Film & other
Beyond the page – short film, screenwriting, theatre and a short detour into self-published comics.
Short film, 2020
Ecdysis
In a small rural town, a beaten middle-aged woman reaches breaking point as her cruel, con-artist husband attempts to corrupt a rookie police officer.
“Ecdysis” is a short Gothic drama/thriller I worked on in 2019–20. This 14-minute film had its Australian premiere at Flickerfest 2021 (Sydney and Melbourne) and has been selected in and won awards in a number of small-to-mid-sized international festivals.
- Written, co-directed and co-produced by William Stanforth
- Co-directed by Roscoe Portelli
- Co-produced by William Ewing
- 14 minutes
Festivals & screenings
- Flickerfest International Short Film Festival
- Indie Short Fest, Los Angeles International Film Festival
- Vertigo Film Festival
Watch
Available to view on request – get in touch.
Education
Master of Screenwriting, Victorian College of the Arts (2014).
BA Creative Writing, RMIT University (2012). Awarded the Major Project Highest Mark for the screenplay Living Things.
Theatre
Generation Why – short play, RMIT Snatches: Love, death and other things, 2014.
Comics (self-published)
- The Job Seeker Guide (2015)
- Guide to Drinking (2014)
- The Endless Latte (2014)