Pack Rat has been accepted to the 50th Odense International Film Festival! Screening in the Oscar®-qualifying International Short Film competition

Pack Rat has been accepted to the 25th deadCenter Film Festival! Screening in the Oscar®-qualifying Narrative Short Film competition.

Actor, DeeDee Comet wins the Special Jury Award for Rising Star for Pack Rat at the RiverRun International Film Festival.

“DeeDee Comet delivers a profound, nuanced performance in PACK RAT, solidifying herself as a gifted young actress on the rise with a captivating onscreen presence and powerful command of character. “
– The Jury

Pack Rat has been accepted to the 34th Curta Cinema – Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival! Screening in the Oscar®-qualifying Narrative Short Film competition.

Pack Rat has been accepted to the 49th Atlanta Film Festival! Screening in the Oscar®-qualifying Narrative Short Film competition.

Pack Rat has been accepted to the 19th Dallas International Film Festival! Screening in the Oscar®-qualifying Narrative Short Film competition.

Pack Rat has been accepted to the Oscar®-qualifying 27th RiverRun International Film Festival.

DP, Ryan Alexander Lloyd wins GOLD for Pack Rat at the Australian Cinematographers Society Awards.

Pack Rat is featured in The Listener’s article ‘Perfectly Formed’

“Another gripping local film having its debut is Pack Rat by writer-director Lucy Suess. Her film is a quietly unnerving, nicely acted tale about the only girl in a gang of rural teenage mates who finds she's no longer safe in their company. It is just 18 minutes long, but it has a feature-strength emotional punch.”
– Russell Baillie, The Listener Arts & Entertainment Editor

Lucy wins Best Screenplay for Pack Rat at Show Me Shorts film festival.

“Pack Rat is an insightful coming of age, always clear in its intent without being ham-fisted. The characters are well-established and relatable. The stakes feel familiar and authentic to growing up in Aotearoa."
– Steve Newall & Steve Barr, Best Screenplay Jury

Pack Rat Screens across Aotearoa, playing for its home grown audience at Show Me Shorts - New Zealand’s only Oscar®-qualifying film festival.