A Thousand Odd Days
A young man reflects on a day spent with his estranged mother, in an attempt to understand her enduring trauma and its effect on their relationship. letterboxd.com/film/a-thousand-odd-days/ "The strangest feedback from this film is showing my close friends and most of them realising they don’t really know my story. I don’t often talk about my childhood with domestic violence with them or anyone, nor do I find much comfort posting publicly about it. At times, I still feel silenced. But for that reason, this film is one I had to make and hopefully captures most of everything I have to say about the lasting impact of DV and subsequent mental health issues that often follow. I gave my entire heart to it and I found my limit of writing from introspection while making this film, but I couldn’t seem to look away. My hope now is that it reaches the people that need it with love and in some small way, helps further the dialogue around DV that we all need to be having." WINNER: BEST DIRECTION IN AN AUSTRALIAN SHORT - FLICKERFEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (ACADEMY QUALIFYING) WINNER: BEST DIRECTION - ST KILDA FILM FESTIVAL WINNER: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - ST KILDA FILM FESTIVAL WINNER: 1.4 AWARDS FOR BRILLIANT FILMMAKING WINNER: CICLOPE FILM FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SELECTION: DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (ACADEMY QUALIFYING) OFFICIAL SELECTION: MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (ACADEMY QUALIFYING) SEMI FINALIST: RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (ACADEMY QUALIFYING) OFFICIAL SELECTION: EVOLUTION MALLORCA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SELECTION: DOWN UNDER FILM FESTIVAL BERLIN / CPH OFFICIAL SELECTION: ROVER STREAMING SHORT FILM MARKET PICKS: CLERMONT-FERRAND Starring: Angie Milliken & Tom Wilson Written & Directed by: Riley Blakeway Produced by: Sarah Nichols Executive Producers: Riley Blakeway / Genevieve Triquet Production: DIVISION Music: Thom pringle / Alaskan Tapes Casting Director: Felicity Byrne Casting: Byrne Creative Casting Associates: Sarah McGrath Ivy Whittingham Magnolia Minton-Sparke Maria Wang Director of Photography: Andrew Gough Production Design: Beniamin Fesselet Costume Designer: Laura Bracken Hair & Make Up Artist: Margo Regan Editor: Stewart Arnott Sound Designer: Cameron Milne Music Composer: Thom Pringle Production Managers: Rachael Dore, Jimmy Truong, Collette Bolles 1st Assistant Director: Emma Jamvold 1st Assistant Camera: Sandy McLennan 2nd Assistant Camera: Jackson Lana Data: Finn O'Neill Steadicam: Andrew 'Al' Johnson VTR: Davide Carta Gaffer: Mark Glinderman Best Boy: Emerson Adcock Elx Asst: Teyas Nichols Key Grip: Kurt Ingram Asst Grip: Liam Thomas Asst Grip: Joel Ingram Director's Assistant: Alfie Faber Production Runner: Phil Playoust Sound Recordist: Predrag Malesev Boom Op: Jaedon Cooper Storyboard Artist: Maria Pena Key Art: Harry Welsh Art Department Assistant: Shin-Myung Yang Make Up Assistant: Danielle Walker Wardrobe Standby: Gary Jones Safety Supervisor: Sotiri Sotiropolous Water Safety: Kobi Graham ex Pro Guarding Safety Report & Traffic Mgt: Who Dares Motel Location: Ex Big House Locations Unit Manager: Brad Dore Unit Nurses: Fiona Eadie, Rosemary Latter Stills Photographer: Mike O'Meally Edit House: Adam Wills Suites Colourist: Matt Fezz Post Production House: White Chocolate Online Artist: Chris Grocott Sound Post Production Studio: Rumble Studios Executive Producer: Michael Gie Cameras & Lenses supplied by: Panavision Asia Pacific, Nic Godoy & Sue Garnsey Lighting supplied by: Available Light Films Services & Michael Adcock Grip Gear supplied by: Toby Copping Grips Services VTR Equipment suppled by: REC Video Sound Equipment supplied by: Orange Cord Unit Equipment supplied by: DT Unit Insurance Supplied by: Sally Beckett @ Mooneys Insurance Brokers Additional Cast: Will Freeman Ashleigh La Cava Aliana-Jayde Worthington Angela Forsey Kirsty De Lange Paige Hart Roy Clark Mitchos Steer Rick Kellar-Kosikowski Helen Taukave Zachary Tubailagi Mark O'Driscoll Poppy
