Patrick Vollrath’s student Oscar nominee Everything will be okay wins the City of Melbourne Grand Prix for Best Short Film.
The jury statement:
«This is a film of devastating emotive force. The direction is assured and controlled, the script is a wonder of the small
telling detail, and the performances are utterly authentic and compelling. Vollrath takes the emotional violence and damage
that can tear families apart – all in the name of love – and crafts a work that refuses easy tabloid conclusions.
Economically, with humanity and insight, it reveals the tragedy within the domestic. It is a superb example of the art of
the short film, of how the universal can be expressed concisely, of how the fiction film can reveal uncomfortable and complex
truths.»
