Plastic by Sandy Widyanata

Multi-award winning short film Plastic (2008) is the student film of AFTRS alumna Sandy Widyanata, starring Romy Bartz and Don Hany.

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Synopsis: Whilst Anna is preparing for her first date with Henry, a man she has secretly loved for years, everything goes wrong until she discovers the impossible―to sculpt her appearance like clay to any shape she desires.

Director: Sandy Widyanata
Writer: Sandy Widyanata
Producer: Courtney Wise
Cinematographer: Greg de Marigny
VFX Artists: Sandy Widyanata, Eric So, Chris Jackson
Sound Designer: Cameron Grant
Sound Recordist: Rainier Davenport
Sound Mixer: Tim Chapronière
Production Designer: Xanthe Highfield
Costume Designer: Xanthe Highfield
SFX Make-up: Rosanna Lee Davies
Editors: Ann Foo, Vladimir Jovicic
Music Score: Maja Petrovna Hilcisin
Production Company: Australian Film Television and Radio School

Awards and Recognitions:
Winner – Best Short Sharp Shot, In The Bin Short Film Festival, Currumbin, Australia, 2008
Finalist – Best Tertiary Short Fiction, ATOM Awards, Melbourne, Australia, 2008
Winner – Silver Award, Fictional Shorts Category (Greg de Marigny), ACS (Vic/Tas) Awards, Australia, 2008
Winner – Outstanding Effects in a Student Project, VES (Visual Effects Society) Awards, Los Angeles, USA, 2009
Winner (joint) – Jury Prize, International Videoart Festival Bochum, Germany, 2009
Winner – Most Innovative (Feature), International “Gold Panda” Awards, Sichuan TV Festival, Chengdu, China, 2009
Nominated – AFI Visual Effects Award, AFI Awards, Australia, 2009
Winner – Best Student Film, Australian Effects & Animation Film Festival, Sydney, Australia, 2010

Festival Screening:
Palm Springs International Short Film Festival, USA, 2008
Hatchfest, Bozeman, USA, 2008
Cinema des Antipodes: St Tropez Film Festival, France, 2008
In The Bin Short Film Festival, Currumbin, Australia 2008
Rencontres Henri Langlois: International Film Schools Festival, Poitiers, France, 2008
Flickerfest International Short Film Festival, Sydney, Australia, 2009
Omaha Film Festival, USA, 2009
Cleveland International Film Festival, USA, 2009
International Videoart Festival, Bochum, Germany, 2009
Lunafest, Berkeley, USA, 2009
LA International Short Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA, 2009
Manhattan Short Film Festival, USA & global tour, 2009
Heartland Film Festival, Indianapolis, USA, 2009
Rocky Mountains Women Film Festival, USA, 2009
flEXiff, Sydney, Australia, 2009
WOW: World of Women Film Festival, Sydney, Australia, 2009
Anchorage International Film Festival, USA, 2009
Sichuan TV Festival, Chengdu, China, 2009
AFI Awards, Australia, 2009
Short Soup International Short Film Festival, Sydney, Australia, 2010
New York International Children’s Film Festival, USA, 2010
Schools Program, Byron Bay International Film Festival, Australia, 2010
Film Brothers Festivals of Shorts, Wilmington/Newark, USA, 2010
Lunafest Program, Worldwide Short Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2010
Marblehead Festival of Arts, USA, 2010
‘Best of‘ selection, Festival Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria, 2010
Australian Effects & Animation Film Festival, Sydney, Australia, 2010
Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival, USA, 2010
Film Festival for Women’s Rights, Seoul, South Korea, 2010

[jaicee]

Oh wow I found it, I watched this years ago. It's so well done and realistic and I love the message it's trying to tell.

[Pezzottaite]

I love the message this film gives. We shouldn't try to change our body to be better for others or for yourself, you're fine being what you are.

[nicekittysara]

i feel like the message is confidence is key because she thought she looked different and she was happy about it so she acted really confident

[breadling]

I remember when the comments actually talked about the video instead of coming from tik tok

[RadioForYahweh]

I saw this year's ago and it finally popped back up so I can add it to my collection. We need more of this ending vs the disfigurement and tragic endings

[Cleanwave]

Definitely didn’t search for this, but glad i saw it! Well done on the production and acting team! Really powerful message!

[pgswamy]

Guys please don't take this video in the wrong way, it is just saying that you don't need to look perfect for anyone, you're pretty as you are. But don't apply this on health, you do need to be as fit and healthy as you can, you just don't need anything extra. That's all this is, please look after your health and don't use this video as an excuse of bad health or unfit appearance.

[kaylahayden]

I watched this when it first came online but I just showed it to my youngest daughter who is 6.
I think this is a really good message about loving yourself as you are! ❤❤❤

[ae.r]

I thought the plot twist is she could not fix herself back n it would be sad ending

[BAKINGWITHROSIE]

just be yourself i know its hard to accept but if you love yourself you will always feel beautiful no matter how you look she was beautiful in the begginning of this film to its whats insides that matters not outside

[carterpak]

Livin' in a world gone plastic, baby you're so classic 🎶

[SaltedFlake]

I've been looking for this short film for months oml!!! So glad I finally found it!!!
I watched this short film months ago but couldn't remember the name. :')

[hnnoshahnsh]

الرسالة الي ب الفيلم غيرت حياتي ، لازم الانسان ميغير شكله ويحب نفسه 😍

[luv.y]

This story is telling us to be yourself I love it

[Mary-vife]

This is what I typed to find this video:"short film girl changes her face" lol

[atomickilljoy]

I came to the comments tryna actually talk about the film and its meaning but no one seems to be talking about it 🤦🏾‍♀️

[rosatelicus]

okay but imagine waking up and you touch your body and you can change it the way you want to look, bro please 😭

[rosemenesaintlouis]

Always be yourself, that's the best version you can give to the world. You don't have to be perfect, who is?

[ruby-bkkf]

I watched this years ago and I still love the meaning

[FlowerJJ_and_TeslaJJ]

I kinda wished this was longer, I enjoyed this a lot! Here from the yt short ❤