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White Dust and Lies

Year of completion
1998
Content type
Docudrama
Format
Short
Genre
History, Science
Duration
15 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

A non linear docu/drama of a man's working life in Sydney, as he dies in hospital from Mesothelioma. A daughter goes to the past, present and future for answers. There are moments where her memory dwells and flashes through childhood and the many unanswered questions of her father's death. Between interviews in the present and information withheld for many years, the daughter investigates and searches for answers and a way of making changes to the current situation and attitude. It was only last year (December 1998) that bedside court cases (even hours before the person died) were abolished in New South Wales.
Completion Year
1998
Genres
History, Science
Format
Short
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Director

Barvara Hush

Producer

Barvara Hush

Writer

Barvara Hush

Cast

Jacqy Phillips (narrator)

Awards

1999 — St Petersburg Internnational Film Festival "Festival of Festivals"

1999 — Wild Spaces International Environmental Film Festival

Screenings

1999 — St Petersburg Internnational Film Festival "Festival of Festivals"

2000 — Long Island Film Festival

2000 — Planet in Focus - Toronto Environmental Film and Video Festival

1999 — Wild Spaces International Environmental Film Festival

Sales

Australian Sales

Australian Film Institute Distribution

International Sales

Firebird Productions

Production Company

Firebird Productions

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