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Milk

Year of completion
1999
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Short
Genre
Thriller
Duration
15 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

The demise of a strangely formal relationship between two lonely neighbours. The old man lives upstairs. Every evening the downstairs woman knocks on his door and asks to borrow a jug of milk. He is always waiting.
Completion Year
1999
Genres
Thriller
Format
Short
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Director

Mairi Cameron

Director of Photography

Damon Escott

Composer

Christopher Gordon

Writer

Anthony Johnsen

Producer

Jane Keneally

Editor

Bin Li

Production Designer

Carisse O’Brien

Cast

Arthur Dignam, Kris McQuade

Awards

1999 — Bilbao International Festival of Documentary & Short Films – Gold Fiction Award

1999 — Palm Springs International Short Film Festival – Runner-up, Student Award

1999 — Australian Cinematographers Society NSW – Highly Commended - Damon Escott

Screenings

1999 — Bilbao International Festival of Documentary & Short Films

1999 — British Short Film Festival

1999 — Montreal World Film Festival

1999 — Palm Springs International Short Film Festival

2000 — Poitiers International School Film Festival (Henri Langlois Recontres)

2000 — CCAS Women in Cinema Showcase (Univers Elle)

1999 — Cannes Film Festival

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