Wolf

2016, 15 min, Drama

World Premiere Revelation Perth International Film Festival, 2017

Wolf, a young homeless woman, sells drugs to survive. One day in the squat, she finds an abandoned baby and is faced with a decision that changes both of their lives. 

Writer and Director Liz Cooper

Producer Bethany Bruce 

Starring Kerri Ragusa, Doris Younane

Executive Producers Bridget Ikin, John Maynard, Kristina Ceyton, Sam Jennings

Cinematographer Anna Howard ACS

Editor Marcus D’Arcy

Sound Designer Liam Egan

Casting Director Kirsty McGregor CSA, CGA

Screenings St. John's International Women's Film Festival

Nominations

Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)’s #SocialShorts Drama competition

Reviews

“With its documentary-style camerawork and its gritty cinematography, the film operates in the mode of social realism. It begins with a small storm of violence, as Wolf brutally beats another girl, captured in visceral images and sound. Lead performer Kerri Ragusa plays Wolf with a raw, unapologetic and unvarnished honesty, one who has no illusions about rising above her difficult circumstances. Instead, Wolf is all about survival in a difficult, bleak world, and is willing to lash out and fight to protect herself.

Ragusa's portrayal is unforgiving, flinty and strongly physical, and she often carries herself as if hunted but ready to attack if messed with. Her volatility adds a palpable tension to the narrative, particularly as she grapples with the question of what to do with the abandoned baby.” - Omeleto Drama