2020

Short Film

7 MIN

A Problematic Gesture Toward Auteur Theory

An egomaniacal auteur has a moment of anagnorisis when he learns about the concept of anagnorisis.

Written and Directed by

James Robert Woods

Produced by

Stephanie Jane Day
James Robert Woods

Cinematography

John Cobb ACS

Starring

George H. Xanthis

With

Anna Phillips
Gary Boulter

World Premiere

Brisbane International Film Festival
05.10.20: State Library of Queensland
09.10.20: Queensland Gallery of Modern Art

NSW Premiere

Flickerfest
23.01.21: Spiegeltent Indoor Cinema

QLD Premiere

Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival
28.10.22: Homegrown Gems / Cinephile Circuit
28.10.22: Fringe Cuts / Cinephile Circuit

Physical Release

September 2021, via Film Club Sydney

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