Alfie Tait
South East Arts
Alfie Tait is a young emerging filmmaker based on the far south coast of NSW. He began his filmmaking journey early in 2023, when he was part of a youth-led short film project. Since then he has helped out in other local film projects as camera operator, camera assistant and assistant director and worked for local dance company (FLING Physical Theatre) making promotional videos and filming dance shows. Alfie is also part of their senior dance company.
Alfie has also made several of his own short films over the past two years including: White Rabbits, a short drama, which won the Best Youth Film Award at the 2024 Far South Film Festival, and Rhythmic Polarity, a short dance film, which won the regional award at the 2023 Sharp Short Dance film festival and was a finalist in the 2024 Far South Film Festival.
Links
White Rabbits
Rythmic Polarity
Behind The Scenes
Artwork description
White Rabbits, 2024, Short Film
Rhythmic Polarity, 2024, Short Film
Behind The Scenes, 2024, Photos of Alfie on the set of various projects
Artist Statement
Since I first got into filmmaking early last year, I have been interested in, and experimented with a range of different styles and film genres. Recently I have made films relating how humans interact with nature, both through a slightly humorous short drama (“White Rabbits”) and a more abstract short dance film (“Rhythmic Polarity”).
White Rabbits: After disrespecting nature while on a camping trip, four friends must meet the consequences of their actions.
I wanted to make a film in the summer holidays that could be filmed locally and that discussed an important issue, while also being a bit comical, and silly at times. So, after brainstorming ideas with my friends, and getting their help to write and act in the film, we camped in the bush for a couple of days and shot it.
Rhythmic Polarity: An exploration of the clash between natural and industrial worlds, through choreography, score and cinematic techniques.
I wanted to make an abstract dance film about the disconnection between natural and industrial words and today’s society. So, with the help of my friends at FLING Physical Theatre, I experimented with dance scores, choreography and filming techniques, to bring my idea to life.