Monster (2023): When the Truth Is Not in the Telling but in the Seeing
Not every silence is empty. Some are filled with things too heavy for words.
What Was It Like?
Eight filmmakers with intellectual disability interview their parents about what it was like when doctors delivered the news of their diagnosis.
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Eight filmmakers with intellectual disability interview their parents about what it was like when doctors delivered the news of their diagnosis.
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Genre:Documentary
Directed By:Nathan Basha, Shay Bell, Joni Campbell, Genevieve Clay-Smith, Ricky Kremer, Jack Leighton, Chloe Morrison-Greet, Sangeetha Punnia-Moorthy, Liam Vosu
Written By:Lianne Mackessy, Genevieve Clay-Smith
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Runtime:15 minutes
Studio:Bus Stop Films, Australian Film Television and Radio School
Cast
Nathan Basha, Shay Bell, Joni Campbell, Genevieve Clay-Smith, Ricky Kremer, Jack Leighton, Chloe Morrison-Greet, Sangeetha Punnia-Moorthy, Liam Vosu
Director
Aerlie Vade
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Matisse Vade
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Joanne Basha
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Nathan Basha
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Sharon Vosu
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Liam Vosu
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Estelle Kremer
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Ricky Kremer
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Audrey Morrison-Greet
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Chloe Morrison-Greet
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Shaun Leighton
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