The Receptionist - Thriller Short

The new receptionist, Jessica is gifted an access card by her older boss Frank.

Winner of the Young Australian Filmmaker of the Year at Byron Bay Film Festival 2024.
Nominee for Best Student Film at Toronto International Women Film Festival 2025

This film was made as part of the Bachelor of Communication (Honours) at the University of Technology Sydney.

Cast

Jessica: Taliesin Don
Frank: Peter Gee
John: Baylee Arndt
Finance Dude 1: Saxon Cook
Finance Dude 2: David Sherlock
Cleaner: Ziggy Tow

Crew

Writer, Director, Producer, Editor: Rachael Porthouse
Producer: Chrissy Vlotis
Director of Photography: Bonnie Chai
Production & Wardrobe Designer: Vanessa Le
Sound Designer: Isobel Whalley
Composer: Ramon Briant
1st AD: Joseph Michael
2nd AD: Artemi Kokkaris
Script Supervisor: Vanessa Collen
1st AC: Michael Leung
2nd AC: Oscar Browne
Sound Recordist: Steve Khoury
Art Assist, VFX: Tamasin Stanton
Gaffer: Nico Nalbandian
Gaffer: Deniz Celik
Set Photographer: Kai Brand