Heartbreak and Beauty (2015)
Devised by twelve people living with an intellectual disability over a period of 10 months, Heartbreak and Beauty is an experimental short film that combines music, visual metaphor, dance and original poetry to express how we are all connected through our shared human experiences of love and loss.
Directors: Genevieve Clay-Smith, Libby Banks, Nathan Basha, Robin Bryan.
https://films.busstopfilms.com.au/film/heartbreak-and-beauty/
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Natalie Bacci as |
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Emma Brodie as |
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Lisa Ghofer as |
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Sonja Kerr as |
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Steve Konstantopoulos as |
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Rob McCredie as |
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Audrey O'Connor as |
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Gerard O'Dwyer as |
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Pearl Pride as |
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Sangeetha Punnia-Moorthy as |
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Jessie Rabbitts as |
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Daniel Suwitra as |
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Digby Webster as |
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Patricia Wood as |
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David Zughbi as |
| Directing | Genevieve Clay-Smith | Director |
| Directing | Libby Banks | Director |
| Directing | Nathan Basha | Director |
| Directing | Robin Bryan | Director |
| Writing | Genevieve Clay-Smith | Writer |
| Production | Henry Smith | Producer |
| Production | Erin Black | Producer |
| Crew | Henry Smith | Cinematography |
| Editing | Simon Njoo | Editor |
| Sound | Jonny Higgins | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Brooke Trezise | Sound Designer |
| Production | Jennifer Aldred | Executive Producer |
| Production | Simon Njoo | Executive Producer |
| Production | Eleanor Winkler | Executive Producer |
| Production | Genevieve Clay-Smith | Co-Producer |
| Art | Phroi Kovalevsky | Production Design |
| Editing | Drew McPherson | Colorist |
| Production | Monica Power | Production Assistant |
| Production | Sarah-Jane Rudolph | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Matt Cornell | Choreographer |
| Editing | Trent Mitchell | Assistant Editor |
| Lighting | Rick McMullen | Gaffer |
| Camera | Sarah-Jane Rudolph | BTS Footage |
| Camera | Wiliam Ho Ming Wong | BTS Videographer |
| Camera | Andrew 'A.J.' Johnson | Steadicam Operator |
| Sound | Brooke Trezise | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Tim Lloyd | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Julia Allsop | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | April Twyford | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amelia Gebler | Costume Designer |
| Art | Genevieve Clay-Smith | Creative Director |
| Production | Eleanor Winkler | Co-Producer |
| Directing | Erin Black | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Charles Mori | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Dale Bremner | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Tim Lloyd | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Tomas Keyes | Best Boy Electric |
| Art | Digby Webster | Assistant Production Design |
| Production | Emilie van Os-Schmitt | Production Runner |
| Camera | Susan Trent | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Craig Beckett | ADR Engineer |
| Sound | Patrick Gillin | ADR Engineer |
| Crew | Brooke Trezise | Mixing Engineer |
| Art | Henry Smith | Title Designer |
| Art | Javed Sterritt | Title Designer |
| Camera | Nathan Basha | BTS Footage |
| Camera | Libby Banks | BTS Footage |
| Camera | Robin Bryan | BTS Footage |
| Camera | Wiliam Ho Ming Wong | BTS Footage |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rebekah Gould | Wardrobe Designer |