Dumpy Goes to the Big Smoke

Dumpy Goes to the Big Smoke is a 2012 Australian short drama film written and directed by Mirrah Foulkes.^[1] The short film is produced by David Michod and Michael Cody and had its world premiere in competition at the Sydney Film Festival on 16 June 2012.^[2] After that the film competed at number of film festivals and earned good reviews.^[3][4][5]

Dumpy Goes to the Big Smoke
Directed by	Mirrah Foulkes
Written by	Mirrah Foulkes
Produced by	David Michod Michael Cody
Starring	Emily Tomlins Anthony Hayes Eden Falk
Cinematography	Adam Arkapaw
Edited by	Nash Edgerton
Music by	Sam Petty
Distributed by	Blue-Tongue Films
Release date	16 June 2012 (2012-06-16)
Running time	15 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English

Plot

Dumpy a strange, cat-obsessed figure in a gold dress, who dreams of escaping to the big smoke. When a pleasant stranger appears, needing help to change a punctured tyre, opportunity final knocks.

Cast

• Emily Tomlins as Dumpy
• Anthony Hayes as Portly
• Eden Falk as Handsome Gentleman Caller

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2012	Sydney Film Festival	Rouben Mamoulian Award	Mirrah Foulkes	Won[6]
		Best Australian Short Film	Mirrah Foulkes	Nominated[6]
2013	Australian Film Institute Awards	Best Short Fiction Film	Mirrah Foulkes (with David Michod and Michael Cody)	Nominated[7]
		Best Screenplay in a Short Film	Mirrah Foulkes	Nominated[7]
	Aspen Shortsfest	Filmmaker to watch	Mirrah Foulkes	Won[8]
	Flickerfest film festival	Best Direction In A Short Film	Mirrah Foulkes	Won[9][10]

See also

• Cinema of Australia