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Kar
C.ALL Festival
Dawes To Doors x Paper Angels
FRAMES Film Festival
ELGA
Mercury World
Poesia Pietra











Kar

Kar is a dark comedy about a young director struggling to navigate the complexities of making a short film for the first time. Despite all the problems, he doesn't really seem to understand the true reason why everything is going wrong.

Written & Directed by Nick Allen. Starring Nicholas Burton (Pieces of Her, The Artful Dodger), Essie Randles (Apples Never Fall) and Jack Voegt (Space Rats).

SCREENINGS
Melbourne International Film Festival 2024  
Fantastic Film Festival Australia 2025
Inner West Film Festival 2025
Setting Sun Film Festival 2025
Online Premiere via NoBudge 2025

Watch the full film on NoBudge












C.ALL Festival

C.ALL Festival was a music, theatre & art festival in Sydney/Eora at Machine Hall.

Narration: Sollyy
Original Music: Jerome Blazé

Starring:
Emily Kenmare
Jerome Blazé
Rae & Will
Joshua Ward
Claudia Adams
Max Catanna
Gemma Gillette
Rachel Seeto

Director & Editor: Nick Allen
Concept: Max Catanna and Nick Allen
Movement Director: Molly Kyriakidis-Costello
DP: Cameron Johnson
Stylist: Sydney Atakliyan
Sound Designer: Nick Keate
Colourist: Sam McCarthy
1st AC: Luke Broadhurst
Grip Assist: Aditya Raj Gureja
Runner: Elliot Armour












FRAMES Film Festival

FRAMES Film Festival was a Sydney based film community event presented by PUSH Magazine

Starring:
Max Catanna
Yas Delo
April Rose Desalegn
Michael Sun

Directed & Edited by Nick Allen
Written by Max Catanna & Nick Allen
Produced by Maddy de Wilde Barr
Assistant Director Frances Colin

Cinematography by Cameron Johnson
1st AC Hayden Besly

Styling by Sydney Atakliyan
Stylist Assist Sara Popovska
Painting by Nathan McCarthy
Sound Recordist Dominic Kersch

Music by Liam Olsson
Sound Design by Georgia Collins & Nick Keate
Colourist Sam McCarthy










Dawes to Doors

Dawes To Doors is a hairdressing service by Jack Dawes and Paper Angels is a zero waste clothing designer both founded on Gadigal land. These small vignettes were used in the promotion material of the exclusive release of their T-Shirt collaboration.

Concepted by Jack Dawes
T-Shirts by Paper Angels
Directed & Edited by Nick Allen
Cinematography by Cameron Johnson
Production Design by Amanda Kay
Music by Sam Dawes
Grade by Sam McCarthy















ELGA

A brief snapshot into the work of ceramicist Ellie Gal, as she walks through her process and practice.

Nominated for Best Short Documentary at Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival 2023.

Written, Directed & Edited by Nick Allen
Director of Photography: Harri Gilbert
Colourist: Greta Van Oyen
Music & Sound Design: Joshua Marx
Lighting Assistants: David Fulham & Jarrad Travers













Poesia Pietra

Poesia Pietra is a custom handmade jewellery brand made on Gadigal Land by Ally Sara. SMPTE-EG1 was their new collection launched in summer 2022.  

Directed & Edited by Nick Allen
Starring Kaevesh Pillai and Bronte Godden
Styling by Kahli McCredie
VFX by Oskar Perks
Music by Toby Perks












Mercury World

Mercury World is a designer fashion label made on Gadigal Land by Parry Tritsiniotis and Patrick McCormack.

Directed & Edited by Nick Allen
Cinematography by Harri Gilbert
Assistant Camera by Josiah Atkins
Assistant Directed by Bianca Wei
VHS camera by Janush Adabjou












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