Laneikka Denne
Biography: Laneikka is a queer writer and actor from Western Sydney. At seventeen, Laneikka wrote DEAD SKIN winner of SA State Theatre Company’s Young Playwrights Award, performed in Sydney and LA, published by Australian plays. Laneikka’s second play FEMINAZI premiered as part of Belvoir Theatre’s Sydney World Pride Programming in 2023. Laneikka was the recipient of the Diversity Entertainment Creative Mentorship 2022, her play DEAD SKIN was performed in LA, to be developed into a feature film adaption of the play. Their documentary “The Real Meaning of Pleasure” has been awarded development funding from Screen Australia and AIDC in 2023. Laneikka created THE MONOLOGUE COLLECTIVE where teenagers write monologues for teenagers to perform for the HSC to sold-out seasons and was nominated for Best Production for Young People at the Sydney Theatre Awards 2023. As an actor, Laneikka is leading two feature films; PUZZLE BOX a horror feature and SALT ALONG THE TONGUE a psychological thriller for distribution in 2024. Young, queer humans are at the heart of all of Laneikka’s work.
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Puzzle Box
2023-09-29
Puzzle Box
Overview: Drug addict Kait flees to a house in the woods to self-rehabilitate, where her sister Olivia joins to document the process, but the house's layout begins to change, trapping them inside an inescapable puzzle box of a house.
Genres: Horror Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-09-29
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We Used to Own Houses
2023-08-09
We Used to Own Houses
Overview: After breaking into his landlord’s home, a mysterious renter forces him to read a cryptic poem that unravels the landlord’s involvement in a exploitative system of profit and power.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-08-09
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But What's Your Real Job?
2023-05-28
But What's Your Real Job?
Overview: This documentary explores the backlash and feedback 4 Australian artists have and continue to receive on their choice of career.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-05-28
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Mud Crab
2022-08-09
Mud Crab
Overview: Reflecting on her culpability, a woman recounts the traumatising assault she witnessed of a young man in a small Australian coastal town.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-08-09
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O-Week
O-Week
Overview: Gabby, a late teen freshly graduated from high school, embarks on a new chapter in her life by attending University, the beginning of which is an Orientation Week party. She is close with a girl named Leah who she has known since the end of high school. They are in that weird period where they keep questioning whether or not they are in a relationship; something all-too-familiar with queer relationships. Their building intimacy is delayed as Leah leaves the O-Week party to get a good night's sleep in preparation for her first classes, leaving Gabby alone. As Leah leaves, someone familiar quickly fills the seat next to Gabby. This is Jason, Gabby's high-school sweetheart. She is instantly taken back to that fourteen year old self. Jason and Gabby become acquainted with each other once again, old conversations and familiarities surface. Jason offers Gabby a drink and after a while she becomes intoxicated. All she remembers is Jason closing the bedroom door...
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Original Language: en
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Think Pink
2022-09-16
Think Pink
Overview: An ordinary boy gives an ill-minded friend a lift to the pharmacy and tells him a horrifying secret concerning his sister.
Genres: Thriller Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-09-16
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Salt Along the Tongue
2024-10-18
Salt Along the Tongue
Overview: After her mother's unexpected passing, Mattia finds herself thrust into the care of her estranged aunt & her mother’s identical twin. As Mattia grapples with the loss of her mother, a treacherous secret begins to unfold, threatening her life. From beyond the grave, Mattia’s mother possesses her daughter in an attempt not only to protect her from the same fate that befell her but also to find reconciliation with her sister, using food as a gateway.
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-10-18
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Oi
2024-08-12
Oi
Overview: When a turbulent teen undergoes a traumatic experience, she must face her own violent bravado head-on. Oi explores the stigma around "catfights" and how hyper-sexuality can occur when feminine rage isn't accepted and queerness is ignored.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-08-12
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I'm Not Gay
2023-06-01
I'm Not Gay
Overview: A conflicted gay man struggles to teach his younger self about the challenges of adult life. Searching for answers inside stories from his past, he must confront his nature and the man he will become. Documentary meets musical feature in this experimental coming of age drama about power and masculinity in modern day Australia.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-06-01
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Passion Pop
Passion Pop
Overview: A woman on the eve of her 30th birthday is given a surprise gift she'll never forget.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
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Staring at Socks
2019-01-01
Staring at Socks
Overview: Innovative sound and editing patterns firmly root us in the headspace of a young woman struggling with mental illness, leading us to see how this unique perspective affects the world she sees around her.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-01-01
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