DANYA
Screening at the Serge Constantin Theatre, Vacoas
Tuesday 20 February from 7 PM
Synopsis
Danya is the story of a troubled eight-year-old girl, whose determination to find out about her late mother leads to a deeper connection with her remote father.
Set in autumn in contemporary Sydney, across two neighbouring terrace houses; the story observes how three generations deal with death and is told form a child's perspective.
Production Information
Director: Beth Armstrong
Producer: Luke Eve
Writer: Beth Armstrong
Cast: Maddi Newling, Ian Bliss, Lija Veikins, Stela Solar
Duration: 20 min
Genre: Short
Screen Ratio: Wide screen 1:1.85
Selected Awards
- 2006 Carolina Film and Video Festival won Best Direction
- 2006 Carolina Film and Video Festival won College Filmmaker Award for Best Narrative
- 2005 Jackson Hole Film Festival won Rosemount Diamond Award for World Program Spotlight Australia
Australian Film Festival 2007 proudly sponsored by:
- Australian Film Commission
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- The Ministry of Arts and Culture
- The Mauritius Film Development Corporation
- Air Mauritius
- IDP Education
- La Sentinelle
- Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation
- Scott & Co Ltd
- Urban Cinefile