Lauren Koopowitz

The Bear Hunt

Determined to make her beloved teddy bear look 'normal' before her birthday, 12-year-old Ellie's search takes her on a journey that changes the way she understands difference; both in her bear and in herself.

Downpour

A flip-book of modern young love, Lou and Cleo weave through the complex feelings encompassing any new relationship. Told in a sequence of poignant vignettes, their story is a downpour of everything, all at once.

Carrie's Doing Great

An aspiring video game artist uncovers a conspiracy that the local neighborhood watch are kidnapping the town's creatives and turning them into mindless civil servants.

Rabbit

A year after her identical twin's disappearance, Maude Ashton is still haunted by visions of her sister's violent abduction. Convinced she is still alive, Maude follows the clues to a derelict caravan park.

Kangaroo Island

Lou Wells has hit rock bottom after a promising start to her Hollywood career. Now broke and aimless, she reluctantly accepts a plane ticket from her estranged father, Rory to return home to South Australia’s ruggedly beautiful Kangaroo Island. As years of unresolved tension start to resurface, the reunion turns even more complicated when Lou and her sister Freya learn about Rory’s secret.

Wabi Sabi Rendezvous

After a year studying music abroad, Monika returns home to Australia, eager to reunite with her boyfriend after months apart. When he doesn’t show up, Monika instead happens upon her childhood friend, Yael, who she hasn’t seen for years. Yael is an amateur photographer who walks through the Adelaide Botanic Gardens every day, taking photos of the subtle differences she sees. This chance rendezvous sparks a series of conversations which explore love, breakups, photography and dirty socks.