Heartbreak and Beauty
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 Brode as |
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Lisa Ghofer as Mother |
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Sonya Kerr as Young Mother |
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Steve Konstantopaulos as |
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Rob McCredie as Male Dancer |
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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 Grandmother |
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Daniel Suwitra as |
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Digby Webster as |
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Patricia Wood as Female Dancer |
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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 |
| Production | Emilie van Os-Schmitt | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Matt Cornell | Choreographer |
| Editing | Trent Mitchell | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rebekah Gould | Costumer |
| Lighting | Rick McMullen | Gaffer |
| Camera | Charles Mori | Assistant Camera |
| 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 |
| Art | Digby Webster | Assistant Art Director |
| Directing | Sarah-Jane Rudolph | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Susan Trent | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Erin Black | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | April Twyford | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amelia Gebler | Costume Designer |