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2/5 The Guardian Directed by Neil Triffett Written by Neil Triffett Initial release 1 August 2016 Budget 1.5 million AUD | 8.2/10 IMDb 80% Rotten Tomatoes Produced by Lee Matthews Edited by Ian Carmichael Director Neil Triffett Screenplay Neil Triffett | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Benson Jack Anthony
Jordan Hare
Rahart Adams
Jon Prasida
Lucy Barrett
Craig Hyde-Smith
Ben Bennett
Geraldine Viswanathan Music by Neil Triffett
Craig Pilkington
Charlotte Nicdao Music director Neil Triffett, Charlotte Nicdao, Craig Pilkington Cast Rahart Adams, Benson Jack Anthony, Jon Prasida, Jordan Hare, Bridie Carter Similar Emo (the Musical), The Death and Life of Otto Bloom, The Dog Who Saved the Holid, Monsieur Mayonnaise, Nowhere Boys: The Book of S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Emo the musical teaser
EMO the Musical is an upcoming feature film that was directed by Neil Triffett. And it is also the title of a 2014 short film, also directed by Triffett, upon which the feature is based.
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Short
The 16-minute short film stars Harry Borland as a sullen high-school student who falls in love with a blindly optimistic Christian girl Charlotte Nicdao, much to the annoyance of his angst-filled band mates and her evangelistic brethren.
It was financed in part by Screen Australia.
The short received a Crystal Bear Special Mention for Best Short Film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The award recognizes "outstanding achievement" and is one of eight awards in the "Generation 14plus" division.
Feature
Emo the Musical premiered on 12 August 2016 at the Melbourne International Film Festival. It was also selected to screen at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) in February 2017.
Filming of the feature took place in the Melbourne metropolitan area throughout December 2015 and January 2016 and funding for the film was provided by a successful crowdfunding campaign, Screen Australia, Film Victoria, and the MIFF Premiere Fund.
Plot
Ethan is an Emo who has just been expelled from his private-school after attempting suicide in the courtyard. On his first day at his new school – the dilapidated Seymour High - he meets Trinity, a beautiful (but totally naive) Christian girl who is desperate to convert him to Jesus. But joining the Christian evangelists is the last thing on Ethan’s mind. What he really wants is to join the school alternative rock band, ‘Worst Day Ever’ and to be part of the Emo clique, led by the enigmatic and dangerous, Bradley. After a successful audition Ethan is welcomed into the Emo world and embraces his image – complete with black eye-liner and an violently possessive girlfriend, Roz. But Ethan can’t stop thinking about Trinity, who is herself stuck in a restrictive world of dogma and denial. With the upcoming rock competition bringing tensions in the school at an all-time high, and with the burgeoning turf war between the Christians and the Emo’s set to explode at any moment, Ethan is torn between factions and forced to confront the harebrained actions of his friends and question who he has become.
Cast
