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Dying to Live
File:Dying to Live - Theatrical Movie Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRichard Todd
Written bySarah Rossetti
Produced byRichard Todd, Ben McNeill
StarringAllan Turner, Kate Hansen, Holly Ralph, Peter Wood, Tony Beret, Alice Turner, Henry Archoo
CinematographyRichard Todd, Richard Kickbush
Edited byLawrie Silvestrin
Music byAsh Gibson-Greig
Production
companies
Aquarius Productions, Intrinsic Story
Distributed byMadman Entertainment
Release date
Running time
95 Minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish language

Dying to Live is an Australian feature-length documentary film that reveals how Australia lags behind similar countries in organ and tissue donor registration numbers, causing immense suffering for those awaiting organs, while other Australians inspire with their compassionate, life-saving gift. The film was produced by Richard Todd of Aquarius Productions in collaboration with Ben McNeill of Intrinsic Story, and was directed by Richard Todd.[1] The film features Australian organ and tissue donors and recipients from Victoria, Western Australia and Queensland.

Dying to Live premiered at the Sydney Film Festival in June 2018 and had local premieres at Melbourne International Film Festival and CinefestOz.[2][3][4] The film is scheduled for a general cinema release across Australia in October 2018.

Production

Aquarius Productions and Intrinsic Story commenced production on Dying to Live in late 2015. The film was shot in Western Australia, Queensland and Victoria. According to director Richard Todd, he "first heard about the organ and tissue shortage in Australia on a TV breakfast show in 2015 featuring a story with Allan Turner".[5] Allan Turner is the father of Zaidee, a 7-year-old girl who suffered a brain aneurism and subsequently became Victoria’s youngest organ and tissue donor that year. "Allan’s story appealed to me immediately,” Richard said. “It is exactly the type of story that I am into. Allan, due to the passing of his daughter, is highly invested emotionally. I knew immediately that I had an organ transplant story from the perspective of a grieving donor family.”[5]

Time critical shoots occurred in late 2016 and filming was completed in December 2017. Editing was completed in March 2018. Todd, who was born in Newcastle[6] and hails from Margaret River in Western Australia has said that he is "attracted to stories that require a very close and personal relationship with a central character." He has also said that he has "the ability to be 'let in' to complex and difficult to film situations."[7]

Release

The film was launched with a premiere screening at the Sydney Film Festival in June 2018 and will be followed by a regional festival tour.[2] The film is scheduled for a general cinema release across Australia in October 2018.

References

  1. ^ "Dying to Live (2018) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  2. ^ a b "Dying to Live". Sydney Film Festival. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  3. ^ "'If I don't have a transplant, I won't see Christmas next year'". NewsComAu. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  4. ^ Kirk, Emma (2018-08-20). "Dying to Live: Emotional journey of hopeful transplant recipients". Busselton-Dunsborough Mail. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  5. ^ a b "DYING TO LIVE Trailer Released!". Screenwest. 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  6. ^ McGowan, Michael (2015-03-11). "Coal Seam Gas activist documentary Frackman to screen in Newcastle". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
  7. ^ "Aquarius Productions". Zoominfo.com. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
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