Patrick Vollraths student Oscar nominee Everything will be okay wins the City of Melbourne Grand Prix for Best Short Film.
The jury statement:
«This is a film of devastating emotive force. The direction is assured and controlled, the script is a wonder of the small
telling detail, and the performances are utterly authentic and compelling. Vollrath takes the emotional violence and damage
that can tear families apart all in the name of love and crafts a work that refuses easy tabloid conclusions.
Economically, with humanity and insight, it reveals the tragedy within the domestic. It is a superb example of the art of
the short film, of how the universal can be expressed concisely, of how the fiction film can reveal uncomfortable and complex
truths.»