 2009 
  - St Kilda Film Festival 2009 (St Kilda, Australia - official selection)  
  - Channel 7 Short Film Screenings 2010 (Broadcast TV, Australia - official selection) 

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