
Adisha Bansal | Editor

Editing Narrative Films

Proof of Concept - AACTA Top 5 Finalist
Boy On The Roof (2024)
Dir: Robin Klaus
This genre-bending short was developed under the guidance of AACTA mentors and created as a part of their Pitch Focus Program for student filmmakers. A coming of age story combined with magical realism.

Proof of Concept - AACTA Top 5 Finalist
Life As Usual (2024)
Dir: Lianne Mackessy
Life As Usual is an intimate and honest social-realist drama. It explores themes of trauma, resilience in the face of hardship, and the helplessness that comes with institutional oppression while reflecting some of the complexities of maintaining a marriage through incarceration. This, too, was developed under the mentorship of AACTA.

Short Film
Smoke (2024)
Dir: Katie Fitzgerald
Smoke is an honest portrayal of a certain type of modern-day long-term relationship. It’s the confusion and disillusionment of sex. The secret people carry with them going about their day-to-day lives.

Short Film
Tuesday Tuesday (2024)
Dir: Lianne Mackessy
Tuesday Tuesday is a bittersweet, character-driven story inspired by the director’s experiences as a support worker. It explores professional boundaries, grief, and growing pains, celebrating love while reflecting on some of the complex realities faced by individuals and families living with dementia.

Short Film
Listen, Carefully (2024)
Dir: Miki Clarke
Listen, Carefully! is a child-centred drama. An odd-ball yarn of two unlikely friends who discover their true kinship one day too late.