PROJECT: DOG TAGS (short film, 6 minutes)
PRODUCTION TYPE: Independent/Student
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Katherine Weston

Rehearsal Dates: TBD
Production Dates: TUES 5TH - WED 6TH JUNE
Remuneration: This job is on a volunteer basis. It is an opportunity for actors to build upon their show reel.

PROJECT SYNOPSIS:
Johnny, a boxer and alcoholic, awakens in hospital; bandaged, bruised and bedridden. His friend since childhood, Kelly, is nowhere in sight. He panics, as he is unable to accurately recollect the memories of what put him in his present state. When the nurse arrives to find him awake from his three-day coma, she rushes back out. She returns with “Johnny’s father”, Arturo and leaves them alone. What follows is a tense stand-off. Arturo leaves but his words shake Johnny and now he only wants the answer to one question – is Kelly fine? Unsatisfied with the answer given, Johnny forces himself to overcome his current physical limitations in order to locate his childhood friend. After a struggle down the hall, a heated stare-off with the nurse and his crutch being taken from him, Johnny finally finds Kelly in a coma and learns that she has little chance of surviving. Johnny has no choice but to sit by Kelly’s bed and watch as her life slips away, her dog tags tangled between one of her hands and his.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:
Born and raised in Penrith, New South Wales, Katherine has been an author for the past ten years in the fantasy and science fiction genres and has been in love with film since she was little.
She is currently attending the International Film School Sydney under the Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- Full copies of the screenplay will be made available.
- There are two short audition pieces that will also be made available for the leads.