Sad Sachs (2019)

Sad Sachs
12+
  • Country:

    Australia

  • Duration:

    10 min

  • Program:

    Competition, 6th MJFF

  • Type:

    Narrative, Short

  • Genre:

    comedy

  • Director:

    Joel Perlgut

  • Producer:

    Sarah Christie, Joel Perlgut

  • Cast:

    Jared Jekyll, Stephanie King, Tony Nikolakopoulos, Victoria Zerbst

About film

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Director

Joel Perlgut

Joel Perlgut is an Australian director and screenwriter based in Sydney. His filmography includes the short film Tay Man (2016) dedicated to Taylor Swift’s fans. 2016 saw the release of a six-episode web horror series Girt by Fear, which was in part written and produced by Perlgut. In 2018 he filmed a feature film I Fucked a Mermaid and No One Believes Me, which received the AWGIE Awards for Best Short Film. Sad Sachs is Perlgut’s first movie filmed fully on his iPhone. It was screened at several mobile film festivals and was included in the MJFF’s 2020 programme.

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Director

Joel Perlgut

Joel Perlgut is an Australian director and screenwriter based in Sydney. His filmography includes the short film Tay Man (2016) dedicated to Taylor Swift’s fans. 2016 saw the release of a six-episode web horror series Girt by Fear, which was in part written and produced by Perlgut. In 2018 he filmed a feature film I Fucked a Mermaid and No One Believes Me, which received the AWGIE Awards for Best Short Film. Sad Sachs is Perlgut’s first movie filmed fully on his iPhone. It was screened at several mobile film festivals and was included in the MJFF’s 2020 programme.