Captions provided by CCTubes – Captioning the Internet! Punk guttertrash loser Ret is about to be evicted from her awful apartment by the worst landlord in history when she discovers a black hole with a mind of its own. Things get weird.
Shot on Kodak 16mm Double-X black and white with a mix of puppetry, trick photography, old-school optical printing and experimental scratch film techniques, Light Can’t Escape is a science fiction comedy love letter to underground cinema and practical effects.
FESTIVAL SCREENINGS & AWARDS
Palm Springs Shortsfest 2025
FilmQuest 2024
Flickerfest 2025
St Kilda Film Festival 2025
Show Me Shorts Film Festival 2025
Bonebat Comedy of Horrors Seattle 2025
FP Film Festival Glasgow 2025
FP Film Festival Audience Award 2025
Another Hole In The Head San Francisco Film Festival 2024
Revelation Film Festival Perth 2025
Miami Science Fiction Film Festival 2025
RED Film Festival Reims 2025
Written & Directed by Tim Sharp
Produced by Cecilia Low
Harriet Huang – Jillian Nguyen
The Inspector – Lise Rodgers
Deadshit – Helsen Ryder
Roger – Logan Teo
TV Voice – St John Cowcher
Assistant Director Block A – Li Qiao
Assistant Director Block B – Emma Gillett
Assistant Director Bock C – Cecilia Low
Unit Production Manager – Leah Oborn
Production Assistant – Jane Telic
Director of Photography – Simon Walsh
Block A 1st AC – Aidan Heller
Block A 2nd AC – Anthony Tratano
Block B & C 1st AC – Taylan Ceylan
Block A Gaffer – Adam Hunter
Block A Best Person – Chey Hunter
Block B & C Gaffer – Ryan Fish
Block B Best Person – Michelle Reeves
Block C Best Person – Roxanne Hartridge
Block C Lamp Op/Grip Assist – Marco Fernandez
Production Design – Tori Styles
Construction – “Squid”
Puppeteer – Tara Fox
Moon Wrangler – Luke Danzig
Art Assistant – Sarah De Pietro
Wardrobe – Charlotte Thea
Makeup – April Thurrowgood
Makeup Assistant – Armanda Pozzetti
Location Sound Block A – Kwamena Brace
Location Sound Block B – Jake Moore
Location Sound Block C – Jack McCulloch
Unit Manager – Leah Oborn
Sound Design – Jack McCulloch & Daniel McCulloch
Music – Jake Moore
Additional Music – Dicklord
Editing & Motion Graphics – Tara Fox
Visual Effects – Pavan Thorat
Colourist – Ted Deacey
DCP – Ironbark Films
BTS Photography – Allena Ward & “Squid”
Film Development – Kodak Film Lab London
Film Scanning – Digital Orchard
Additional Film Scanning – Memorylab
Camera Equipment – Panavision
Probe Lens – The Vision House
Studio Rental – Bighouse Arts
“Kill”
Dicklord
“Sherloid”
Dicklord
“PMA”
Dicklord
“Debra”
Dicklord
Special Thanks
Jenny Jenkins
Pranjal Choudhary
Emily Stacey
Paddy Hay
Diane Vu
Melody Woodnutt
Richard Turton
Callum Ross-Thompson
Chantal Chateauneuf
Roshelle Fong
The University of Melbourne
The Shire of Belgrave