Short Film AFIN 243
PORTIONS FOR FOXES
Directed by 
Dominic Vaughey
AFIN 2024 Nominee · 4 nominations
- 2024
- 15m
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Australia - English
- M
- Drama
- Historical
- Romance
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Synopsis
In the 17th-century village of Eyam, two sinners - Colette and Finlay - confront the danger of their pre-marital pregnancy in their parish town. As the black death descends on their village, all sinners are persecuted in a desperate attempt to cleanse Eyam of the plague.
Harbouring a now lethal secret, Colette and Finlay must make a fateful choice: flee the quarantined town in a daring escape, risking isolation and rejection from neighbouring civilisations, or stay and confront the weight of their forbidden love and the deadly consequences it might bring.
What makes this one special
- Nominated in 4 AFIN categoriesBest Australian Supporting Performance · Best Production Design · Best Costume Design · Best Student Film
- A student film
From the Judges
From the Judges
The period costume and production design anchor this short in its era so completely that the panel felt transported into another time and place entirely. A tender romance set against the bleakness of a plague, it pairs breathtaking locations with cinematography whose austerity suits the subject beautifully, and the writing gives the performances room to shine. Assured, moving, and richly realised craft throughout.
Director's Biography
Dominic Vaughey Director
Dominic Vaughey is an emerging Australian director and writer, co-writing Portions for Foxes with creative partner Ani Parry. Dom is the creative lead of the project and informs the decisions made for the film’s story, style, and characters. He thrives working with complex production challenges, such as VFX, pyrotechnics, large groups of extras, and animals. Dom is excited to share Portions for Foxes and hopes that the love and detail that went into its development will be felt by audiences everywhere.
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PORTIONS FOR FOXES was an official Nominee for Best Australian Supporting Performance, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design and Best Student Film at the AFIN International Film Festival 2024, a Top 100 Best Reviewed and IMDb-qualifying festival.
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