Spades - a short film by Mark Barkley

"Spades" for me was much more than over three thousand dollars worth of self-indulgence. For me it was a great story. It was such a thrill to fall into a group of creative people, all brilliant at what they do, and over the period of a few weeks create such a great moment in time. And the story?

Stuart and Claire have been married three years and in Claire's eyes life is boring. She is a solicitor's secretary who prides herself on being able to call a "spade a spade", to tell the truth without embellishment. In her eyes, Stuart shows more enthusiasm for golf than events that matter in their relationship. There is one day of the year where the couple compete for each other's affections by attempting to humiliate the other. The events of this short film open with Claire's message on the refrigerator "TOMORROW IS ..". This is the day before that day.

"Spades" was filmed in Brisbane on 2nd & 3rd December, 2000, with the second day swanning up and down the Brisbane River in a hired ferry. Believe me, there are worse ways of spending your time seeing the Brisbane skyline.

It was short-listed in the top ten films presented for the third annual Courier Mail What's On Short Cut Film Fest. It was screened at the Brisbane Powerhouse, Newfarm, with all other finalists on February 2nd, 2001. Please enjoy!
Mark Barkley, check out www.worksbymarkbarkley.com for more....

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Film & Animation

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• film
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• queensland
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[ajmcdesign]

Fantastic to see Spades online - good work...