''The Visitor'' is a 2002
Australian film
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directed by
Dan Castle
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starring
Barry Otto
Barry Otto (born 1941) is an Australian actor, primarily of Australian cinema, cinema, and an amateur artist.
Early life
Barry Otto was born in Brisbane in 1941, the son of a butcher. He trained as an artist but switched to acting.
Career
Otto ...
. This is a short film, lasting 30 minutes.
Plot
"Michael, in his beach-home in
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, is avoiding phone calls regarding his lifelong dear friend and former lover of two-years, Chris who is dying back in
Boston
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,
United States
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. While trying to write, he is disturbed by the noisy surfers next door as they get ready for a weekend away of surf. C.K., one of the surfers, remains behind to surf the local beach. At the beach cafe for lunch with his old friend Angus, Michael again avoids discussing Chris back in the United States. Angus catches Michael watching C.K. on the beach and teases him but Michael denies any interest in the surfer. Left on his own, Michael watches C.K. catch a series of waves. After a big wave and a wipe out, C.K. disappears in the surf. Michael loses sight of C.K. until he sees him on the beach taking off his wetsuit before he heads back home. Michael remains on the beach then makes his way home. Once inside his house, Michael sees C.K. walking towards him on his way to the living room where he makes himself at home. Michael does not know why the surfer is in his house but before the night is over he will discover more about himself than he may have been ready for."
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Awards
* Official Selection: Telluride Film Festival
* Nominated for Best Short Film – Australian AFI Awards
* Winner: Best Fiction Short – St. Kilda Film Festival
* Winner: Best Screenplay – St. Kilda Film Festival
* Winner: Best Short – Australian's in Film – Mardi Gras Film Festival
* Winner: Best Short – Seattle Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
* Winner: Best Short – Honolulu Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
* Winner: Best Short – North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
References
External links
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* http://www.dancastle.com/Newcastle/Welcome.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20110209102336/http://thevisitorfilm.com/
2002 films
2002 short films
Films set in Australia
Australian surfing films
2000s Australian films
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