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Seven Days Under Mavis

Year of completion: 1993
Content type: Narrative Content
Format: Short
Genre: Romance
Duration: 28 minutes
Production Status: Completed

Based on real events, SEVEN DAYS UNDER MAVIS explores the experience of Frank, an elderly man with a bad back pinned beneath the body of his wife, Mavis, after she dies and collapses on top of him. A poignant and confronting love story about ageing, death and relationships.

Completion Year: 1993
Genres: Romance
Format: Short
Production Status: Completed

Cast and Crew

Producer

Composer

Director of Photography

Director

Writer

Cast

Brenda Palmer, Cliff Ellen, Martin Lane, Penelope Bartlau

Awards

1994 — Chicago International Film Festival

1994 — Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films

1994 — Frames Film Festival

1995 — Golden Gate Awards - San Francisco Film Society

1994 — St Kilda Film Festival

1994 — Melbourne International Film Festival

Screenings

1995 — International Short Film/Video Festival - Antalya

1994 — Chicago International Film Festival

1994 — Frames Film Festival

1995 — Golden Gate Awards - San Francisco Film Society

1994 — Huesca Short Film Festival

1994 — Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival

1994 — Mill Valley Film Festival

1995 — International du Court Metrage de Montreal

1994 — International Hamburg Short Film Festival

1995 — Norwegian Short Film Event

1995 — Santa Barbara International Film Festival

1995 — Edinburgh International Film Festival

1994 — St Kilda Film Festival

1994 — Cork International Film Festival

1994 — Creteil Film Des Femmes Festival

1996 — Goteborg Film Festival

1994 — Venice International Film Festival

1994 — Melbourne International Film Festival

Sales

Australian Sales

Pig Hell Productions

International Sales

Pig Hell Productions

Production Company

Pig Hell Productions