Sky Davies

약력

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).

참여 작품

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.
브레이즌 허시-호주의 여성해방운동가들
브레이즌 허시-호주의 여성해방운동가들
Director of Photography
호주 역사의 혁명적 시기인 여성 해방 운동(1965~1975년)을 다룬다. 새롭게 공개되는 기록 영상, 개인적 사진, 활동가들의 생생한 이야기를 엮은 이 영화는, 대담하고 다양한 여성 집단이 어떻게 현 상황에 저항하고 평등을 요구하며 엄청난 사회 변화를 만들기 위해 협력하는지 보여 준다.
A to Z: The First Alphabet
A to Z: The First Alphabet
Director of Photography
유령선 : 죽은 자의 저주
유령선 : 죽은 자의 저주
Director of Photography
1945년 제2차 세계대전 말, 전쟁의 포화를 피해 망망대해로 도망친 7명의 일행들은 구명보트를 타고 북대서양을 정처 없이 표류한다. 식량도 희망도 없이 모두가 지쳐갈 무렵, 그들은 나치의 군함을 발견하고 살아남기 위해 배에 오른다. 살기 위해 올라탄 배 위에는 그들이 상상할 수 없는 지옥이 그들을 기다리고 있었다.
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.
이모 더 뮤지컬
이모 더 뮤지컬
Camera Operator
자살 기도로 퇴학당한 남고생. 전학 간 학교에서 한눈에 반한 여학생은 그를 예수의 품으로 인도하려 한다. 하고 싶은 건 록밴드, 사랑을 위해선 복음 성가대. 어쩌면 좋아?
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.
괴물들이 사는 나라
괴물들이 사는 나라
Second Assistant Camera
고집불통 개구쟁이 아홉살 맥스는 외롭다. 아빠는 떠났고, 누나는 놀아주지 않는데다 왠일인지 엄마는 늘 바쁘기만 하다. 어느 날 엄마의 새 남자친구 때문에 심통이 난 맥스는 한바탕 소동을 피우고 엄마에게 꾸중을 들은 뒤 집을 뛰쳐나간다. 작은 배를 타고 여행을 떠난 맥스. 바다를 가로질러 소년이 도착한 곳은 바로 ‘괴물들이 사는 나라’. 그곳에서 맥스는 신비롭고 이상하고 거대한 괴물들과 조우하는데, 그들은 오랜 시간 동안 자신들의 지도자가 되어줄 누군가를 기다려왔다. 결국 맥스는 괴물들이 사는 나라의 왕이 되고 모두가 행복할 수 있는 나라를 만들겠다고 다짐한다. 하지만 맥스의 뜻대로 통치는 순탄치만은 않다.
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.