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Prison Apolonia

Year of completion
1995
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Short
Genre
Comedy, History
Duration
18 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

This is a comedy about a prisoner, Mohamed, relating to three fellow inmates the tale of how he landed in jail. He tells the story of his misadventures with Apolonia, a drag queen he meets at the door of a night club; realising that Apolonia is not what he'd like her to be.
Completion Year
1995
Genres
Comedy, History
Format
Short
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

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Simon Elrahi

International Sales Contact

Simon Elrahi

Producer

Simon Elrahi

Writer

Simon Elrahi

Director

Tom Rivard

Cast

Simon Elrahi, Theo Burns, Leonard Choice, Darryl Cooper, Jack Kennedy

Awards

1996 — Melbourne University Festival of Short Films – Best Film - Tom Ricard

1996 — Melbourne University Festival of Short Films – Best Sound - Tom Ricard

Screenings

1996 — Melbourne University Festival of Short Films

1996 — Melbourne University Festival of Short Films

Production Company

Simon El Rahi

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