The Interviewer
The Interviewer
2012 – Writer/Director
Comedy Drama
12 minutes
ABOUT
Thomas Howell gets more than he bargained for in his interview at a prestigious law firm; an insult about his tie, a rendition of Harry Potter and the chance to change the lives of a father and son.
The Interviewer is an award-winning inclusive short film, made through our Bus Stop Films, filmmaking program. The film was devised with 12 people living with disability, all of whom actively participated in the development of the film and were mentored through the process of making the film with professional mentors. I mentored the film’s co-director, Robin and helped to facilitate an environment that supported the Bus Stop Films students with an intellectual disability to actively engage in writing the film and making the film together as a team.
The film went viral in Europe in 2013 after being screened on Arte TV Germany.
Producer: Eleanor Winkler
DOP: Henry Smith
Editor: Genevieve Clay-Smith and Henry Smith
Composer: Julian McGruther
Production Company: Bus Stop Films
Awards
Audience Choice Award – Short Shorts Film Festival and Asia, Tokyo, 2013
Honourable Mention for the Celebration of Life Award – Cleveland International Film Festival, USA 2013
Best Young Filmmaker – Byron Bay Film Festival, NSW 2013
Best Narrative Film – Fargo Film Festival USA, 2013
Best Narrative Fiction – WOW Film Festival, Sydney 2013
Best Direction – WOW Film Festival, Sydney 2013
People’s Choice – WOW Film Festival, Sydney 2013
Best Young Filmmaker Award – Short Shorts, South Australian Short Film Festival, Australia SA, 2014
Best Short Film – Human Rights and Arts Film Festival, Melbourne 2014
Honourable Mention – Projects Film Festival, Sydney 2014
Best Screenplay – Love Your Shorts Short Film Festival, USA 2014
Best Scene – Love Your Shorts Short Film Festival, USA 2014
E is for Everyone Award – Love Your Shorts Short Film Festival, USA 2014
People’s Choice Award – EOP! Film Festival, Belgium 2013
Grand Prix, Best Short Film – EOP! Film Festival, Belgium 2013
Jury Prize Best Short Film – North Hampton International Film Festival, USA 2013
Best Screen Play – Canberra Short Film Festival, ACT 2014
Best Film – Kinofest, International Disability Film Festival, Russia, 2014
Best of Festival – Superfest International Film Festival, San Francisco 2014
Film of Merit – Route 66 Film Festival, USA 2014
Audience Choice – Route 66 Film Festival, USA 2014
Best of the Fest – Route 66 Film Festival, USA 2014
Best Short Comedy – Breckenridge Festival of Film, USA 2014
Most Inspirational Film – Heart of Gold International Film Festival, Gympie QLD 2013
Founders Award, Best of the Festival – RealheART Film Festival, Canada 2013
Best Short Film – RealheART Film Festival, Canada, 2013
Best Narrative Short – South Dakota Film Festival, USA 2013
