Screen Australia

Screen Australia aims to inspire, inform and engage screen audiences through compelling Australian storytelling.

Find a Production

I Was Robert Mitchum

Year of completion
1999
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Short
Genre
Romance
Duration
9 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

A film about a man who is blind, but can still see the films he loves. It is a story of loss and discovery and the power our memories can give things back to us. I WAS ROBERT MITCHUM is a love poem to the cinema.
Completion Year
1999
Genres
Romance
Format
Short
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Producer

Kylie du Fresne

Director

Tim Slade

Writer

Tim Slade

Cast

Ralph Cotterill, Treffyn Koreshoff, Ralph Cotterill

Screenings

1999 — The Pacific Film and Television Commission Pty Ltd, c/ Brisbane International Film Festival

1999 — Hawaii International Film Festival

2001 — London Australian Film Festival

2000 — Flickerfest

2000 — St Kilda Film Festival

Related Productions

Written in the Stars

Completion Year:
2026
Content Type:
Narrative Content
Length:
100m
Status:
Pre-Production
View Production

How to Buy Condoms

Completion Year:
2025
Content Type:
Narrative Content
Length:
10m
Status:
Completed
View Production

Knight, The

Completion Year:
2025
Content Type:
Narrative Content
Length:
11m
Status:
Completed
View Production