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Daddy's Little Meatball

A new short film by award-winning Australian writer and director Yael Grunseit (Recipient of the JIFF Short Film Fund), with cinematographer Dylan Rizzo​ and starring alongside the magnificent Benjamin Howes.

On a once-in-a-lifetime trip to New York, an Australian period underwear salesman and his teenage daughter navigate the city and their strained relationship.​ Sasha, self-conscious and feeling overlooked by her father, struggles with a tendency to sabotage her own happiness.

Film
2025
New York City, USA
Official Selections:
World Premiere - Flickerfest, Sydney, 2026, WINNER x 2
US Premiere - Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), 2026

© 2026 Madeline Sunshine

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