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Checkpoint

Ben Phelps · Australia · Thriller / Drama · 11 min · 1.5M views

Directed by Ben Phelps · Starring Rodney Afif, Kate Raison, Christian Willis, Alex Dimitriades · 2006

A Lebanese-Australian family's drive through the outback turns into a tense confrontation when soldiers stop them at a checkpoint.

A tense, provocative reversal that makes a familiar wartime scenario feel unsettlingly close to home.

CHECKPOINT is an award winning 11 minute short film from Ben Phelps (Writer/ Director/ Producer) and Tim Kreibig (Producer).

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