WORLD PREMIERE
Newman Sorensen | 2025 | 8m | Australia | Australian (Live-Action)
Milestones
Two estranged family members reunite in a café - one desperate to give their heart, the other keeping theirs locked in glass. When bitterness hurls its stones, what shatters first: love, or the past?
Credits
Director, Writer & Producer
Newman Sorensen
Cast
Carly Hunter
Madi Du Plessis
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Review
Written by Tom Venus
Flinders University Bachelor of Creative Arts (Screen) Student
Milestones covers the well-trod path of family character drama, throwing us in the middle of a long simmering dispute between two estranged sisters, one adopted into the family of another.
The film does a good job at establishing their long running relationship with little time, where the characters appear to be at an impasse where compromise is not possible. The boxy aspect ratio helps to establish the film's targeted and personal feel, and the cinematography feels warm and earthy. I do appreciate that the film ends on an optimistic note, and you wonder how this story will continue beyond the small snippet that we see.