International Competition

Ghost Train

James Fleming, Kelly Hucker
Screening time  
23.02. / Monday, 18:00 - 20:00 Theatre 5  
24.02. / Tuesday, 14:00 - 16:00 Theatre 5  
25.02. / Wednesday, 22:00 - 00:00 Theatre 5  
A spellbinding story about love, fantasy and the tricky business of facing death.

When 84-year-old Geoff steps into Dracula’s, a vampire-themed cabaret theatre, he receives a welcome distraction from the strain of caring for his ailing wife. At the ghoulish burlesque shows, he pursues an unlikely friendship with a young female performer. Alternately humorous and macabre, Ghost Train is a spellbinding story about love, fantasy and the tricky business of facing death.

James

James Fleming

James Fleming is a Melburnian filmmaker and lawyer. He studied philosophy, anthropology and law and was captivated by ethnographic films about faraway tribal societies. After graduating, he worked as a community lawyer and began making documentaries as a way of exploring how people and society tick and to advocate for change. James continues to practice law and runs Camera Electrica, a production company, whilst pursuing other creative projects.

Kelly

Kelly Hucker

Kelly Hucker is an Australian filmmaker born in 1983. Hucker completed her studies at Brighton Bay school of Art, Design & Photography in Melbourne. In 2010 she completed her Bachelor Degree in Film and Television at the Victorian College of the Arts. Her award-winning graduating film, Kwik Fix, has since shown at over 15 local and international festivals. Ghost Train is’s her first foray into documentary filmmaking.

General sponsor

Ghost Train

Australia
2013, 14' 34'', DCP

Directed by:
James Fleming, Kelly Hucker

Cinematography:
James Fleming

Edited by:
James Fleming, Kelly Hucker

Producers:
James Fleming, Kelly Hucker

Produced by:
Camera Electrica

Festivals & Awards:

Hot Docs 2014 – Best Short Award; Stanley Film Festival 2014 – Grand Jury Award Best Short; Australian Human Rights and Arts Film Festival 2014 – Audience Award; Guanajuato International Film Festival 2014 – Best Short Documentary; Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival 2014; Melbourne International Film Festival 2014; Tribeca International Film Festival 2014