THE RAVENS

35mm Film

Writer / Director / Producer / Executive Producer: Jennifer Perrott

Cast: Sarah Snook, Indianna Gregg, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor.

When young Ruby’s father returns unexpectedly from war, his volatile state makes it difficult for the family to reconnect. Ruby’s anxieties are projected onto a pair of ravens, vigilantly defending their nearby nest, who become a catalyst for the troubled family’s journey from crisis to healing.

Awards & Nominations

Winner:

  • Heartland International Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Best Narrative Short
  • LA Movie Awards: Best Actress (Sarah Snook, Succession) Best Narrative Short and Best International Film.
  • Sante Fe Independent Film Festival Audience Choice Award.
  • Best Short film – 16th ImagineIndia International Film Festival, Spain.
  • Best Short Film – New Jersey International Film Festival.
  • Rob Knox Film Festival – Best Cinematography in a short film.
  • Pietrasanta International Film Festival – Best Short Film.
  • Worldfest Houston – 50th Annual International Independent Film Festival Gold Remi Award Winner.
  • Best International Short Film Award at the 8th Festival International Short Film Festival Piélagos en Corto.
  • Red Poppy Award for Best Narrative Fiction Veterans Film Festival.
  • Golden Knight Award, Malta.
  • Award of Excellence Indiefest Awards.
  • New Renaissance Film Festival Best International Actress Award (Sarah Snook)
  • Noosa International Film Festival Best Director (Jennifer Perrott)
  • Noosa International Film Festival Best Female Performance (Indianna Gregg)
  • First Glance Film Festival Best Young Actor (Indianna Gregg)
  • Jersey Shore Film Festival Best Short Film
  • Jersey Shore Film Festival Best Picture
  • Rochester International Film Festival Shoestring Award
  • Australian Screen Sound Guild Best Sound for a Short Fiction Film (Andy Wright, Brooke Trezise)

Nominated:

  • ADG (Australian Directors Guild) nomination for best direction in a short film.
  • Best Un-produced Short Screenplay, Australian Writers’ Guild.
  • Shorts Mexico – Honorific Mention for best International live action short film.
  • Golden Panda Award Best Short Film
  • New Renaissance Film Festival Best International Director (Jennifer Perrott)
  • New Renaissance Film Festival Best Young Talent Actor (Indianna Gregg)
  • Southampton International Film Festival Best Director of a Short (Jennifer Perrott)
  • Southampton International Film Festival Best Editing in a Short (Veronika Jenet)
  • Screen Music Awards Australia Best Music for a Short Film (Michael Yezerski)

VIDEOS

The Ravens

★★★★

“A mesmerizing film […] weaves together D.P. John Brawley’s exceptional lensing design with a script by Perrott that is poignant, insightful, aching and utterly captivating. As the young girl, Indianna Gregg infuses young Ruby with a vulnerability that makes you practically want to run up to her and wrap her in your arms, while Jeremy Lindsay Taylor’s difficult turn as a father returning from war with PTSD is occasionally difficult to watch and always impossible to not watch. As the mother/wife struggling to hold it all together Sarah Snook is simply sublime.”

– Richard Propes, The Independent Critic

“Emotionally charged, authentic performances, directed with such sensitivity, is a most visceral + poignant film about PTSD that will both break + heal you. Great film that depicts the psychological effect of war. A lot of hard times, drama and violence on the road to heal the trauma.”

– Sofy TV

“Director Jennifer Perrott [… has] written a poignant and tender film.”

– James Cunnigham, Australian Cinematographer