Suburban Wildlife

Suburban Wildlife is a 2019 Australian independent coming-of-age drama film directed by Imogen McCluskey in her feature film debut.[3] It was written by McCluskey and Béatrice Barbeau-Scurla. The film stars Maddy McWilliam, Hannah Lehmann, Priscilla Doueihy, and Alex King.[4] It had its world premiere on 9 March 2019 at the Cinequest Film Festival in California.[5]

Suburban Wildlife
Directed byImogen McCluskey
Written byBéatrice Barbeau-Scurla Imogen McCluskey
Produced byBéatrice Barbeau-Scurla
Imogen McCluskey
Sophie Hattch
StarringMaddy McWilliam
Hannah Lehmann
Priscilla Doueihy
Alex King
CinematographyLucca Barone-Peters
Edited bySophie Hattch
Adam Sheen
Music byIsha Ram Das
Production
company
Fat Salmon
Take Two Productions
Distributed byGravitas Ventures
Release date
9 March 2019 (Cinequest)
8 June 2019 (Australia)
1 December 2020 (VOD)
Running time
85 Minutes[1]
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4,000 (AUD)[2]

Plot

Nina, Louise and Alice are recent university graduates living in Sydney. They celebrate their graduation with Kane, their high school friend who didn't attend university. The mood is dampened as the group struggles to come to terms with Louise's impending move to London for two years. Louise convinces the others to join her on a road trip into regional New South Wales before she leaves. Tensions continue to rise as the friends question what their relationships will be like after Louise moves away.

Cast
  • Maddie McWilliam as Nina
  • Hannah Lehmann as Louise
  • Priscilla Doueihy as Alice
  • Alex King as Kane
  • Adrian Giribon as Ravi
  • Madeleine Jurd as Phoebe
  • Emily Havea as Aleea
  • Daniela Haddad as Flora
  • Adam Kovarik as Dylan
  • Divya Vaman as Shivani

Production

Suburban Wildlife's production budget of AU$4,000 was raised through crowdfunding efforts.[6] Principal photography took place in February 2017 and lasted fourteen days.[7]

Release

Suburban Wildlife had its world premiere at the Cinequest Film Festival on 9 March 2019.[5] It later had its Australian premiere at the Sydney Film Festival on 8 June 2019.[8] In 2020, US film distributor Gravitas Ventures picked up the film for digital distribution. It became available internationally for video-on-demand rental on 1 December 2020.[9]

References
  1. "Suburban Wildlife is an impressively authentic micro-budget Australian drama". Flicks. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  2. "Tears, favours and pesto pasta: the challenge of making a feature film for $4000". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  3. "SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL 2019 REVIEW - Suburban Wildlife (2019)". GWP. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  4. "Suburban Wildlife Review - Generation Z Angst in the Suburbs of Sydney - The Curb". Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  5. "Australian indie feature "Suburban Wildlife" to have its world premiere at Cinequest Film Festival, California". Film Ink. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  6. Maddox, Garry (2019-06-07). "Tears, favours and pesto pasta: the challenge of making a feature film for $4000". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  7. "London Australian Film Festival: Suburban Wildlife | The Digital Fix". www.thedigitalfix.com. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  8. "'Suburban Wildlife' set for Australian premiere at Sydney Film Festival". AFTRS. 2020-05-23. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  9. "Imogen McCluskey's Suburban Wildlife gets worldwide VOD release". Cinema Australia. 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
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