System Error
World Premiere

System Error

2020 Official Selection: Shorts
Short | Australia | 13 MINUTES | English
Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction

George works at a convenience store, desperately hoping for a friend. But George is a robotic service unit, and robotic service units do not have friends. Not yet, anyway.



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Cast & Credits
Directed by
Matt Vesely

Matt Vesely is a South Australian writer, director, and comedian, and works with award-winning collective Closer Productions. He was a writer on their ABCTV comedy series F***Ing Adelaide and script produced the acclaimed four-part drama, The Hunting. Like his protagonist, he sometimes feels like a sad robot himself.

Director
Matt Vesely
Producer
Kirsty Stark
Screenwriter
Matt Vesely
Cinematographer
Bryan Mason
Composer
Raynor Pettge
Editor
Bryan Mason, Matt Vesely
Production Designer
Lauren Murray
Executive Producer
Sophie Hyde
VFX
Raynor Pettge
Sound Designer
Leigh Kenyon
Robot Design & Build
Stephen Robb
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