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Something About AJ

Year of completion
2002
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Feature
Genre
Family
Duration
124 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

Based on a true Australian story, John Pope, host of a fictitious Australian television talk show, and his 'straw-drawn' assistant get hold of real video footage of an amazing story. An internet chat room conversation leads Adam and Suzanne to a perfect wedding and the happy expectation of their first child. The simple pregnancy becomes a nightmare when medical staff complicate the birth, whereupon Adam takes control. An angelic midwife appears and everything seems perfect until arriving home, when post-natal nurses make daily home visits. Gossip about a child withering away spreads through the community. Johnny tells his audience words cannot describe what happens and as the studio falls into darkness, the real video footage by the real Adam Todd begins to play...
Completion Year
2002
Genres
Family
Format
Feature
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Composer

Ezra Szandala

Director of Photography

Adam Todd

Director

Adam Todd

Editor

Adam Todd

Executive Producer

Adam Todd, Suzanne Todd

Producer

Adam Todd

Writer

Suzanne Todd

Cast

Shelley Green, Shaughn Helliar, Eliana Dona, Darren K Hawkins, Greg Poppleton

Sales

Australian Sales

International Sales

Todd Corporation Pty Limited

Production Company

Iconoclast Productions

Todd Corporation Pty Limited
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