All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane
| All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane | |
|---|---|
 Official Production Poster | |
| Directed by | Louise Alston |
| Written by | Stephen Vagg |
| Produced by | Louise Alston Jade van der Lei |
| Starring | Charlotte Gregg Matt Zeremes Cindy Nelson Ryan Johnson Romany Lee Gyton Grantley Sarah Kennedy |
| Cinematography | Judd Overton |
| Edited by | Nicola Scarrott |
| Music by | Caitlin Yeo |
| Distributed by | Accent Film |
Release date | October 2007 (AUS) |
Running time | 76 Minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | 42,000 AUD |
All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane is a 2007 Australian Romance-Comedy film by upcoming Director Louise Alston and written by Stephen Vagg. It follows Anthea, a 25 year old girl who hates her job and has to sit back and watch as all her friends move away from her hometown, Brisbane, to make a better life. [1]
Synopsis
Anthea (Charlotte Gregg) is undergoing a crisis of confidence: overworked, no boyfriend, and now all her friends are leaving Brisbane. She is tempted to leave herself, but is opposed by her long time best platonic male friend Michael (Matt Zeremes).
Michael thinks people who leave Brisbane are copycats who follow the crowd; he is quite happy to stay in Brisbane, he is in a stable job and a stable very low-maintenance 'sex-with-the-ex' relationship with his ex-girlfriend, Stephanie (Sarah Kennedy). In short, he is in a rut.
Anthea’s temptation to leave Brisbane increases with the impending departure of her flatmate Kath (Cindy Nelson). However, she then hears that her ex-boyfriend Jake (Gyton Grantley) is coming back to Brisbane to live. To Michael’s annoyance, she dreams of a great future with him.
Michael is then thrown out of his comfort zone by starting a new relationship with a girl he meets at work; Simone (Romany Lee). Slightly “alternative” and good natured, Simone is totally different from the sorts of girls he normally deals with, and he finds himself in a relationship over which he does not have total control.
On her last day in Australia, Anthea and Michael finally resolve their feelings for each other.[2]
Production
Originally, All My Friends are Leaving Brisbane was a stage performance at the Cement Box Theatre, where Director Louise Alston first saw it. She could see that the story would make an ideal feature film and worked with writer Stephen Vagg on developing a script.
Producer Jade van der Lei then became interested in the film and was able to raise a budget of $42,000. The film was shot in the middle of a Queensland summer, January 2006, over a three week period. Afterward, The filmmakers successfully applied for post-production funding from the Australian Film Commission, which enabled additional shooting. The film completed post production early 2007 and made its world debut at the 2007 Brisbane International Film Festival. [3]
Release
Accent Film, an Australian film distributor is releasing All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane on May 27th 2008 Australia wide. The DVD is also available for worldwide purchase through their website. [4]
Awards
All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane was part of the Official Selection at the Brisbane International Film Festival in 2007.
References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0818897/ Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
- ^ http://allmyfriendsmovie.com/ Official Website Synopsis
- ^ http://reviews.media-culture.org.au/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2147 M/C Reviews, Interview with Louise Alston
- ^ http://www.accentfilm.com/product.cfm?id=MTAwMDExNQ%3D%3D&cat=Mw%3D%3D Accent Film