A casual kidnapping takes Crystal on a trip to rural Victoria with her estranged best friend. Though Chester promises a pleasant getaway, the mystery of his unexplained two-year absence — and a looming cosmic event threaten to overshadow their journey.
Andrew Dang - Writer/Co-Director/Producer/Actor @dangdiddly
Jak Scanlon - Co-Director & Producer @jakscanlon
Brooke Allen - Producer & Unit Manager @brooke_allen_
Will Chao - DOP & Producer @_willchao_@minimaxfilms
Jim Li - 1st AC @jlsoawesome
Kayleen Montalan - 2nd AC @kayleen.montalan
Musashi Wakaki - 1st AD @mu.wack@threequarterfilms
Diako Kalapera - Gaffer @kalapera
Rena Li - Production Designer @renassiance._
Kellie Palatino - Production Designer @kelliepalatino
Tobias Miller - Production Assistant @tobiasjmiller
Mo De los Reyes - Sound Recordist @modlsrys
Madeleine Frau - Assistant Sound Recordist @maddie.frau
An Dang - Actor @andang.vn
Darcy Broom - Editor/BTS Photographer @darcy.broom
Hootan Hagshenas - Colourist @hootan.h.b
Darcy Colin Adam - Sound Designer @darcycadam
Pico Dos Santos-Lee - Composer @pico_dsl
Andrew (he/him) is an actor, writer and director based in Naarm/Melbourne. Andrew’s work has a fascination with identity, belonging, and their impact on relationships, as showcased in his latest short films, I Threw My Keys. Can You Help Me Find Them? (2024) and Last Chance to Evacuate Earth (2025).
“Jak’s script immediately highlighted to me the laborious process of grief. Not the screaming, the hugging or the crying, but the little everyday rituals you force yourself to continue as you adjust to your new normal. This is the labour you do in private, the labour that people aren’t meant to see. And I am enthralled by the idea of an audience seeing just that.”
“The hardest goodbyes begin with the simplest tasks.”
Tips Short Film - Trailer
Follow along to watch the films journey.
Jak Scanlon - Writer/Director/Actor @jakscanlon
Andrew Dang - Co-Director @dangdiddly
William H. Diffey - Script Supervisor @trwmedia_ou
Tobias Miller - Producer/1st AD @tobiasjmiller
Georgia Duncan - Unit Manager @georgia_duncan21
Ramsay Waterhouse - DOP @ramsaywaterhouse
Ameya Ajay - 1st AC @ameyasrealm
Elliot Bryant - 2nd AC @elliot.b_11
Alexander Hollins - 2nd AC @alexpghollins
Oliver Gates - Gaffer @olly_has_a_face
Lily Rokebrand - Production Designer @lily_rokebrand
Ruth Cox - Production Design Assistant @
Iphigenia Scott - Production Design Assistant @ iphigeniaccs
Ethan Freemantle - Sound Recordist @ethan_freemantle
Raphael Bradbury - BTS Photographer @raphaelo008
Jak Scanlon - Editor & Colourist @jakscanlon
Thomas Atkinson - Sound Designer, Mixer & Composer @jakesully_2009
A year ago, some friends and I wrote and shot a silly little film in under 24 hours…. now you can watch that film.
Hit the link my BIO to help me find my keys…
PRODUCER/CO-WRITER/CO-DIRECTOR/CO-EDITOR: Jak
Scanlon @jakscanlon
CO-WRITER/CO-DIRECTOR: Andrew Dang @dangdiddly
CINEMATOGRAPHER/SOUND RECORDIST/CO-EDITOR:
Darcy Broom @darcy.broom
COMPOSER: Raphael Gudurrku Bradbury @raphaelo008
SOUND DESIGN: Cam Burgess @cam_burgess_audio
COLOURIST: Alister Hudson @colourbyal
