Boxing Day (2007 film)
{{short description|2007 Australian film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Boxing Day
| image = Boxing Day (2007 film) poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Kriv Stenders
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| released = {{Film date|2007|02|23|Adelaide|df=yes}}
| runtime = 82 mins
| country = Australia
| language = English
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Boxing Day is a 2007 Australian film directed by Kriv Stenders.
Synopsis
The film blends documentary with fiction, as it shows 82 minutes in the life of an ex-convict and recovering alcoholic.Pomeranz, Margaret and Stratton, David.[http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2086437.htm "Boxing Day" at At the Movies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027175641/http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2086437.htm |date=27 October 2012 }} Retrieved 11 November 2012
Cast
- Richard Green as Chris
- Tammy Anderson as Donna
- Syd Brisbane as Dave
- Stuart Clark as Owen
- Catriona Hadden as Cathy
- Misty Sparrow as Brooke
- Ming Jeng Chew as himself
Production
It was partly funded by the Adelaide Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://sensesofcinema.com/2008/australian-cinema-46/kriv-stenders-boxing-day/|title="Am I crazy to make a film for only $100,000 or am I crazy not to?" Kriv Stenders goes Micro-budget Digital for Boxing Day|date=16 March 2008|accessdate=28 May 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2007/film/reviews/boxing-day-2-1200509932/|title=Boxing Day|date=2 March 2007|accessdate=28 May 2020}}
Only one professional actor, Syd Brisbane, is used in the film, and much of the script is improvised. The 82 minutes are shot in 12 takes.
Release
The film premiered at the third edition of the Adelaide Film Festival in 2007.
Accolades
Boxing Day was nominated for the FIPRESCI Award and International Feature Award at the Adelaide Film Festival, Best Direction in a Feature film at the Australian Directors Guild's ADG Awards, and IF Awards for Best Acting (Richard Green) and Best Direction. Green won an acting award at the Montréal Festival of New Cinema, with a special mention to Stenders for direction.{{cite web| url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0970922/awards?ref_=tt_awd| website=IMDb| title= Boxing Day: Awards| access-date=7 June 2021}}
It was selected by the ADG for entry to the Directors Guild of America's Directors Finder Series in 2007.{{cite web | title=ADG announces the Directors' Guild of America Finders Award 2012 | website=IF Magazine | date=27 February 2012 | url=https://www.if.com.au/adg-announces-the-directors-guild-of-america-finders-award-2012/ | access-date=7 June 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0970922}}
{{Kriv Stenders}}
Category:Australian documentary films
Category:Films directed by Kriv Stenders
Category:2000s English-language films
Category:Australian drama films
Category:2000s Australian films
Category:English-language documentary films
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