Filmmakers will showcase their storytelling talents in Dandenong on 3 June.
The inaugural Short Cuts Film Festival at the Drum Theatre will feature comedy, animation, documentary and drama from new and experienced filmmakers.
Curator Richard Moore, who has previously worked on the Melbourne International Film Festival, said Short Cuts celebrated community.
Victorians created all of the 14 films to be featured in the three-hour festival, he said, and three were shot in and around Greater Dandenong.
“Film is a great avenue for people to tell their untold stories,” he said.
“It is a powerful mouthpiece for people to celebrate their diversity and embrace a sense of community.
“This festival gives audiences the opportunity to meet real characters from around Greater Dandenong as well as hear tales from further afield.
“It also gives new and emerging filmmakers great exposure.”
Audience members will get to vote for their favourite film.
“The common thread which ties all of these films together is that all voices are important and deserve to be heard,” Mr Moore said.
“This is the community’s festival and I would encourage everyone to embrace it.”
Tickets are free but bookings are essential. Visit drumtheatre.com.au.
