Mate
“What's mine is yours.”
Cast
Joshua Brennan Jeremy Blewitt Melody Kiptoo Di Smith JR Laveta Zoe Jensen
Credits
Written by: Daniel Corboy George-Alex Nagle
Music: Jai Pyne
Plot
After a long time apart, local no-hoper John must reconnect with reserved schoolboy Jack over a single weekend in an insular working-class outpost of Western Sydney.
Sinekatalog’s take
Two unlikely companions, a no-hoper and a reserved schoolboy, reconnect over a weekend in an insular suburb. A tender, restrained short about awkward closeness. Quietly touching.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Awards
- Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2022: Best Film (Grand Prix (International Competition))
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (66 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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