DIE BULLY DIE

DIE BULLY DIE A new comedy horror short film from Matt Backer and Drew Weston A new comedy horror short film from Matt Backer and Drew Weston. Max still holds a grudge.

Max (played by Matt Backer) and Adam (played by Drew Weston) haven’t seen each other in 16 years, since their last day of high school where Adam ruthlessly bullied Max for being gay. A dark one. One that has almost warped his sense of reality, especially tonight, when Max and Adam catch up in a fancy restaurant where Max’s animosity against Adam begins to manifest in horrific ways, because, well,

karma baby! There's only so many ways this night can go for the two of them and making it to dessert isn't one of them. It's FLEABAG meets BEEF meets FINAL DESTINATION with a sprinkling of ROMY & MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION. DIE BULLY DIE is a comedy horror exploring the lasting damage that high-school bullying inflicts upon its victims, all explored through the lens of a 90s teen flick/gay rom-com/B-grade horror/that’s probably enough slashes.

05/01/2025

24 HOURS OF VOTING TO GO!

We appreciate you “holding spass” for DIE BULLY DIE by voting it for Best Short Film at the 2025 AACTA Awards!

Voting is open to Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) members only until 5pm, tomorrow, Monday January 6.

AACTA members can watch DIE BULLY DIE here:
https://tv.aacta.org/film/die-bully-die/

And VOTE for it here:
https://www.research.net/r/6CNQNB3

And if you’re not an AACTA member but would still love to help, any type of shout-out saying ‘VOTE FOR DIE BULLY DIE’ with the VOTE link above could help us so BLOODY much!

THANK YOU!

Now please enjoy some bloopers. 🤭🩸

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04/01/2025

DIE BULLY DIE is a short film built on the notion of retribution and exorcising the pain inflicted by a high-school bully. Actors and writers Matthew Backer & Drew Weston are directed by Nathan Lacey & Nick Lacey, and collectively they bring forth a horror comedy that shows in bloody fantasy sequences how a victim might just want to throw that pain back at their inflictor.

Die Bully Die was the winner of the Sydney Film Festival Dendy Award for Best Short Fiction, and is nominated for Best Short Film at the 2025 AACTA Awards. Nick and Nathan also received nominations for Best Direction in a Short Film at the Australian Directors Guild, while Nathan was nominated for Best Editing in Short Drama by the Australian Screen Editors, with cinematographer Patrick Coe nominated at Australian Cinematographers Society for Short Film Cinematography, and the sound team featuring Troy Mauri, Brendan Croxon, Cristobal Penailillo, and Jack Moiseyev, were honoured with a nomination at the Australian Screen Sound Guild.

In the above interview, Nathan and Nick talk about building a trauma informed horror comedy, what the collaborative process with actors and writers Matthew Backer & Drew Weston was like, how Gaspar Noe’s style influenced the production, and a lot more.

Listen to the interview via the Curb here:

https://www.thecurb.com.au/die-bully-die-interview-nathan-lacey-nick-lacey/

04/01/2025

Filmed over 5 days and 2 nights, our entire team work BLOODY hard to bring our warped horror comedy to the screen.

DIE BULLY DIE has been nominated for Best Short Film at the 2025 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards and voting is open until Jan 6! If you’re an AACTA member or know any AACTA members who haven’t watched DIE BULLY DIE via AACTA TV and voted, please help us spread the word! THANK YOU!

VOTE HERE:
https://www.research.net/r/6CNQNB3

DIE BULLY DIE
Winner of The Dendy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at Sydney Film Festival 2024
Directed by: Nathan Lacey, Nick Lacey
Written by: Matthew Backer, Drew Weston
Produced by: Nicole Thorn, Drew Weston, Matthew Backer, Nick Lacey, Nathan Lacey
Cinematography: Patrick Coe
Editing: Nathan Lacey
First Assistant Director: Ian Kyster
Script Supervisor: Fern Mei Sim
Sound Recordist: Cristobal Peñailillo, Jack Moiseyev
Gaffer: Joshua Lafou
Best Boy: Will Millar
Camera Operator: Nick Lacey
Camera Assistant: Tim Keith
Camera Assistant: Kyan Woodpower
Standby Props: Rodney Pratt, Briallen Clarke
Production Assistants: Annie Zhang, Ethan Lamb-Kelly, Alyssia Tressos.
Photography: Kate Williams
SFX Makeup: David Bowling
Additional HMU: RP Artistry
Music by: Katie Weston
Dialogue Editor & Re-recording Mixer: Brendan Croxon at Soundark BC
Sound Effects Editor: Troy Mauri
Colourist: Justin Tran
CAST
Max: Matthew Backer
Adam: Drew Weston
High School Max: Nick Annas
High School Adam: Ethan Lamb-Kelly
Shane The Waiter: Ben Gerrard
The Other Waiter: Shannon Dooley
Bartender: Connor Andis
Restaurant Patrons:
Cooper Dawson02
Will Dryden
Gracie Willow
Jess Garnett
Michael Geelan
Jennifer Gray
James Lee
Millie Ryan
Adrian Barritt
Alyssia Tressos
Zaigham

Thank you to our donors through Australian Cultural Fund and Pride Foundation Australia.

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14/12/2024

We need your BLOODY help to spread the word to VOTE for DIE BULLY DIE for Best Short Film at the 2025 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards!

Voting is now open to AACTA members only and closes January 6. You can VOTE here: https://www.research.net/r/6CNQNB3

The entire DIE BULLY DIE team THANK YOU and YOU and YOU!

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🚨 CALLING ALL AACTA MEMBERS!DIE BULLY DIE is in the BLOODY mix to be nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Short Film an...
07/08/2024

🚨 CALLING ALL AACTA MEMBERS!

DIE BULLY DIE is in the BLOODY mix to be nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Short Film and voting for round one has begun!

If you're a member of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), you can now VIEW and VOTE for DIE BULLY DIE via this link:

https://tv.aacta.org/film/die-bully-die/

Voting is open from August 6 - August 19.

If you’re keen to view and vote for DIE BULLY DIE but don’t have an AACTA membership and might consider getting one, we'll post a link in the comments. There are different levels of membership and it’s super easy to join!

If you’re not wanting to get a membership and therefore can't vote but would still love to help us, feel free to share this post to help get people to VOTE BULLY VOTE! 🩸🗳️ WE THANK YOU!

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BLOODY thrilled to announce that DIE BULLY DIE will have its world premiere at Sydney Film Festival next month as a fina...
08/05/2024

BLOODY thrilled to announce that DIE BULLY DIE will have its world premiere at Sydney Film Festival next month as a finalist competing for the Dendy Award for Best Live Action Australian Short!!

The hugest of huge THANK YOU to our incredible cast, crew and creative team, our beaut production locations, our post-production legends, and especially to our Australian Cultural Fund donors who made this film possible.

Tickets to the June 15 and June 16 Dendy Awards screenings featuring DIE BULLY DIE are available to purchase now via: https://www.sff.org.au/program/browse/die-bully-die

See you there!! 👀🍿🩸

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Revenge is a dish best served cold. Coming BLOODY soon.
06/05/2024

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Coming BLOODY soon.

Cameras are rolling on DIE BULLY DIE! We wouldn’t be here without the generous support of our donors. Thank you so BLOOD...
07/11/2023

Cameras are rolling on DIE BULLY DIE! We wouldn’t be here without the generous support of our donors. Thank you so BLOODY much to each and every one of you! 🎬

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