The 2011 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival is about to begin with the aid of a new short film produced by Spirit Films, titled See Within.

The flick will be screened before every film in the festival, with an expected 48,000 movie enthusiasts to watch the story of a man viewing life from the perspective of a camera; observing a range of personalities in some of Adelaide’s most iconic locations.

Working collaboratively with Clemenger BBDO and the BigPond Adelaide Film Festival (BAFF), the two minute short film was produced to promote the upcoming 2011 BAFF.

See Within is a narrative that follows main character Max (John Maurice) in his peculiar role as the ‘camera.’ He captures life and scenes with colourful characters as footage, in familiar locations including West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide Bus Terminal, Capri Cinema and the East Terrace Parklands.

Spirit Films producer, Paula Smith says: "We are part of such a fantastic film culture here in South Australia that I was keen for Spirit Films to contribute to the promotion of the BigPond Adelaide Film Festival."

"See Within was another team effort from Spirit Films and members of the South Australian film industry, we banded together to film beautiful pictures at some of SA’s most iconic locations.

"It was great to do something different, and we are looking forward to getting it in front of so many die hard film lovers during the festival. Normally we’re in the business of telling a story in 30 seconds – it was great to have the luxury of two whole minutes to explore such a fascinating theme,” says Smith.

The 2011 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival runs from February 24 to March 6, 2011, celebrating contemporary screen culture from around Australia and the world.

In the 2011 festival there will be 48 Australian films and an additional 150 films from 49 countries worldwide.

Credits:

Spirit Films – Paula Smith (Producer) Emily Green (Production Manager)

Clemenger BBDO – Greg Knagge (Creative Director) Judi Oehme (Agency Producer)

Amy Weston and Dave Lawson (Writer/Art Director)

To view the short film click here