MUD CRAB
Film - Program 2 Filmfest 2023

MUD CRAB

Directed by David Robinson-Smith

Info

Director: David Robinson-Smith
Section: Program 2
Country: Australia
Language: English
Version: Original version
Cast: Joshua Mehmet, Laneikka Denne
18+ (no age rating)

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Logline

MUD CRAB

“He was different. People don’t like different,” we hear from off-screen, to the deep and ominous rumbling of cellos. The indifferent-sounding voice is that of a woman who recalls witnessing a heinous assault on a young man in a provincial town on the Australian coast. But why should she worry about him now? He’s probably fine.



  • Duration: 12 min.

Meet the director

MUD CRAB

David Robinson-Smith

Writer-director David Robinson-Smith lives in Budgewoi on the coast of New South Wales, Australia. In his teens, he worked as a scaffolder in a power station to save up money to make a feature film that would never see the light of day. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 22, he returned to filmmaking in his twenties, honing his craft on many short films and music videos. In 2019, he embarked upon a master’s degree in film directing at the Australian Film Television and Radio School. MUD CRAB is his graduation film.

Credits

Screenplay: David Robinson-Smith
Director of Photography: Jaclyn Paterson
Film Editor: James Taylor
Composer: James Mountain
Production Designer: Sharna Graham, Calum Austin Wilson
Sound design: Nathan Turnbull
Producer: Adam Daniel, Adam Finney
Production Company: Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS)