Voice Activated

12 min


A florist with a stutter is forced to cooperate with a voice activated car on the way to an important delivery.


Voice Activated premiered at Sydney Film Festival 2022, screened at Tribeca Festival 2023 and won 12 awards at festivals around the world. It won Best Short Production at the Screen Producers Australia Awards, and was nominated for Best Short Film by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts.


Watch on Youtube or SBS On Demand in Australia.

Screenings and Awards

  • Sydney Film Festival 2022 (World Premiere)
  • Tribeca Film Festival 2023
  • Odense International Film Festival 2023 
  • Nominee for Best Short Film, Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts 2022
  • Winner - Best Short Film Production, Screen Producers Association 2023
  • Winner - Best Australian Short Film, People’s Choice Award, Best Screenplay, Best Actor - Gold Coast Film Festival 2023
  • Winner - Best Narrative Short, Tallgrass Film Fest 2023
  • Winner - Audience Award Best Short Film, ReelAbilities 2023
  • Winner - Audience Award Best Short Film, Heart of Gold 2023
  • Winner - Best Short Film, Dunedin International Film Festival 2024
  • Winner - Best Actor, Silver Best Short Film, Manhattan Short Film Festival
  • Winner - Best Screenplay, Stellar Short Film Festival 2023
  • Winner - The Clover and Maggie Award - Cleveland International Film Festival 2023
  • Winner - Best Actor and Nominee Best Short Film and Best Screenplay, CinefestOZ
  • National Stuttering Association Conference 2023
  • Aesthetica Film Festival 2023
  • Cordillera International Film Festival 2023
  • Travelling Film Festival 2023
  • St Kilda Short Film Festival 2023
  • Flickerfest 2023

Credits

Cast: Aleks Mikic, Becky Lucas, Sam Neill, Mabel Li, Christopher Stollery, Eloise Snape, Alyson Standen, Vanessa Downing,

Director/ Writer: Steve Anthopoulos

Producers: Liam Heyen and Yingna Lu

Executive Producer: Alex White

DOP: Jack McAvoy

Production Designer: Laura Murray

Costume Designer: Tess Torrisi

Editor: Steve Anthopoulos

Casting Director: Leigh Pickford

Original Music by: James Peter Brown

Sound Design by: Song Zu

Production Companies: Mad Ones & Spaceboy