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Yolk

Year of completion
2007
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Short
Genre
Romance
Duration
15 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

When Lena, a 15-year-old girl with Downs Syndrome, steals a sex book from a mobile library, her mother forces her to take it back in an embarrassing family spectacle that only strengthens her daughter's rebellious and irrepressible desire.
Completion Year
2007
Genres
Romance
Format
Short
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Producer

Damon Escott, Sally Madgwick

Director

Stephen Lance

Executive Producer

Trish Lake

Writer

Stephen Lance, Cory Taylor

Australian Sales Contact

Stephen Lance

International Sales Contact

Stephen Lance

Cast

Audrey O'Connor, Hamish Irvine, Skye Wansey

Awards

2007 — The Pacific Film and Television Commission Pty Ltd, c/ Brisbane International Film Festival

2008 — Flickerfest

Screenings

2008 — Montreal World Film Festival

2007 — Palm Springs International Short Film Festival

2008 — Flickerfest

2007 — International Festival for Young People of Gijon

2008 — Berlin International Film Festival

2007 — The Sydney Film Festival

Production Company

Head Pictures

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