Short Film
Trust Frank - 28 min
Directed by 
Penny Moore
AFIN 2021 Finalist
- 2021
- 28m
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Australia - English
- Romance
- Comedy
- Drama
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Synopsis
“Trust Frank” is a sentimental and gently humorous film about two lonely elderly people struggling to battle serious infirmities as they age.
Synopsis Neighbours for many years, Frank and Rose share a distain for each other and have made a sport out of swapping barbed comments over the fence. Rose is fastidious by nature but as her dementia progresses, her tight grip on reality starts to fail her. In contrast, the bawdy Frank is a Vietnam veteran with lung cancer who has given up the fight for life.
When Rose has a bad dementia episode in public and latches onto Frank, the walls come crashing down and a friendship develops between them. Rose encourages Frank to fight cancer and Frank assists Rose to live at home unassisted. Together they find the strength and determination to go on living, but in the process of letting down their guard, they form a deep bond, proving it’s never too late to find love.
What makes this one special
- 12 awards at other festivalsAccolade Global Film Competition · Accolade Global Film Competition · Accolade Global Film Competition and 9 more
- Programmed at 21 other festivalsAcross 8 countries
Also selected at
12 awards, 5 nominations, 4 official selections across 21 other festivals
- WinnerAccolade Global Film Competition
- WinnerAccolade Global Film Competition
- WinnerAccolade Global Film Competition
- WinnerAccolade Global Film Competition
- WinnerChanging Face International Film Festival
- WinnerGolden Short Film Festival
- WinnerGolden Short Film Festival
- WinnerSouthern Shorts Awards
- WinnerSouthern Shorts Awards
- WinnerThrough Women's Eyes International Film Festival
- WinnerToronto Independent Film Festival of CIFT
- WinnerSao Paulo Film Festival
- NomineeLonely Wolf London International Film Festival
- NomineeNashik International Short Film Festival
- NomineeShort to the Point
- NomineeShort to the Point
- NomineeShort to the Point
- SelectionSouthern Shorts Awards
- SelectionWRPN Festival Event: So You Think You Can Direct / Act
- SelectionWRPN Festival Event: So You Think You Can Direct / Act
- SelectionWRPN Festival Event: So You Think You Can Direct / Act
Recorded by the filmmaker on their entry.
Director's Biography
Penny Moore Director
Penny is a storyteller at heart who begain her career as an actor in the theatre before she discovered her passion for filmmaking. Penny's first short film "God Knows & She Won't Tell" was screened at the Brisbane International Film Festival in 1995 and was awarded Most original Script at the New Queensland Filmmaker Awards. Penny was a state finalist for Young Australian of the year and she recieved an Outstanding Achievement Award from Canberra fror her documentary work in the 1990's. In addition to her Independent work, Penny has 8 years of experience in production management and 7 years freelancing as a writer. Trust Frank is Penny's debut as a director of drama and is her first independent project in over 15 years.