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 | Alexandra Petropoulos | Executive Producer |
| Production | Melina Maraki | Associate Producer |
| Production | Kristin Frost | Co-Producer |
| Production | Janet Brown | Producer |
| Production | Yingna Lu | Producer |
| Camera | Zoë White | Director of Photography |
| Art | Diva Abrahamian | Production Design |
| Sound | Eli Cohn | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Chelsea Taylor | Editor |
| Editing | Renée Marie Petropoulos | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucia Arias-Martinez | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Candice Hickson | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Stevie Ray | Casting Director |
| Crew | Tony Lynch | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Eli Cohn | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Melina Maraki | Post Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Ben Chesneau | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Maya Peart | Sound Effects Editor |
| Editing | Walter Radcliffe | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Pete Dulahunty | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Oliver Levi-Malouf | Continuity |
| Production | Alexandra Petropoulos | Location Manager |
| Art | Ella Morgan | Set Dresser |
| Directing | Stefanie Foerster | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Yingna Lu | Unit Production Manager |