A poet, a barking dog, and the neighbor from hell walk into a short film...
The story of an anxious young poet who accidentally instigates a feud with his neighbour when he tries to quell the barking of his dog.
Acting
George Pullar's panic spirals feel dangerously real.
Writing
Every escalation is perfectly, horribly logical.
Direction
Smart squeezes a feature's worth of tension into 17 minutes.
Director
Megan Smart
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Megan Smart expanded this from her own experiences with neighborhood disputes in Sydney's inner west.
The film captures a specifically Australian strain of passive-aggressive masculinity where confrontation simmers beneath 'no worries' veneer.
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