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girl alien

A in a society where aliens and humans are integrating for the first time, lab-raised Delta (03LT4) must navigate her first day at university and discover what it means to be an extra-terrestrial in a human world. A

synopsis:

girl alien is a coming of age short film set in a post-alien Australia. We follow Delta (03LT4), an alien who has known only the inside of a lab her whole life as she integrates into society. Enrolled in university, Delta is ready to breeze her way through girlhood and humanity. Upon arriving, she has awkward encounters with her new roommates, faces harassment from classmates and suffers a bout of homesickness, desperate for connection. At her lowest, Delta meets Atlas, a non-binary student who is the first to treat her like a 'girl' instead of an 'other'. The film asks the question, "what makes you human?"

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about the director

Eliza Carpenter

Eliza is a UTS Media Arts & Production graduate who has always loved to write, specifically screenplays. Over the years, she has tried her hand at other stages of video production, including directing, producing, editing, colouring and music composing. She will try anything that involves passion and creativity and hopes to one day live off the worlds she creates, meeting inspiring new people along the way.

Director's statement

As technologies advance and we progress into the future, the idea of aliens and space travel becomes more excitingly tangible. girl alien appeals to those excited by this tangibility, but yanks Delta out of a classic sci-fi format and grounds her firmly into a coming-of-age story. This film focuses on identity, performance vs authenticity, and gender and sexuality for young people in a lonely world. Many individuals feel the need to perform and conform in the search for belonging, and these audiences are who girl alien speaks to - girl, alien, or something else, there are people who love you and you are irreplaceable.

cast & crew

meet the key contributors!

Director of Photography

Lou Hoyle

Lou is a recent UNSW graduate with a degree in media and film and brought their many years of creative side questions and inspiring passion to this project to help it become fully realised. Lou enjoys all parts of the production process, from shooting to the edit.

producer

Ben Sardelic

Ben is at UTS studying both film and law. He brought his hard work and infectious positive attitude to this set and was a vital piece in working through logistical errors, especially when shoot days had to be rescheduled the night before.

sound designer & composer

Neve van Boxsel

Neve is an aggressively talented UTS graduate who studied film and has had extensive experience in both production roles and the music industry. As part of a successful Australian band, Neve had a beautiful vision and skillset and brought the whole film to life with her original scores and knack for gorgeous melodies.

Product Designer

Taylor Drew

Taylor is a UTS graduate who I had many classes with and I immediately thought of her when looking for a production designer. Her eye for aesthetics, colours and attention to detail was a great accompaniment to my chaotic mood boards and ambitious visions.

DELTA

CJ Walker

Our amazing wonderful Delta! CJ is the most bubbly, down to earth and generously kind girl who embodied the role of a sweet, innocent alien almost too perfectly. CJ bought life to the set and connected with everyone she spoke to. Also studying a double degree of Writing and Law at UTS, she is just as hard working and dedicated as she sounds.