Hunt Angels
| Hunt Angels | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alec Morgan |
| Written by | Alec Morgan |
| Produced by | Daryl Dellora Sue Maslin Antonio Zeccola |
| Starring | Victoria Hill Ben Mendelsohn |
| Cinematography | Jackie Farkas |
| Edited by | Tony Stevens |
| Music by | Jen Anderson |
| Distributed by | Palace Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Hunt Angels is a 2006 Australian docudrama, directed by Alec Morgan, starring Victoria Hill and Ben Mendelsohn. Hunt Angels was filmed in Sydney, Australia and opened in Australia on 30 November 2006 after premiering at the Melbourne International Film Festival in August.
Plot
[edit]The film is based on the true story of Rupert Kathner and his professional and personal partner Alma Brooks, two "not very successful but very passionate filmmakers," who struggled to make feature films and newsreels in Australia, between the mid 1930s and early 1950s.[1] The film uses dramatizations featuring Ben Mendelson as Kathner and Victoria Hill as Brooks, with some dialogue taken from Kathner's own book. The film is also illustrated with clips from some of their films and creative visual effects based on contemporary photos. The film also includes real interviews with people who knew Kathner and Brooks, including Bud Tingwell and Paul F. Kathner.
Cast
[edit]- Victoria Hill as Alma Brooks
- Ben Mendelsohn as Rupert Kathner
- Bud Tingwell as Self
Box office
[edit]Hunt Angels grossed $40,883 at the box office in Australia.[2]
Awards
[edit]- 2006 Australian Film Institute Awards
- Best Documentary - Sue Maslin - won[3]
- Best Cinematography in a Non-Feature Film - Jackie Fargas - won[3]
- Visual Effects Award - Rose Draper and Mike Seymour - won[3]
- Best Direction in a Documentary - Alec Morgan - nominated[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Starrs, Bruno (2007). "Realtime". Issue 77 (Feb-Mar 2007). Rushcutters Bay, N.S.W: Open City Inc. Retrieved 7 April 2025 – via Trove.
- ^ Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "Full list of AFI winners", news.com.au, 8 December 2006
- ^ "Suburban Mayhem sweeps AFI's", The Age, 20 October 2006
External links
[edit]- Hunt Angels at IMDb
- Hunt Angels at the National Film and Sound Archive
- Hunt Angels Official Movie Website
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