Overview:
The world is closing in on Greta Driscoll. On the cusp of turning fifteen she can't bear to leave her childhood, it contains all the things that give her comfort in this incomprehensible new world. She floats in a bubble of loserdom with her only friend Elliott, until her parents throw her a surprise 15th birthday party and she's flung into a parallel place; a world that's weirdly erotic, a little bit violent and thoroughly ludicrous - only there can she find herself.| Status: | Released (2015-10-20) |
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| Awards: | 7 wins & 23 nominations |
| BoxOffice: | $60,289 |
| Screen: | Matthew Whittet |
| Productions: | Windmill Theatre, Soft Tread Enterprises, Oscilloscope |
| Production Countries: | Australia |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 92731: Bethany Whitmore - Greta
- 1382472: Harrison Feldman - Elliott
- 1524331: Amber McMahon - Janet / Frozen Woman
- 12212: Matthew Whittet - Conrad / Abject Man
- 110425: Eamon Farren - Adam / Benoit Tremet
- 1280060: Tilda Cobham-Hervey - Huldra
- 1280062: Imogen Archer - Genevieve
Crews
- 12212: Matthew Whittet - Writer - Writing
- 1524330: Rosemary Myers - Director - Directing
- 1150764: Andrew Commis - Director of Photography - Camera
- 1524330: Rosemary Myers - Co-Producer - Production
- 1691180: Jonathon Oxlade - Production Design - Art
- 1691180: Jonathon Oxlade - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 1691181: Fiona Lanyon - Production Manager - Production
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Reviews
Simon Foster
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"Wildly funny and deeply moving in equal measure, it is a work rich in larrikin character but universal in its themes and appeal..." Full review here: http://screen-space.squarespace.com/reviews/2015/10/20/girl-asleep.html
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**Greta in woodland!** This is a short Aussie film, kind of inspired by 'Alice in Wonderland', but originally based on the stage play of the same name. A teen comedy set in the 70s and revolved around a birthday party. So, newly moved into the town, Greta, finds hard to make frien ....
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