Tangles and Knots (2017)
Set in the height of summer in Sydney, Australia, the story follows a unique, intimate relationship between a mother, Michelle and her teenage daughter, Laura. They act more like girlfriends together than parent and child. This relationship becomes threatened when the mother helps her daughter throw a house party to impress new, more popular friends. She gains admiring looks from her daughter's guests. Both of them notice it, and it makes them uncomfortable. As their relationship unravels throughout the night, a much more sinister threat emerges that will jeopardize their bond forever.
Director: Renée Marie Petropoulos
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Leeanna Walsman as Michelle |
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Odessa Young as Laura |
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Mitzi Ruhlmann as Jessa |
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Toby Wallace as Taylor |
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Govinda Roser as Sam |
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Bryn Chapman Parish as Nathan |
| Directing | Renée Marie Petropoulos | Director |
| Writing | Renée Marie Petropoulos | Writer |
| Production | Yingna Lu | Producer |
| Production | Janet Brown | Producer |
| Production | Melina Maraki | Associate Producer |
| Production | Alexandra Petropoulos | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kristin Frost | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Renée Marie Petropoulos | Editor |
| Production | Stevie Ray | Casting Director |
| Art | Diva Abrahamian | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Candice Hickson | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | Eli Cohn | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Melina Maraki | Post Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Stefanie Foerster | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucia Arias-Martinez | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Ben Chesneau | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Pete Dulahunty | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Zoë White | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Eli Cohn | Sound Designer |
| Production | Yingna Lu | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Maya Peart | Sound Effects Editor |
| Editing | Walter Radcliffe | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Ella Morgan | Set Dresser |
| Production | Alexandra Petropoulos | Location Manager |
| Editing | Chelsea Taylor | Editor |
| Crew | Tony Lynch | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Oliver Levi-Malouf | Continuity |