A FILM BY RICHARD EAMES, Australia, 2025, 107mins
Screening Sunday 14 Sept 2pm
Plus Q&A with Writer/Director/Editor Richard Eames! ​
In this audacious debut from Perth filmmaker Richard Eames, Skeleton Girls: A Kidnapped Society plunges into a neon-lit, punk-infused dystopia. Following Anna Kaiser, a young woman ensnared in a deadly incident, the film tracks her flight from a relentless media frenzy into the clutches of the notorious all-girl gang, the Skeleton Girls. Seeking refuge in the Rat Nest - a haven for society's outcasts - Anna confronts a world teetering on the edge of chaos. Eames crafts a visceral narrative, blending live-action with agitprop animation, set against a backdrop of WA's underground punk scene. Described as the mutant off-spring of genre classics like Run Lola Run, Repo Man, and Green Room, the film is "raw, rebellious, and unapologetically local” and a testament to DIY filmmaking, challenging societal norms and media saturation.
Richard Eames is a multi-award winning writer, director and editor who’s work combines elements of satire, the surreal and experimental with a strong punk ethos.
​His early work was praised for its experimentation and new media aesthetic, particularly Violent Blue Light Ghosts (2004) that screened internationally. His surreal nightmare short Happy In Our Grave. Ten Years Deep (2006) won the Australian Animation Award at the Sydney Underground Film Festival 2007.
Richard’s political satire Flushed (2015) found considerable success on the festival circuit playing for 2 years and culminating in 6 WA Screen Award nominations, with wins for writing, editing and audience choice.
Fiercely independent and uncompromising, Richard works outside the system with a small team of collaborators pursuing a ‘DIY / guerrilla’ approach.
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Based in Perth, Australia Richard is a sought-after editor and motion designer, regularly working with some of Perth’s biggest post facilities. He often guest lectures in post-production software and processes at local universities, readily sharing his knowledge with the next generation of filmmakers.
