Griffith film alumni in the spotlight

Griffith Film School student Claire Randall is following in the footsteps of legendary directors like Martin Scorsese and George Lucas – presenting her first film at the renowned International Short Film Festival, Oberhausen.
Wolfe, which recently won a Crystal Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, explores a young man’s journey through adolescence with undiagnosed schizophrenia.
The young director will accompany the film to a handful of prestigious film festivals this month, after it was selected to screen at Cannes Film Festival, Sheffield Doc/Fest and the Sydney Film Festival.
“It’s really exciting, although it’s not all red carpets and movie stars,” she said.
“Festivals are a real gateway into the industry – it’s about taking every opportunity to make contact with festival programmers and network with other filmmakers.”
Griffith Film School Acting Director Professor Trish FitzSimons said the film’s success was testimony to the calibre of talent nurtured at Griffith.
“We are so very proud of what our

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