This short film directed by Sam Holst is based on my personal experience working in a Meat Processing Plant during a school holiday as a kid. I told the story to Sam during a Flame booking at Perceptual Engineering, and the next thing I knew he was showing me rushes of the film.
When Meathead was selected for the Cannes Film Festival, I had the honour of joining Sam walking down the red carpet in a fancy suit, and of all the ways to get there, I would never have guessed that a pair of gumboots and a plastic apron was going to be my ticket!
Meathead - Short Film
Writer and Director: Sam Holst // Producers: Desray Armstrong, Chelsea Winstanley // DOP: Andrew Commis // Editor: Peter Sciberras // Sound Design and Music: Maxwell Scott // Post Production: Perceptual Engineering // Original Story and VFX: Mike Robinson
Awards:
Berlin International Film Festival 2012 - Won - Crystal Bear - Best Short Film
Cannes Film Festival 2011 - Nominated - Palme d'Or - Best Short Film Sam Holst
Chicago International Film Festival 2011 - Won - Silver Plaque - Best Short Film
Chicago International Film Festival 2011 - Nominated - Gold Hugo - Best Short Film