How To Be Cool In Melbourne (2021)
This documentary program follows the intense transformation of Aretha from “awkward loner” to “cool person”, by talking to some of the coolest people ever known (in Melbourne), as she gains secret insider knowledge in hopes that they can help her to overcome being a social reject.
Directors: Sophia McKinnon, Aretha Brown.
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Aretha Brown as Self |
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Sophia McKinnon as Sonya Fowler |
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Joseph Doggett-Williams as Julian Chambers |
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Mabel Hutterer as Milly Peters |
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Myles Carew as Matthew Howe |
| Directing | Sophia McKinnon | Director |
| Editing | Tyler Bain | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rebecca Suares-Jury | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Aretha Brown | Writer |
| Writing | Sophia McKinnon | Writer |
| Crew | Heath McCullough | Cinematography |
| Sound | Ajak Chol | Music |
| Directing | Aretha Brown | Director |
| Crew | Hannah Moffat | Cinematography |
| Art | Rebecca Suares-Jury | Location Scout |