Noise

Suffering from tinnitus (a chronic hearing problem), Graham McGahan, a young cop, is sent by his boss to stake out a suburban shopping strip, after violent murders rock the local community. He starts to engage with the traumatised members of the local community and he learns to come to grips with his role as a cop and a man. But terror has a way of finding the most vulnerable amongst us. Noise deals with the response of an ordinary young man to the challenge posed when a community is affected by tragic events.

Screening Schedule

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Script: Matthew Saville

Cinematography: Laszlό Baranyai

Editing: Geoff Hitchins

Sound: Emma Bortignon

Music: Bryony Marks, Art Direction: Paddy Reardon

Actors: Brendan Cowell (Graham McGahan), Maia Thomas (Lavinia Smart), Henry Nixon (Graig Finlay), Nicholas Bell ( Noel Birchall)

Production: Retro Active Film

Producers: Trevor Blainey

Format: 35mm, Color

Production Country: Australia

Production Year: 2007

Duration: 109

Matthew Saville

In addition to contributing to the Australian comedy shows skitHouse and Big Bite, writer and director Matthew Saville has made short films that have screened at more than 150 festivals worldwide. In 2003, his Roy Hollsdotter Live won the Dendy Award for Best Short Film at the Sydney FF and was nominated for two AFI Awards and a Film Critics Circle of Australia Award.That same year, it was voted Best Short Film at the 2003 Lexus Inside Film Awards, where Saville was also honored with the rising talent award. Noise is his first feature film.