My Body Says (2017)
Short Documentary (3min) | Video link here
Co-Directed & Edited by Kelly Hucker for whim.com’s DOCO 180
Synopsis: A comedian, who jokingly calls herself a ‘fat clown’, takes the challenge to look closely at her undressed body, and question what else her body might say.
Distribution: whim.com (500k views to date)
Emotions (2017)
Short Creative Documentary (5min)
Directed & Edited by Kelly Hucker (as part of Polyglot’s 5678 Film Club)
Synopsis: A group of year seven girls are asked to tease out what emotions are. They debate and describe with examples from their own life, brought to life by stop-motion and re-enactment.
Screenings: Palace Kino as part of Polyglot 4678 Film Club series
Quatre Jours avec Claudine Leclercq (2016)
Biography (71m37s) | Language: French
Directed, Shot & Edited by Kelly Hucker
Synopsis: At the family’s requests, Kelly stayed with 84-year-old Claudine Leclercq for 4 days to record her life story in her own words. What starts as a reserved and straight forward list of events moves into an honest contemplation of the moments that have shaped her life.
Ghost Train (2013)
Creative Documentary (14m34s) | Video Link here
Co-Directed, Co-Produced & Co-Edited by Kelly Hucker & James Fleming
Synopsis: An elderly man struggling to cope with his wife’s dementia is drawn into a macabre cabaret restaurant and becomes enchanted by the lead actress. Ghost Train is a documentary about the many forms of love and finding life in unexpected places.
Official Festival Selection: Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, HotDocs, Melbourne International Film Festival, Brisbane International Film Festival, Shadow Electrica Film Festival, Byron Bay Film Festival, Human Rights & Arts Film Festival, Tripoli Film Festival, Stanley Film Festival, Palm Springs International ShortFest, Guanajuato International Film Festival.
Awards: Best Short Documentary (Hot Docs 2014), Best Short Film (Stanley Film Festival 2014), Audience Award – Best Australian Short Film (Human Rights & Arts Festival).
Private Video Link available. Contact kellyhucker@gmail.com
Kwik Fix (2010)
Short Drama/Comedy (10min) | Video Link here
Written, Directed & Edited by Kelly Hucker
Synopsis: A film about the idiosyncratic staff of a fast-food restaurant and the passionately deluded Manager committed to inspiring them. It’s about people we all know but hardly ever acknowledge and a man with a dream no one else shares.
Official Selection: New York City International Film Festival, St Johns International Film Festival. Lucerne International Film Festival Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival, Macon Film Festival, Campfire Film Festival, and Kerry International Festival. VCA Best Achievement in Comedy, Editing and Sound.
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Sex Defence (2009)
Short Drama/Comedy (5min) | Video Link here
Written, Directed & Edited by Kelly Hucker
Synopsis: When a double-booking mistake strikes the Boxhill Community Hall, a group of suburban women participating in their weekly ‘Pole Dancing/Self Defence Class’, are interrupted by a troop of men armed and ready for their ‘Everyday Objects Weight Lifting’ session. Sex Defence is a battle-of-the-sexes tale that explores the horrible truth that some halls just can’t be shared.’
Official Selection: World of Women Film Festival
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Holding Shadows (2008)
Short Experimental Drama (2min)
Written, Directed & Edited by Kelly Hucker
Synopsis: A young woman struggles to obey her opposing thoughts.
Private Video Link available. Contact kellyhucker@gmail.com
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Hardcore (2008)
Short Experimental Documentary (2min) | Video Link here
Written, Directed & Edited by Kelly Hucker
Synopsis: A short non-narrative film exploring the growing trend of sharing degrading hardcore pornography for comic entertainment.
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