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Casting JonBenet is a sly and stylised exploration of the world’s most sensational child-murder case, the still-unsolved death of six-year-old American beauty queen, JonBenet Ramsey. Over 15 months, the filmmakers travelled to the Ramsey’s Colorado hometown to elicit responses, reflections and performances from the local community, creating a bold work of art born from the collective memories and mythologies the crime inspired.

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Director
Kitty Green
Producer
Scott Macaulay  James Schamus  Kitty Green
Executive Producers
Jennifer Dong  Figo Li  Avy Eschenasy  Adam Del Deo  Jihsan Robinson  Lisa Nishimura
Dir. of Photography
Michael Latham
Composer
Nathan Larson
Cast
No cast details
Production Completion
2016
Production Company
Matricide Pictures Pty Ltd
Australian Sales
Netflix (US)
International Sales
Netflix (US)

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Selected Awards & Festivals

Screen News

Australia at Berlinale 2017

Australian filmmakers Kitty Green (Casting JonBenet), Neil Triffett (EMO The Musical), Kriv Stenders (RED DOG: True Blue), Polly Staniford and Cate Shortland (Berlin Syndrome, plus Berlinale Camera recipient Geoffrey Rush, Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason and Her Excellency Lynette Wood, Ambassador of Australia to Germany, at the Berlin International Film Festival.

21 Feb 2017
By Screen Australia
Takeaways from Content London 2016: Trends in TV drama

Screen Australia in Sundance

Australian films have enjoyed a strong international presence already this year and no one knows that more than Screen Australia’s Richard Harris.

31 Jan 2017
By Helen Barlow
Australia at Berlinale 2017

International success #5

From the lead roles in the US, to the new audiences from Poland to Mexico – we check in with our local talent taking on the world.

17 Jan 2017
By Screen Australia
International success #4

Documentary Producer Program supports 11 diverse projects

A diverse array of 11 documentaries tackling everything from the challenges of Year 12, to the murder case of child beauty queen are set to receive funding as part of Screen Australia’s Documentary Producer Program.

22 Dec 2015
By Screen Australia
Aussie Docs selected for IDFA