Film Maker

“The Continuing Adventures of Elise and Puppy” Official Selection Lift-Off Sessions 5 2026

A year after completing the short film of “Elise’s Blanket” in 2023 I continued the story with a sequel in 2024. If you want to help me win the audience choice award vote for “The Continuing Adventures Of Elise And Puppy” Monday 4th May – Sunday 17th May 10pm BST 2026.

You’ll need to rent the collection of films to vote
- Use this link for the main page and chose the “New Voices” category that “The Continuing Adventures Of Elise And Puppy” is in.
- or
- Use this link to go direct to the checkout page to rent the New Voices category.
After you’ve rented the new voices collection you’ll be able to watch all 118 films.
You’ll receive an email from them with a link to view the film and voting link with voting code. Check your promotions/junk/spam folder if it’s not in your inbox.

You’ll need to choose 4 films to vote for, “The Continuing Adventures Of Elise And Puppy” and 3 others. Make sure you include the name of the film with your comment so the film makers know your comment is for them.
If you can’t afford to rent the films, sharing this exciting news online and offline is free 🙂
If you want limited edition merch don’t wait
- “The Continuing Adventures Of Elise And Puppy” limited edition merch available until 31st May 2026. If you want a tshirt personally printed by me instead of from spring let me know directly.
Any questions, ask me before 10pm BST Sunday 17th May 2026.

2026 what a year it’s been so far..

World Premiere of “Melanie’s Story” coming in 2026.

“He Was Only 16 in 1915” took about 8 months from idea to completion . From the quiet wheat fields of home in Australia to the blood-soaked sands of Anzac Cove, one boy’s journey from innocence to unimaginable horror unfolds in the crucible of the Gallipoli campaign.

Experience “He Was Only 16 in 1915” on Odysee and Rumble share it with anyone who you feel it could touch or watch on YouTube. Give it a like and leave a comment to help others discover it.

Film Festival Recognition in 2026:
Festival 2026 du film d’animation L’Art en chemin – Official Selection for “Melanie’s Story”

Lift-Off Sessions 2026 Volume 5: New Voices Shorts – Official Selection for “The Continuing Adventures Of Elise & Puppy”

Lift-Off Sessions 2026 Volume 4: New Voices Shorts – Official Selection for “Elise’s Blanket”

Lift-Off Sessions 2026 Volume 3: New Voices Shorts – Official Selection for “Identity (Who Am I?)”

2025 what a year it was..

“WUITAB” officially released midnight Christmas Eve 2025. The soundtrack is also available on CD. DVD now available to order in PAL and NTSC formats. I’m still working on making other media options available. If you want some quirky WUITAB merch there are two designs to choose from. The “I fell asleep watching WUITAB” design and the “I stayed awake until the end of WUITAB” design.

Enjoy WUITAB on Odysee and Rumble share it with your friends you want to help destress or watch on YouTube. Give it a like and leave a comment to help others discover it.

F.O.A. won an audience choice award in the The Lift-Off 2025 Sessions Volume 12 online festival.

“F.O.A.” is available for your viewing pleasure anytime on Rumble and Odysee or you can watch it on YouTube. Give it a like and leave a comment to help others discover it.

F.O.A. the stop motion short film that wasn’t meant to exist but also clearly was meant to exist. It was the film that I created when multiple circumstances meant I wouldn’t get the one I had been planning on creating finished in time. Yet the end result of how all the individual elements came together and how people have connected with it, is more than I expected.

It was an honor to have F.O.A. selected to be featured on SBS TV mine is shown at the 24 minute mark.

Here’s the video of the red carpet awards day for the Focus On Ability Short Film Festival 2025.

https://www.youtube.com/live/cKQSioMp3c8

F.O.A. has now also spawned a silent film adaption “Melanie’s Story”.

2024 what a year it was..

In 2024 The Focus On Ability Short Film Festival selected the two short films I submitted as finalists. In the open category I entered “The Continuing Adventures Of Elise & Puppy” a continuation of the story from my 2023 entry “Elise’s Blanket”. This story and animation were created from scratch in 2024.

“The Continuing Adventures Of Elise & Puppy” is also available on Rumble and Odysee or watch on YouTube. Give it a like and leave a comment to help others discover it.

In the documentary category I entered “Endless Refrain – The Journey So Far” giving a brief snapshot on the origins of Endless Refrain.

Click here to watch “Endless Refrain – The Journey So Far”

After creating the two short films “Elise’s Blanket” and “Identity (Who Am I?)” for the Focus on Ability Short Film Festival early in 2023, the film maker hat stuck firmly to Neville’s head and he started creating more short films in the second half of 2023. You can binge watch the entire Tuesday Tunes playlist to enjoy the entire journey. If you just want the songs recorded as songs by Endless Refrain in 2024 without the songs that were recorded as spoken word videos then you can find them here.

2023 What a year it was..

Neville Hiatt’s debut animated film “Elise’s Blanket” was selected as a finalist in the 2023 Focus on Ability Short Film Festival in the Australian Open Category.

“Elise’s Blanket” is also available on Rumble and Odysee.

Neville Hiatt’s debut documentary “Identity (Who am I?)” was selected as a finalist in the 2023 Focus on Ability Short Film Festival in the Australian Documentary category.