Video Lives: the finalists

The finalists

Hailey Batholomew Don Meers Amy Cutler Thomas Klein Jonathan Chong

Brisbane 'the suburbs', by Hailey Batholomew

Still image from 'Brisbane, the suburbs'

Hailey dreads living a 'normal' life in the suburbs. Finding herself living this ‘nightmare’ causes her to take a fresh look at what’s really important.

The short story of the impact of seeing Sydney’s lights at night for the first time by a young country boy.

My family: small girl, huge pimple, chinese mum – doctor’s vocabulary, big slow dad, fabulous gay brother and a calculated alcoholic grandmother that doesn’t speak English.

Allan Lambert describes his association with Lelma Station – the previous owners and the constant battle with nature’s harshest elements, sheep and machinery.

Still image from 'Chang-Li is my middle name'

This is a very personal account of who I am, my ethnic background and what it means to be Australian. Using old Super8 footage, family photos and animations I give the audience a slice of my life.

Video Lives