Underdog Film Festival: Comic Relief
Saturday, September 12, 2026
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Presented by Kingston Butter Factory
Kingston Butter Factory (KBF) Cultural Precinct is a place where big ideas come to life and people come together in ways that entertain and...
270 Jacaranda Ave, Kingston Q 4114
Event Details
OFFICE PLACE
Office workers Paul and Rudd babysit their boss’s newborn son.
MIME OVER MATTER
Alan Parker, a reformed mime, leads a weekly support group for those who’ve stepped out of the invisible box. But leaving the silent life behind is easier said than done.
DIRECTED & PRODUCED BY: YARNO ROHLING & MATT SHEPHERD
A PUPPET FOR ANY OCCASION
A dark comedy short about John, a man whose peculiar job is delivering bad news – with the help of his puppets. From breakups to brutal medical diagnoses, John lets his felt companions take on life’s hardest conversations.
DIRECTED & PRODUCED BY: TRENT CLIFFE & DOMINIC MULLIGAN
DIRECTED BY:
JAMES VAN DER LINDEN
PRODUCED BY: SAMANTHA WILCOCK
BIRDERS
Best mates Andrew and Nicolas bond over a lifelong obsession with bird watching.
At Sturnley’s Supamart, a faded family grocery store, awkward checkout clerk Nora dreams of singing the store jingle. But when a customer mistakes small talk for life-changing wisdom, Nora is thrust into the spotlight as the store’s new mascot.
DIRECTED BY:
TRINITY LEIGH
PRODUCED BY:
HANS SALCEDA
SHELF LIFE
Meg lives alone with her beloved cat Nigel. Her evening is turning out as planned – dinner, a glass of wine, and some trashy true crime TV before bed – until two unexpected intruders turn her peaceful evening into every woman’s worst nightmare. The encounter spirals into a darkly comedic commentary on the frustrations experienced by renters amidst Australia’s ongoing housing crisis.
DIRECTED BY:
JEMMA COTTER
PRODUCED BY:
JENNA SUFFERN
THE AGREEMENT
APPETITE OF A NOBODY
Gerald is a raw meat eating socially inept guy who wants nothing more than to make friends but when he follows the steps of an 80’s self-help video things take a bloodcurdling turn.
DIRECTED & PRODUCED BY: AMANDA KAYE
DIRECTED BY:
SHANNON LOUGHNANE
PRODUCED BY:
HADDIE DAVIES
WHITE GLOVE SERVICE
When her husband succumbs to a catatonic depression, a 1960s housewife goes to extreme lengths to keep their lives afloat.
A father must confront his apathy towards the world’s big issues when his disabled son, who is terrified of open water, steals his boat and refuses to come back to shore until his Dad has saved the world.
Event Info
- Date: Saturday, September 12, 2026
- Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- Promoter: Kingston Butter Factory
- Address: 270 Jacaranda Ave, Kingston Q 4114
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