Bittersweet comedy is adapted from Rita Kalnejais’s critically-acclaimed play.
Celluloid Dreams has boarded world sales on Australian director Shannon Murphy’s debut feature Babyteeth, starring Ben Mendelsohn and Essie Davis as the parents of a seriously-ill teenage daughter who falls for a drug addict and dealer.
The bittersweet comedy, which is entering pre-production, is adapted from the hit play by Australian playwright Rita Kalnejais, whose work has enjoyed successful theatre runs at home and in the UK.
Rising Australian producer Alex White is producing, under her burgeoning Sydney-based Whitefalk Films banner, with the veteran, Oscar-nominated producer Jan Chapman on board as executive producer.
Celluloid Dreams has boarded world sales on Australian director Shannon Murphy’s debut feature Babyteeth, starring Ben Mendelsohn and Essie Davis as the parents of a seriously-ill teenage daughter who falls for a drug addict and dealer.
The bittersweet comedy, which is entering pre-production, is adapted from the hit play by Australian playwright Rita Kalnejais, whose work has enjoyed successful theatre runs at home and in the UK.
Rising Australian producer Alex White is producing, under her burgeoning Sydney-based Whitefalk Films banner, with the veteran, Oscar-nominated producer Jan Chapman on board as executive producer.
- 5/2/2018
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
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