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Stranded

Year of completion
2005
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Short
Genre
Comedy, Family
Duration
52 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

How long does it take before the abnormal seems normal? Death, love and family values are all up for renegotiation in this black comedy about a girl trying to start a new life after the loss of her mother.
Completion Year
2005
Genres
Comedy, Family
Format
Short
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Producer

Beth Frey, Lizzette Atkins

Director

Stuart McDonald

Writer

Kathleen O’Brien

Director of Photography

Greig Fraser

Production Designer

Josephine Ford

Editor

Bill Murphy

Composer

J. Walker

Cast

Emma Lung, Emily Browning, Robert Morgan, David Hoflin, Nicki Wendt, Ross Thompson, Damien Richardson

Awards

2006 — Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films

2006 — Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films

2006 — IF Productions Pty Ltd

2007 — Ashland Independent Film Festival

2006 — Film Critics' Circle of Australia

2006 — Australian Film Institute

2006 — Australian Film Institute

2006 — Australian Film Institute

2006 — Australian Teachers Of Media Inc

2007 — TV Week Logie Awards

Screenings

2006 — Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films

2006 — Film Independent's LA Film Festival

2005 — Melbourne International Film Festival

2005 — BFI London Film Festival

Sales

Australian Sales

Circe Films Pty Ltd

International Sales

Galloping Entertainment

Production Company

Circe Films Pty Ltd

Composer

Machine Translations
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