Synopsis
On a hunger strike, your doctor is your best friend
ZPR 359 lives on a Pacific island outside Australian waters, where he was taken after seeking asylum by boat. Z has become desperate, and sewing his lips together he begins a hunger strike. As Z weakens he enters into a delirium where he imagines he is in Australia with his doctor. ZPR 359 is a touching film about a brutal situation.
Cast
ZPR 359: Reza Momenzada
Doctor: Ben Winspear
Key Crew
Cinematographer: Sissy Reyes
Designer: Emma Bourke
Makeup: Gabrielle Peppler
Editor: Eve Spence
Composer: Mitchell Sloan
Sound Edit and Mix: Bo Peng and Michael Ackroyd
World Premiere
2022, 29th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival – In Competition
Awards
2nd Prize, Inspiring Change Short Film Competition, Australia 2023
Screenings
25th Madurai International Documentary and Short Film Festival, India
FilmAid Kenya Film Festival
11th International Silk Road Film Festival National, Turkey
International Crime and Punishment Film Festival, Turkey – Semi-finalist
International Migration & Environmental Film Festival, Canada
International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival, Turkey
Oaxaca Film Festival, Mexico
Luleå International Film Festival, Sweden
International Independent Short Film Festival, Tbilisi, Georgia
Pune Short Film Festival, India
