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Two neurotic best friends trying to save their youth centre, a clueless and mouthy interpreter literally stuck between two cultures, a motley crew of market workers searching for a better life, and a conversation series between Indigenous- and Chinese-Australians produced entirely over unreliable Australian internet.

 

CEEBS (2025)

TIKTOK (18 x 1 min) WATCH ON TIKTOK / INSTAGRAM
Best friends Zion and Ruby attempt to save their beloved youth centre from imminent closure. As they navigate political intrigue, loss of a magpie Youth President, murder conspiracies and a rogue cult leader, their lifelong friendship is eventually caught in the crossfire.

WRITERS Betiel Beyin, Leigh Lule
PRODUCERS Nikki Tran, Amie Batalibasi
DIRECTOR Harry Lloyd

REVIEWS ScreenHub
MORE INFO
FilmInk / Substack
SOCIALS @ceebsseries

CEEBS

Girl, Interpreted《莉莉译东西》(2020)

TENCENT, iQIYI, ABC AUSTRALIA, YOUTUBE (5 x 5 min) WATCH ON YOUTUBE
A nervous interpreter stumbles through a web series of hectic cultural misunderstanding. In development for a half-hour series adaptation.

WRITER/DIRECTOR Grace Feng Fang Juan
PRODUCER Nikki Tran

REVIEWS ACMI / Douban (Chinese)
MORE INFO Liminal Mag
SOCIALS @girl_interpreted

Girl, Interpreted《莉莉译东西》

FRESH! (2018)

YOUTUBE (6 x 5 min)
The staff of a Melbourne fresh food market struggle to keep things professional in a world of family business, bargains are bellowed in several languages, and no one gets served without first winning an elbow fight.

WRITER Nikki Tran
DIRECTORS Elizabeth Fermanis, Bec Peniston-Bird, Amie Batalibasi, Simon Trevorrow, Carl Stella, Grant Scicluna
PRODUCERS Nikki Tran, Simon Trevorrow

FESTIVALS 2018 Series Mania (Melbourne) - Premiere, LA Film Festival, NYC Web Fest, 2019 Gold Coast Film Festival - Awarded Best Australian Web Series, Melbourne & Seoul Web Fest

 
 

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