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Audrey

Year of completion
2023
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Feature
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Duration
100 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

A dramedy following self-appointed Mother of the Year, Ronnie Lipsick, who is living a life she never wanted, with a derailed career, a husband whose love for life has gone limp and two daughters who she struggles to connect with. When an accident lands her eldest daughter Audrey in a coma, Ronnie gets a second chance at life by taking on her daughter’s identity – only she’s not the only one in the family who sees Audrey’s comatose state as an opportunity. Directed by Natalie Bailey (Bay of Fires) and written by Lou Sanz (The PM’s Daughter), Audrey is produced by Michael Wrenn (6 Festivals), Dan Lake (Early Winter), Shannon Wilson-McClinton (Hearts & Bones) and Diya Eid with Executive Producers Kurt Royan (Retrograde) and Roxana McMallan (How to Please a Woman). It is financed in association with Screen Queensland and support from the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) Premiere Fund. International sales will be managed by Bankside Films with Rialto distributing in Australia and New Zealand.
Completion Year
2023
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Format
Feature
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Producer

Michael Wrenn, Dan Lake, Shannon Wilson-McClinton, Diya Eid

Director

Natalie Bailey

Writer

Lou Sanz

Executive Producer

Kurt Royan, Roxana McMallan

Director of Photography

Simon Ozolins

Composer

Alex Cameron

Editor

Katrina Barker

Production Designer

Helen O’Loan

Cast

Hannah Diviney, Jackie Van Beek, Josephine Blazier, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor

Screen Australia Supported

  • Development

    Project-specific support provided by Screen Australia's development programs since the agency's inception in July 2008. Production support
  • Production

    Project-specific support provided by Screen Australia's production investment programs since the agency's inception in July 2008. Includes investments, loans and grants. Excludes Producer Offset and Producer Equity Program.

Awards

2024 — Australian Directors Guild Ltd

Screenings

2024 — Brisbane International Film Festival

2024 — South by Southwest Film &TV Festival (SXSW)

2024 — Melbourne International Film Festival

2024 — BFI London Film Festival

2024 — CinefestOZ

Sales

Australian Sales

Rialto Distribution

International Sales

Bankside Films

Production Company

Invisible Republic Pty Ltd

Orange Entertainment Pty Ltd
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