Sky Davies

History

Sky Davies is a multi-award winning cinematographer, bringing to life projects from such diverse arenas as feature film to video art. Her fixation with cinema began at a tender age when she attempted to adapt her favourite primary school picture books into films. As a young intrepid traveler Sky was armed with a bulky Super8 camera and pack full of film on her adventures through Asia and Europe. Growing up, her passion for travel has continued to entwine with her love of cinematography, taking her to the crocodile infested waters of Arnhemland and up into the Italian Alps. Sky has recently completed principle photography on her second feature film SHIT, a poetic adaptation of Patricia Cornelius’ award winning play by the same name. Working with directors Susie Dee and Trudy Hellier, the feature has already garnered much industry attention and is due for release in 2021. Her debut feature, the genre film BLOOD VESSEL (2018), has screened at numerous festivals including NYC Horror Fest (US), GrimmFest (UK), FilmQuest (UK) and MonsterFest (AU), drawing acclaim for her cinematography Sky’s short film work has been screened at over 120 festivals (Berlinale, MIFF, Oberhausen, AACTA, Palm Springs) garnering her many festival awards as well as ACS Gold, ACS Silver, and the prestigious ACS Golden Tripod for GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART, directed by Bec Peniston Bird. In 2017 Sky shot John Sheedy’s short film MRS MCCUTCHEON which had its Australian premier at the Melbourne International Film Festival of the same year, winning Best Australian Short Film. MRS MCCUTCHEON was also nominated by AFI/AACTA and Screen Producers Australia for Best Short Film. In 2013 Sky shot Neil Triffet’s EMO THE MUSICAL which garnered a Crystal Bear Special Mention at the Berlinale, along with winning Best Short Film at the SPA Awards and the St Kilda Film Festival. Sky has shot 2nd Unit for both Film and TV, including: STATELESS, released in 2020, a six-part series for Matchbox and ABC, created by and starring Cate Blanchett, directed by Emma Freeman and Jocelyn Moorhouse; and UNDERTOW, Miranda Nation’s debut feature, which premiered at the 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival. In addition to her narrative work, Sky has collaborated with esteemed video artists including Christian Thompson, Candy Bowers, Laresa Kosloff and Shaun Gladwell, and regularly works within the documentary realm shooting such pieces as COMING BACK OUT BALL (Closing Night MIFF ‘18) and GRACEFUL GIRLS (Audience Award MIFF ’15).

Movies

SHIT
SHIT
Director of Photography
SHIT is a raw, compelling portrayal of three women. They believe the world is shit, that their lives are shit, and that they are shit.
Under Cover
Under Cover
Director of Photography
Some 240,000 women over 55 are at risk of homelessness In Australia – a figure both surprising (owing to this demographic being less likely to speak up about their difficulties) and shocking, given this country’s wealth. Under Cover introduces us to 10 of these people, including a survivor of domestic violence, a former advertising executive, a self-confessed loner and a displaced immigrant, for whom security and shelter are constant unknowns and who, until now, have suffered in silence.
Brazen Hussies
Brazen Hussies
Director of Photography
BRAZEN HUSSIES reveals for the first time, an exciting and revolutionary chapter in Australian history, the Women’s Liberation Movement (1965 -1975). Interweaving freshly uncovered archival footage, personal photographs, memorabilia and lively personal accounts from activists all around Australia, BRAZEN HUSSIES shows us how a daring and diverse group of women joined forces to defy the status quo, demand equality and create profound social change. These women defined one of the greatest social movements of the 20th Century, at times at great personal cost. This documentary is full of the raw energy and determination that fueled feminism for the next 50 years.
A to Z: The First Alphabet
A to Z: The First Alphabet
Director of Photography
Blood Vessel
Blood Vessel
Director of Photography
Near the end of World War II, the survivors of a torpedoed hospital ship cling to life aboard a crowded lifeboat. With no food, water, or shelter, all seems lost – until an eerily silent German minesweeper drifts ominously towards them, giving them one last chance at survival. As our motley crew explores the ship, it becomes all too clear that some diabolical fate has befallen its German crew. The mystery only deepens when they encounter a young Romanian girl, apparently the sole survivor, who leads them to a locked room in the bowels of the vessel.
The Coming Back Out Ball Movie
The Coming Back Out Ball Movie
Director of Photography
In the middle of Australia’s divisive marriage equality vote, Melbourne hosted a gala event to honour and celebrate its LGBTIQ elders. These are their stories.
An Act of Love
An Act of Love
Director of Photography
A close bond between two identical twins is tested when one sister rebels against their shared sense of oneness.
EMO the Musical
EMO the Musical
Camera Operator
Ethan, a sullen high-school student whose life is defined by what he hates, finds love with a blindly optimistic Christian girl Trinity, much to the annoyance of his angst-filled band mates and her evangelistic brethren.
A Fish Out of Water
A Fish Out of Water
Executive Producer
Thanks to his 'friend' Ollie, Zac learns how to fish.
Emo (The Musical)
Emo (The Musical)
Director of Photography
When Ethan, an Emo kid who hates almost everything, falls in love with Trinity, a good Christian girl with a passion for life and her Lord Jesus Christ, will they be able to live happily ever after?
Summer Suit
Summer Suit
Director of Photography
It's summer in the country town of Euroa, 1987. A 10-year-old girl with epilepsy gets a new sense of identity when she discovers a discarded two-piece suit in her brothers' bedroom closet.
Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are
Second Assistant Camera
Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways.
Hating Alison Ashley
Hating Alison Ashley
Clapper Loader
Classmates Erica Yurgen and Alison Ashley vie with each other to become the undisputed star of their class.
Hell Has Harbour Views
Hell Has Harbour Views
Clapper Loader
Hell Has Harbour Views is a 2005 Australian television movie starring Matt Day and Lisa McCune. It was written and directed by Peter Duncan, based on the novel of the same name by Richard Beasley. It was nominated for "best miniseries or telemovie" at both the AFI Awards and the Logie Awards, losing to The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant at both; and for two additional AFI Awards and an additional Logie Award, all of which it lost to Love My Way.