Original title: Ronan's Escape
Year: 2010
Running time: 16 minutes
Country: Australia
Director: A.J. Carter
Screenwriter: A.J. Carter
Cinematography: Lukas William Martin (screenplay)
Cast: David Lazarus, Ashleigh Zinko, Ryan Cammiade, Matthew Hennighan, Louie Van Praag, Kirstie Francis
Genre: Drama
Synopsis: Ronan, a 14 year old school boy growing up in a rural West Australian town. He is the social outcast of the school and has been for years. The film follows the last few hours of Ronan's day at school before he makes his 'escape' in a much talked about, controversial ending
Ronan's Escape is a 2010 short film written and directed by A.J. Carter and produced by Martin Mhando. The film, set in the rural wheat belt of Western Australia, is about Ronan, a 14-year-old boy who has been bullied at school his whole life and decides to escape. Critics have called this an accurate and controversial portrayal of life for bullying victims. The film is told in an exposition intensive format with very little use of dialogue. Ronan's Escape presents arbitrary scenes rather than traditional storytelling.
