The official selections were announced on July 15.
The Austin Micro Short Film Festival will screen 200 international independent micro short films between one and six minutes in length.
It will be the international premiere of Crismani’s film 440.
The film is about an Aboriginal man in a corporate world who goes on an urban walkabout.
The film tackles questions of personal identity in a postmodern world, through the underlying theme of music.
It’s a strong reflection of Crismani’s mixed cultural roots and the competing identities within him.
Crismani is an Aboriginal Australian of the Wiradjuri people.
Crismani’s mother is Aboriginal, Scottish and English, while his father was Italian.
The film stars Matthew John Hein, Charlotte Rose and Kalam Chester.
It first screened at the Winda Film Festival in Sydney in 2008.