The film begins with Ed (Ben Anderson) shopping in the supermarket with his wife, Gina (Kate Gorman). Ed searches the shelves for dental floss, but can't find any. Both Gina and a supermarket employee seem to have never heard of it before: "You mean, toothpicks?" Ed asks his friends, his dentist, Google, and even the local radio station, all of them confused as to the origin of the product and as to why toothpicks would not suffice. Finally, Ed proposes the idea of dental floss to Oral-B. The CEO rejects it, saying "The wheel's already been invented, mate!" The CEO too, has never heard of it. In desperation, Ed purchases some candles, which he begins to strip down in order to use the wax-covered string inside as dental floss. Gina, sensing his maddening fight with this problem, convinces Ed to move on. As she does this, however, she is searching frantically through her bag to find her tampons. Confused, Ed asks, "What the hell are tampons?"
Cast
The film features only four main actors, who have all featured in their own television shows.
Ben Anderson and Damian Callinan are both regular characters on the Australian comedy skitHOUSE. John Safran, who portrays himself, featured on John Safran vs God, and Kate Gorman acted in You and Your Stupid Mate.
Critical acclaim
The National Flossing Council: "Dentally Disturbed" is "a funny, thought provoking story"[3]
Festivals and awards
2005 Flickerfest International Short Film Festival. Winner, "SBS Eastcarpet Award"[4]
2005 Portland International Short Film Festival. Winner, "Audience choice award"[5]
2005 Down Under Film Festival. Winner, "Best Australian Short Comedy"
2005 Sony Tropfest. Winner, "Best of the Rest competition"[6]
2005 London Rushes Soho Short Film Festival. Runner-up for "Best Newcomer".[6]
Qantas In-flight Entertainment programme, Licensing deal
Angry Film Festival, Runner Up
References
^"St Kilda Film Festival - Info on 11 Shorts". Entertainment Depot. 19 April 2005. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
^"Screen Australia database, Dentally Disturbed". Screen Australia. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
dentally, disturbed, australian, short, film, written, cameron, mitchell, directed, craig, melville, cameron, mitchell, first, aired, australia, december, 2004, citation, needed, directed, bycraig, melvillecameron, mitchellwritten, bycameron, mitchellproduced,. Dentally Disturbed is an Australian short film written by Cameron Mitchell and directed by Craig Melville and Cameron Mitchell 1 2 It first aired on SBS in Australia on 24 December 2004 citation needed Dentally DisturbedDirected byCraig MelvilleCameron MitchellWritten byCameron MitchellProduced byJodie Crawford FishDavid CurryCraig MelvilleStarringBen AndersonDamian CallinanKate GormanJohn SafranCinematographyGermain McMickingEdited byCraig MelvilleCameron MitchellDistributed byMoney ShotRelease date31 January 2004Running time6 minutesCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Critical acclaim 4 Festivals and awards 5 References 6 External linksPlot EditThe film begins with Ed Ben Anderson shopping in the supermarket with his wife Gina Kate Gorman Ed searches the shelves for dental floss but can t find any Both Gina and a supermarket employee seem to have never heard of it before You mean toothpicks Ed asks his friends his dentist Google and even the local radio station all of them confused as to the origin of the product and as to why toothpicks would not suffice Finally Ed proposes the idea of dental floss to Oral B The CEO rejects it saying The wheel s already been invented mate The CEO too has never heard of it In desperation Ed purchases some candles which he begins to strip down in order to use the wax covered string inside as dental floss Gina sensing his maddening fight with this problem convinces Ed to move on As she does this however she is searching frantically through her bag to find her tampons Confused Ed asks What the hell are tampons Cast EditThe film features only four main actors who have all featured in their own television shows Ben Anderson as Ed Damian Callinan as Market Employee Kate Gorman as Gina John Safran as Radio DJBen Anderson and Damian Callinan are both regular characters on the Australian comedy skitHOUSE John Safran who portrays himself featured on John Safran vs God and Kate Gorman acted in You and Your Stupid Mate Critical acclaim EditThe National Flossing Council Dentally Disturbed is a funny thought provoking story 3 Festivals and awards Edit2005 Flickerfest International Short Film Festival Winner SBS Eastcarpet Award 4 2005 Portland International Short Film Festival Winner Audience choice award 5 2005 Down Under Film Festival Winner Best Australian Short Comedy 2005 Sony Tropfest Winner Best of the Rest competition 6 2005 London Rushes Soho Short Film Festival Runner up for Best Newcomer 6 Qantas In flight Entertainment programme Licensing deal Angry Film Festival Runner UpReferences Edit St Kilda Film Festival Info on 11 Shorts Entertainment Depot 19 April 2005 Retrieved 14 April 2010 Screen Australia database Dentally Disturbed Screen Australia Retrieved 15 April 2010 flossing org retrieved 10 24 2008 Flickerfest 2005 winners retrieved 10 24 2008 Archived from the original on 5 January 2009 Retrieved 24 October 2008 zonkerfilms com Archived 25 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine PISS FEST 2005 screening details Retrieved 10 23 2008 a b flickerfest com au Archived 22 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine Flickerfest Distribution Catalogue retrieved 10 24 2008External links EditDentally Disturbed at IMDb Craig Melville s Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dentally Disturbed amp oldid 1118686647, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
