Madeleine GottliebWriter & Director

Snare

2019 · Short filmSXSW · TribecaWriter, Director, Producer
An ageing Chinese restaurant with a glowing aquarium along the back wall.

It's 1997. Distorted guitars rule the world. In an ageing Chinese restaurant, a father and his punk-rock son struggle with their familial roles as they realise they each desperately need something from one another.

  • Selection SXSW, 2019 (in competition)
  • Selection Tribeca Film Festival, 2019
  • Selection Seattle · Sydney · Palm Springs · Melbourne, 2019
  • Nominated AACTA Award, Best Short Film, 2019
  • Acquired For the launch of Mailchimp Presents
Director
Madeleine Gottlieb
Writers
Madeleine Gottlieb
James Fraser
Producers
Madeleine Gottlieb
Tom Slater
Director of Photography
Grégoire Lière
Production Designer
Diva Abrahamian
Costume Designer
Laura Anna Lucas
Editor
James Fraser
Original Music
Casey Wescott
Jonno Seidler
Sound Designer
Timothy Bridge
On set in the restaurant: a woman directs, crew gathered around her.
On set
The Snare poster: a bowl of fried rice with two drumsticks laid across it like chopsticks, on a pink cloth.
Poster
Screening roomThe full film · Vimeo
The full film.