UNTITLED / UNFINISHED
There is a video of racist attack filmed in Melbourne and posted on Tik Tok. The viral video with millions of views and thousands of hate comments sends the filmmaker who filmed the incident into an existential crisis. This is his story.
Documentary / 15 mins / Australia / 2023
Written & directed by Matthew Victor Pastor
Producers: Daniel Schultheis & Matthew Victor Pastor
Cinematography: Evangeline Lee & Daniel Schultheis
First AD: Ella Tabilog
Camera Assistant: Satomi Yamaguchi
Film Festival Premieres:
26th Revelation Perth International Film Festival - 15/07/2023
17th Sydney Underground Film Festival - 08/09/2023
28th Canberra Short Film Festival - 11/11/2023 *Honourable mention documentary award
40th St Kilda Film Festival - 06/06/2024
Interview with SBS
'I hold on to the fact that cinema and film can challenge people. I believe that art has the power to change people, it changed my life. I also believe we have the responsibility in sharing these stories, and that's how I try to find the silver lining.' Matthew Victor Pastor on the challenges of film-making, racism, and hate speech.
Full interview here: Interview with SBS Filipino