About
Howard drives his partner Joseph from their farm to hospital to undergo high risk surgery. The unexpected discovery of an old mix tape in the glove compartment sees the masculinity of their forty-year relationship start to yield.
The Team
Writer & Director Thom Petty
Producer Margaret Milner Schmueck
Cinematography Barbara van Schaik
Split Second Films Ltd
Cast
Paul Copley as Howard
Ian Gelder as Joseph
Liz Fletcher as Bridget
Festivals
- London Short Film Festival
- Iris Prize Festival (Highly Commended Best British Short)
- British Shorts (Jury Prize Nominee)
- Hollyshorts Film Festival
- IndieCork Film Festival
- This is England
- Perlen Queer Film Festival
- Perth Queer Film Festival
- Kerry International Film Festival
- Bradford Queer Film Festival
- Leeds Queer Film Festival
- The Short Cinema
- Northampton Film Festival
- Roze Filmdagen Amsterdam
- Manchester Film Festival
- Silver Screen
- Outshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival
- Bendigo Queer Film Festival
- Fastnet Film Festival
- One Fluid Night Festival (Best Director and Best Performance)
Ticker is a beautifully observed, tender drama from writer director Thom Petty, about two older men facing their advancing years and the time they have spent together with a fresh and delicate tone.
