Feature Film
The Faceless Man (2019)
Produced, Written & Directed by James Di Martino
Produced, Cinematography, Edited & Colour Graded by Rhys Sherring
Synopsis: Emily is a recovering cancer survivor facing her fear of the disease relapsing. Her best friend Nina plans a weekend away with friends to a country holiday house. What started as a casual weekend soon turns into a series of unusual events as the group experience firsthand the unsettling and hostile nature the people of this rural town. At the same time a para-normal monster seen as the faceless man haunts the house pushing the friends to their limits.
The Faceless Man is a full length horror & psychological Ozploitation film shot & produced in Victoria, Australia. It was successfully selected at Melbourne’s Monsterfest 2019 and Estonia’s Haapsalu Horror & Fantasy Film Festival 2020. It swept the 2020 Melbourne Underground Film Festival winning six awards for Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best SFX Makeup, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Film.
Short Films
Cosmopolitan (2025-26) - Upcoming
Produced, Written & Directed by Rhys Sherring
Produced by Vikki Blinks, Bianca Milani, Kerry Glennon, Samantha Pearce of SICK MATE SICK Productions
Synopsis: In a retro-futuristic bar for the cybernetically impoverished, the bionic armed no-nonsense proprietor Rosie navigates a tense evening when an out-of-town brute named Bennett refuses to vacate a reserved seat at the bar. Chaos escalates with the arrival of the love scorned Lyria, demanding the whereabouts of the seat’s owner—Pax.
When the infamous Pax finally appears, his presence unsettles Bennett. As Bennett makes to leave, a mysterious clone of Pax enters, sending chills through the bar. The clone swiftly sinks a fatal knife into Bennett’s eye, scattering all patrons, leaving Pax to face a knife-wielding reckoning with a deadly manifestation of his past.
Cold Water (2023)
Written & Directed by Shaun & Jay Perry
Produced by Brayden Alden
Associate Produced by Rhys Sherring
Executive Produced by Daniel Scharf, Nathan Lorch, Taron Lexton, Milena Ferreira
Official page - howlingjackfilms.com/coldwater
Synopsis: Set in St Kilda, Australia, an elderly woman’s peaceful retirement is interrupted when her husband takes up a bizarre new hobby.
Flickerfest 2024 - Winner | Best Achievement in Screenplay
Stellar Short Film Festival 2024 - Winner | Best Screenplay & Audience Choice
St Kilda Film Festival 2024 - Nomination | Best Achievement in Screenplay
CineFest Oz 2023 - Winner – Best Short Film | Nomination – Best Director
Cube Season (2020)
Produced, Written & Directed by Rhys Sherring
Produced by Vikki Blinks
Synopsis: Middle aged, single and hesitant, Jim relies on his brand new motivational based artificial intelligence gadget to assist him in finding a lifelong partner. But he's not the only one relying on technology.
A short romantic comedy sci-fi story, Cube Season was a finalist at the 2020 Austin Comedy Short Film Festival & Portland Comedy Film Festival. It was also selected and screened at the following:
2020 Melbourne and Sydney Lift-Off Film Festivals
2020 Cambria Film Festival of Romance, Love & Rom-coms
2021 Love Actually International Storyteller Showcase
2021 Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival
The Intentions of F. Scott Fitzgerald (2017)
Produced, Written & Directed by Shaun & Jay Perry
Produced by Rhys Sherring
Synopsis: a dark existentialist comedy that follows two Australian hitmen on a routine 'clean up' job. Whilst in a meaningful conversation about the Great Gatsby, the two find themselves in a panic as their victim makes a run for it.
Awards:
Best Achievement in Screenplay & Sound in Post Production at St Kilda Film Festival 2018
Best Editing at Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards 2018
Best Director at European Cinematography Awards 2017
Best Director & Best Cinematography at Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards 2017
Five O’Clock (2017)
Produced, Written & Directed by James Di Martino
Cinematography by Rhys Sherring
A Chapter 5 Studios production.
Synopsis: a character ensemble period piece bushranger film set in 1880 Australia where a local gang attempts to best a wealthy businessman at the game of dice, while the local sheriff senses something fouls afoot.
The Immigration Game (2017)
Produced, Written & Directed by Daniel Facciolo
Cinematography by Rhys Sherring
A Chapter 5 Studios production.
Synopsis: a group of young Australian university students go for a hike one weekend, only to find themselves trapped in a game of cat and mouse with an unstable local threatened by their multicultural backgrounds.
Headspace Inc (2016)
Produced, Written & Directed by Rhys Sherring
An Online Official Selection at the Paris Lift-Off Film Festival, nominee for the Top Indie Film Awards Best Original Idea and Best Student Film, and official selection at Gen Con Film Festival Indianapolis, U.S.A 2018.
Synopsis: Headspace Inc is a Neo-Noir Sci-Fi set in the near future. A disconnected private cyber-crime investigator decides to risk his life to retrieve the missing consciousness of a teenager trapped in the virtual world of a disillusioned old film director.
Behind the 8 Ball (2012)
Written & Directed by Rhys Sherring
The first narrative piece I ever made using strictly friends as cast and crew. A cult classic to about 12 people.
Synopsis: a deal goes wrong due to a certain character's interesting past work being revealed.