Captions provided by CCTubes – Captioning the Internet! In a world where having the perfect baby is becoming a choice, Julia is struggling to love and accept her daughter for who she is.
ANN MARCH Julia
SUSANNAH-GRACE SHERRIFF Susannah-Grace
KIERAN CHARNOCK Mark
Written & Directed by BRIAR MARCH
Produced by CAROLINE HUTCHISON
In association with THE NEW ZEALAND FILM COMMISSION
Director of Photography ADAM LUXTON
Editor ADAM-LUKA TURJAK
Original Music DANA LUND
Sound Design VEDAT KIYICI
Production Designer MICHELLE FREEMAN
Casting Director THERESA HEALEY
Rehearsal Coach MIRANDA HARCOURT
CAST
Therapist YVETTE PARSONS
Play Centre Mum ESTHER STEPHENS
Play Centre Mum RENAYE TAMATI
Paris MADDY GOER
Shop Assistant MICHELLE BLUNDELL
Māui JACOB DOMBROSKI
Pharmacist BRUCE HOPKINS
Mum and baby on video SAMANTHA & HAZEL HAPPY
Instructional video THERESA HEALEY
Julia’s Mother HYEMI PARK
Driver ZAC O’MEAGHER
Susannah-Grace double EMMA PRETORIOUS
Playgroup extras ELI STEPHENS, LUCY GOER, SALENA &TIMOTHY STINCHCOMBE, JAMES, HANNAH, BETHANY & TAYLOR WHITE SOPHIA & SAMSON SHERRIFF, LIBERTY FLOWER
Pharmacy extras MARTIN HARRIS, TOM REBBECK
CREW
First Assistant Director LOUISE SPRAGGON
1st Assistant Camera RICHARD ELWORTHY
Gaffer MATT KOFOED
Grip AITKEN LAU
Sound DAN JURY
DIT Digital Split MIKE KIM
2nd DIT JAMES ASHENDEN
Wardrobe/Hair/Makeup CARRON WELLS
3rd Assistant Director CAITLIN MACTAVISH
Standby props TIMUR MEUDINOV
Health & Safety Officer JESS BENNETT
Locations Manager HELIA BLOOMFIELD
Production Runner TOM REBBECK
Unit Catering LIBERTY FLOWER, LOU FLOWER
Chaperone for Susanna-Grace SIRENA SHERRIFF
Assistant to Jacob ZAC O’MEAGHER
Stills photography ELIZABETH MARCH, TIMUR MEUDINOV
Story Boards GARETH THOMAS
Consulting Producer ALIX WHITTAKER
Storyline consultant GAVIN McGIBBON
POST PRODUCTION
Post Production Producer NANETTE MILES
Colourist CLARE BURLINSON
Online LEONI WILLIS
Data Manager ZARNI SAW
ADR BIGPOP Studios
Re-recording Mixer VEDAT KIYICI
Sound Editor MORTEN GAMST
Poster design KELVIN SOH at DDMMYY Studio
MUSIC
Crawling video music ‘First Snow’ by SCOTT BUCKLEY
Pharmacy music ‘Voices’ by PNFA
‘Beautiful Disaster’ by APRILAAN
Car music ‘Weird Fever’ by GARETH THOMAS
MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF
Kōpere Hou – Fresh Shorts
The Todd Trust
Boosted campaign donors
Paul Lake at Panavision
Nigel Burton at DVANZ
Drew Wright at Drew Wright Lighting
THANKS TO
Jude McLaren, Jackie Dennis, Rachel Tufuga, Jenny Lee, Angela Seol, Sarah Bloomfield, Lily Rebbeck, Derek March, Gareth Thomas, Maggie Sotheran, Natasha Pretorius, Maximiliano Pierret, Alyx Duncan, Margot Francis, Bronwyn Turei,
UpsideDowns, Paula Beguely, Waitākere Playgroup, Louise Grevel and Waitākere Township Hall, Martin Harris and Massey Unichem Pharmacy.
This film was completed with the assistance of the New Zealand Government’s Screen Production Recovery Fund.