filmmaking production support
Raw Nerve 2006
Our five 2006 finalists' films were screened as part of the Popcorn Taxi film event on Wednesday November 15 at Greater Union Cinemas on Russell Street, Melbourne.
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Title: A Woman's Work A day in the life of Shirley Woods, an outreach worker for women in prostitution. |
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Title: The Longest Journey Some stroll, some sprint. Whatever the path we choose to travel, the real journey is inside. |
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Title: Wishful Thinking A man is held captive in a cell-like room. Who is he, and what is he guilty of? It seems he is held under ASIO's new anti-terror laws his hopes are dashed. His captors are a newly formed leftist guerrilla group, who are taking him up on his public exhortations. And he is their first detainee. |
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Title: The Visitor In the depths of a lonely city, a 40-ish widow lives with her teenage daughter in discomforting silence. From old rags, she makes herself a Man and grotesquely, he comes to life... |
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Title: Twenty-Five Cents A woman, who immigrated from Eastern Europe to Australia as a child, attempts to tell her story to those she meets through her day. But in this busy world, she finds only deaf ears. |
Supporting Raw Nerve in 2006
These films could not have been produced without significant industry support. Open Channel would like to thank the following companies who generously provided their time and expertise on the Raw Nerve projects at heavily discounted rates: Music & Effects, Digital Pictures, Complete Post and LEMAC.
Thanks also to thanks to the cast and crew who worked for free on these productions.
