Girl asleep, adapted by australias windmill theatre company from one of its plays, is one of these afterschool special regurgitations. Whittet describes the process of going from stage to screen as thrilling but rigorous. Girl asleep is a 2015 australian surrealist comingofage drama film written by matthew whittet and directed by rosemary myers. Produced entirely in south australia, girl asleep has enchanted audiences in 114 cities in 25 countries since its premiere at the 2015 adelaide film festival. Based on her acclaimed windmill theatre production, rosemary myers feature debut is a journey into the absurdities of the teenage mind. Sep 30, 2016 bethany whitmore in girl asleep, directed by rosemary myers, an australian film opening on friday. For windmill theatre, jonathon has designed boom bah. Nov 16, 2015 girl asleep might be about an awakening, but its not a sexual awakening, and this is one teen comedy in which, at long last, the geek doesnt get the girl. Navigating puberty in 1970s suburbia, greta bethany. Film ini menunjukkan di berlin international film festival 2016 untuk pujian kritis.
On the cusp of turning fifteen she cant bear to leave her childhood, it contains all the things that. Girl asleep, retitled fantastic birthday in france, has been embraced by local and international audiences alike. The first feature of rosemary myers, the artistic director of adelaides windmill theatre, comedylaced girl asleep hits berlin with a good buzz off its world premiere at the adelaide film. It was commissioned by adelaide film festival through the hive fund, an adelaide film festival initiative with partners abc arts, screen australia and australia council for the arts. Four years after girl asleep saw windmill theatre co make the leap to the big screen, director rosemary myers is bringing this dark, whimsical fable of girlhood and puberty back to where it all began. Amy nicholsons awardwinning short pickle has no business being as funny as it is. A teen at a cross roads, she cant bear to leave her childhood behind because it contains all the.
Watch the short film in this study guide about adapting girl asleep from stage to screen, then using the girl asleep interactive journey, explore behind the scenes of the film. Based on the critically acclaimed production by windmill theatre, girl asleep is an australian coming of age. Girl asleep premiered in 2014 as the third part in a trilogy, which saw windmill theatre co collaborate and develop a theatrical language over several years with a group of artists who shared similar aesthetics and passions. Based on the critically acclaimed production by windmill theatre, girl asleep is a journey into the absurd, scary and beautiful heart of the teenage mind. Girl asleep wins australias richest film prize at cinefestoz read more one of the films most distinctive decisions to shoot in a 4. Students can choose to explore the set on their own, learning about the various roles on a film through behind the scenes videos and interviews. Arts sa was responsible for the state funding arrangements until windmill was transferred to the department of education in 2018 by the marshall government. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Girl asleep was produced by windmill theatre company and soft tread enterprises. Girl asleep a 14yearold girl navigates her lurid 1970s surroundings as well as her inner turmoil in a weird and wonderful look into the mind of a teenager. The company was behind the multiawardwinning film girl asleep, including the 2016 cinefestoz best film, adapted from its stage production. The film is an adaptation of the successful theatre production, also written by matthew whittet, by windmill theatre in 2014 of the same name, that premiered at the. Girl asleep is jonathons first production design for film. Girl asleep director rosemary myers jumps from theatre to film. An interactive journey is an immersive online experience where students can explore the set of the film, meet the cast and crew, and take a quiz to discover their ultimate film role. Aug 27, 2016 the whimsical film began life on stage as a production for adelaides windmill theatre in 2014. Windmill revives the wonderfully wacky girl asleep your weekend. Shane reid based on the 2014 adelaide festival production, girl asleep, is a coming of age drama written by matthew whittet and directed by windmills artistic director and director of the helpmann award winning musical pinocchio, rosemary myers. Windmill revives the wonderfully wacky girl asleep indaily.
Jo dyer producer jos debut film, michael james rowlands lucky miles was released in 2007 and won awards including the audience award for best film at sydney film festival and the special jury prize at the karlovy vary international film festival. What happens when one misstep forward is less of a trip and more of an adventure. The great opening sequence scene of greta meet eilliot in the school scene from the comedyfamilyfantasy film called girl asleep directed by rosemary myers. Windmill theatre co artistic director and girl asleep director rosemary myers said, we are so lucky to have such an extraordinary designer in jonathon oxlade on our windmill team.
Girl asleep is a potent coming of age story that explores the navigation of an often fraught and complex journey from childhood to adulthood. Girl asleep, windmills critically acclaimed comingofage theatre production that went on to be adapted into an internationally awardwinning film, returns to the stage at the adelaide festival. Aug 28, 2016 coming to riverside theatres big screen. Recent engagements include state theatre company of south australias the popular mechanicals, windmill theatre cos multi awardwinning school dance and girl asleep and internationally acclaimed australian feature film girl asleep, directed by rosemary myers. Mementos artscope picks up berlin generation opener girl. Girl asleep movie ini, diproduksi oleh rumah produksi film soft tread enterprises, windmill theatre. The play was girl asleep, and it went on to become an internationally successful film. Bethany has studied drama at nida, st martins youth theatre and tafta. Windmill theatre co girl asleep adelaide 2019 facebook. Four years after girl asleep saw windmill theatre co make the leap to. All the while, the work has enjoyed a long and varied life through international releases, online streaming and school curricula the latter assisted by a wealth of online learning resources that windmill produced alongside the film.
Event venue performance art theatre windmill theatre co videos. Based on the critically acclaimed production by windmill theatre, girl asleep is an australian coming of age story written by matthew whittet and directed. Directed by windmills artistic director rosemary myers, the 2015 adaptation of girl asleep is windmills first feature film which led to the creation of the companys windmill pictures arm. This education resource has been developed for windmill theatre cos film girl asleep, within the framework of the australian curriculum in the following. Girl asleep opens our eyes and hearts to the honest fears of an adolescent teenage girl girl asleep photo credit. The play premiered as a part of windmill theatre cos theatrical trilogy of teenage ritesofpassage stories fugitive, school dance, and girl asleep at adelaide festival 2014. With bethany whitmore, harrison feldman, amber mcmahon, matthew whittet. The film is an adaptation of the successful theatre production, also written by matthew whittet, by windmill theatre in 2014 of the same name, that premiered at the adelaide festival. First it was a play, then a film, and now girl asleep is back on the adelaide stage transporting audiences to a surreal world with a riteofpassage story thats part fairytale, part lipsticksmeared vigilante escapade.
Windmill theatre gives girl asleep film a free spin for. Bethany whitmore in girl asleep, directed by rosemary myers, an australian film opening on friday. Girl asleep official trailer 1 2016 bethany whitmore. Girl asleep film 2015 is produced by windmill theatre and soft tread with screen australia, sa film corp, adelaide film festival and abc arts. May 11, 2016 based on her acclaimed windmill theatre production, rosemary myers feature debut is a journey into the absurdities of the teenage mind. Girl asleep was originally conceived by directory rosemary myers, writer matthew whittet and designer jonathan oxlade as a stage play. Harrison plays elliott in windmill theatres feature film, girl asleep. The world is closing in on 14 yearold greta driscoll bethany whitmore, mental. It was fun, says rosemary myers, a firsttime film director but. The film has been described as an extroverted fantasy dreamscape of an introverted teenage girl. Based on the critically acclaimed production by windmill theatre co, girl asleep is a journey into the absurd, scary and beautiful heart of the teenage mind.
Windmill theatre gives girl asleep film a free spin for streaming. The film is available on dvd, bluray and on demand. It went through a huge change when we did the film. Girl asleep is matts first screenplay for a feature film. Based on the critically acclaimed production by windmill theatre adelaide, australia, girl asleep is a journey into the absurd, scary and beautiful heart of the teenage mind. Windmills first feature film, girl asleep premiered at the adelaide film festival in 2015 and went on to the prestigious berlinale and several other film festivals the following year, winning seven international awards. In girl asleep, floating through a teenage fantasia. Girl asleep film 2015 is produced by windmill theatre and soft tread. An irresistibly fun visual feast thats impossible not to enjoy. With 20 or so 15yearolds dancing through the night in lurid 1970s clothes, girl asleep was not your average indie shoot. She has appeared in several short films and theatre productions, and played the lead character greta in windmill theatre cos feature film, girl asleep. Oct 26, 2015 like stephen pages spear, girl asleep was funded through the adelaide film festivals hive fund, bringing celebrated artists who work outside film into cinema the film is based on windmill.
Aug 30, 2016 girl asleep was first produced as a play, the third in a trilogy of works focusing on teen rites of passage, each directed by myers and written by whittet, who costars in the film as the daggy. Prior to windmill, rosemary was the artistic director of arena theatre company and also the artistic director of. Winner of the adelaide film festival audience award for most popular feature girl asleep is the sparkling filmmaking debut of windmill theatre artistic director rosemary myers. Dan didistributori oleh distributor film kojo group. Windmill theatres timeless tale of teenage life is a story of. A coming of age story about a chronically shy girl who is privately falling apart. Comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival. The play, girl asleep was transformed into a feature film in 2015.
First it was a play, then a film, and now girl asleep is back on the adelaide stage. Never betraying an iota of lived experience, it trots out tropes seen in dozens of movies and sitcom episodes the embarrassing dad, the big party, the fictional rock star crush, etc. May 10, 2016 girl asleep movie trailer fantasy 2016. Variety winner of the adelaide film festival audience award, girl asleep is the filmmaking. Girl asleep is a journey into the absurd, scary and beautiful heart of the teenage mind. Jan 26, 2016 the first feature of rosemary myers, the artistic director of adelaides windmill theatre, comedylaced girl asleep hits berlin with a good buzz off its world premiere at the adelaide film.
Like stephen pages spear, girl asleep was funded through the adelaide film festivals hive fund, bringing celebrated artists who work outside film into cinema the film is based on windmill. Four years after making her screen debut as a scenestealing mean girl in windmill theatres girl asleep, 21yearold maiah stewardson will graduate to the state theatre stage this month in arthur millers a view from the bridge. Girl asleep might be about an awakening, but its not a sexual awakening, and this is one teen comedy in which, at long last, the geek doesnt get the girl. Oct 21, 2015 girl asleep opens our eyes and hearts to the honest fears of an adolescent teenage girl girl asleep photo credit. Windmill theatre and umbrella entertainment will stream free screenings of awardwinning film girl asleep this weekend for families to enjoy. Sep 05, 2019 all the while, the work has enjoyed a long and varied life through international releases, online streaming and school curricula the latter assisted by a wealth of online learning resources that windmill produced alongside the film. Girl aslee p was produced by windmill theatre company and soft tread enterprises.
Windmill theatre and umbrella entertainment will stream free screenings of awardwinning film girl asleep this weekend for families to enjoy while socially isolating. Spoilers the synopsis below may give away important plot points. Bethany whitmore, harrison feldman, and matthew whittet girl asleep official trailer 1 2016 bethany whitmore movie the world is closing in on greta driscoll. Apr 02, 2020 windmill theatre and umbrella entertainment will stream free screenings of awardwinning film girl asleep this weekend for families to enjoy while socially isolating. On the cusp of turning fifteen she cant bear to leave her childhood, it contains all the things that give her comfort in this incomprehensible new world. Girl asleep 2015 girl asleep bethany whitmore and harrison feldman girl. Bethany whitmore, 9 tilda cobhamhervey, 10 11 12 14 imogen archer, 8 harrison feldman, amber mcmahon, eamon farren, scriptwriter matthew whittet 8 and maiah stewardson. Forming the third part in a trilogy for windmill theatre co.
Film inidirilis pada tanggal 8 september 2016 australia, dengan panjang durasi sekitar 1 jam 17 menit. Girl asleep australia a strange, savvy, bighearted teen adventure unquestionably unique. Operating as part of acclaimed south australian company, windmill theatre co, windmill pictures develops screen projects from the companys theatrical repertoire. Dec 24, 2016 girl asleep premiered in 2014 as the third part in a trilogy, which saw windmill theatre co collaborate and develop a theatrical language over several years with a group of artists who shared similar aesthetics and passions. Girl asleep wins australias richest film prize at cinefestoz. Cofunded by screen australia, the adelaide film festival, and the australian broadcasting corporation among others and adapted from the windmill theatre production of the same name, girl asleep is a hugely entertaining journey through a somewhat simplistic coming of age narrative, bolstered by fantastic set and costume design and an often strong magical realism tinged script from matthew. Girl asleep premiered in 2014 as the third part in a trilogy, which saw windmill theatre co collaborate and develop a theatrical language over several years with a group of artists who shared similar aesthetics and passions each trilogy production is selfcontained but at the heart of the works are ritesofpassage stories focused on the teenage years. Adapted from windmill s acclaimed 2014 stage production of the same name, its a wonderfully eccentric modern fairytale of female adolescence.
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