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Summer Breaks

Year of completion: 2008
Content type: Narrative Content
Format: Short
Genre: Drama
Duration: 12 minutes
Production Status: Completed

SUMMER BREAKS is a highly visual portrait of teenage kids hanging out in the burbs. The film is a glimpse into the lives of two 15-year-old boys, Benny and Sam. Loosely set somewhere in the late 80s, the story follows two friends as they wander the neighbourhood streets on a sweltering summer’s day. An unexpected encounter with two of the neighbourhood’s most sort after girls and a local teen thug leads them to a trip to the local oval and a late night swim. Their day turns to night and becomes a little more interesting than they expected.

Completion Year: 2008
Genres: Drama
Format: Short
Production Status: Completed

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Cast

Mia Wasikowska, Emily Wheaton, Jake Allen, Cash Weijers

Awards

2008 — Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films

2009 — Flickerfest

2008 — Australian Directors Guild Ltd

2008 — The Sydney Film Festival

Screenings

2008 — Montreal World Film Festival

2009 — Dungog Film Festival

2009 — Flickerfest

2008 — St Kilda Film Festival

2009 — Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival

2009 — Berlin International Film Festival

2008 — The Sydney Film Festival

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Colour In Pictures Pty Ltd

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Colour In Pictures Pty Ltd

Summer Breaks

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