Melbourne born actor Peter Cummins appearing in the 1968 film ‘Short Story’ Here he is taking a train ride to Dandenong railway station. Peter lived the majority of his life in Fitzroy and was a fine performer over many years.
This is only an excerpt with 1968 music from the Oz top 100 that year added over the top by myself. Footage courtesy of the Swinburne film and television school. *SHORT STORY (Excerpt) | 1968 | Film, 16mm 8’00”| B&W
A night shift worker, at home, then at work and then in a train, where he enacts an imaginary space of his own making.
Noteworthy is the film maker’s interest in spatial narratives and urban settings, and its historical associations to Swinburne Film School’s early years, and the actor, Peter Cummins, first film role.
