Adapting a story to the screen is what I am most passionate about. While there are endless ways of conveying a narrative to an audience, finding one that elevates the themes and enriches the story is what gets me really excited.
Whether it’s horror, drama, rom com or whatever, I am always keen to develop a unique aesthetic for each new project.
toast
Short Film for Koala Mattress - 2021
As apart of Koala Mattress’s Koalaween campaign, this short film was made entirely within Melbourne’s 2021 Covid Lockdowns. It tells the story of a malicious toaster threatening the sanctity of a young woman's night in.
Starring: Grace Davison
Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor: Oscar Axel Thorborg
Producer: Vanja Petrov
Seen at: Indy Shorts International Film Festival, Crimson Screen Horror Film Festival, Sydney Underground Film Festival, West End Film Festival & Silver Winner at the Australian Cinematography Society Awards
From the Hearse’s mouth
6 Episode Web Series - 2022
Comedian Annie Louey (ABC, Comedy Festival Allstars Supershow) takes a bunch of comedians and performers on a ride with her in a vintage hearse to talk about life and death. Starring Claire Hooper, Dane Simpson, Lena Moon, Ben Lomas, Anna Louey and Shiralee.
Starring: Annie Louey
Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor: Oscar Axel Thorborg
Producer: Heidi Pietzner
active bystander
Short Film for Monash University - 2019
Working with Monash University we developed a short film to illustrate the importance to being an active bystander. We worked with real students who committed whole heartedly to creating this quirky short with a serious message.
Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor: Oscar Axel Thorborg
Producer: Aliya Tamro
Trypophobia
Short Film - 2019
A psychological body horror about grief, guilt and tiny holes.
Starring Mahalia Brown
Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor: Oscar Axel Thorborg
Producer: Aliya Tamro
Seen at: Reel Good Film Festival, Monster Fest, Houston Horror Film Festival, Grindhouse Nights Film Festival & Halloweenapalooza
self isolation
Short Film - 2020
Created in the first few weeks of, and as a reaction to, the Melbourne’s 2020 Covid Lockdowns. A young woman battling boredom and her noisy neighbours is surprised to find the Coronavirus living in her wardrobe.
Starring: Grace Davison
Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor: Oscar Axel Thorborg
Seen at: Carmarthen Bay Film Festival, Setting Sun Film Festival, Unified Filmmakers Festival, Woodland Film Festival & Winner at Pivot Film Festival
‘The funniest and most moving film in our festival’ ~ The Salt Lake Tribune
avocado toast
Short Film - 2018
A young woman finds a letter from her future self warning that her taste for avocado toast threatens to the financial stability of her newly acquired home.
Starring Ayesha Gibson
Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor: Oscar Axel Thorborg
Seen at: Warburton Film Festival & Blue Heeler Film Festival
waiting for dad
Short Film for Annie Louey’s Live Show - 2022
Annie Louey’s live show for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival incorporated several video elements which I the pleasure of helping her create. Here is one with Annie and her sister playing themselves in high school.
Writer, Starring: Annie Louey
Also Starring: Anna Louey
Cinematographer, Editor: Oscar Axel Thorborg
meet cute
Short Film - 2019
A case of mistaken identity sparks romance between a lonely lady looking for drugs and a down on his luck gentleman searching for a sex worker.
Starring: Kristin Sargent & Jackson Tozer
Writer, Director: Oscar Axel Thorborg
Cinematographer: Michael Middleton
Producer: Kristin Sargent
Seen at: Rhode Island International Film Festival, St Kilda Film Festival, Reel Good Film Festival, & Winner at Sydney Underground Film Festival
to the devil my neighbour
6 Episode Web Series - 2020
Grace and Oscar are kept awake by their noisy neighbours only to discover they are in fact a Satanic cult.
Starring: Grace Davison & Oscar Axel Thorborg
Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor: Oscar Axel Thorborg
