Short FilmBrenton CraigSeptember 30, 2016TGCF, Tinker, Built By Tinker, Short Films, Filmquest, Short Film Corner, The Great Champ Fernley, The Calder Boys

The Great Champ Fernley

Short FilmBrenton CraigSeptember 30, 2016TGCF, Tinker, Built By Tinker, Short Films, Filmquest, Short Film Corner, The Great Champ Fernley, The Calder Boys

Synopsis

It's hard enough trying to talk to a girl, let alone a visitor from outer space.

Lawrence ‘Champ’ Fernley is a 13-year-old boy who lives in his own world free of the sorts of social pressures kids normally have at his age. While his friends struggle with girls, school and adolescence, Lawrence is obsessed with planets, aliens and all things science fiction.

One night Lawrence wakes up to a rock being thrown through his bedroom window. He unravels a note containing an alien message that Lawrence recognises from an original copy of his favourite science fiction comic book. He deciphers the letter to find it has a startling message: ‘Meet me in the woods this Friday night.’ Convinced that aliens have contacted him, Lawrence spends the next few days excitedly preparing for his own personal ‘close encounter.’