Walking on Water

Walking on Water Feature Image

1 x 90 mins
| Theatrical Release

Writer:
Roger Monk
Director:
Tony Ayres
Producer:
Liz Watts
Composer:
Antony Partos
Executive Producer:
Bridget Ikin
Starring:
Vince Colosimo, Maria Theodorakis, Nathaniel Dean, David Bonney

A bold, graphic, intimate portrait of death. In the last stage of an AIDS-related illness, Gavin asks his friends to aid him in his death.  But when it all goes wrong, friends and family break apart in waves of loss, guilt, jealousy and confusion.

REVIEWS

This superb film about loss could have been unbearably sad, but it’s leavened with a strong sense of very Australian humour … this is a quite haunting piece of work’ – David Stratton, The Movie Show

AWARDS
  • Winner: Best Editing in a Feature Film, Australian Film Institute Awards, (AFI) 2002
  • Winner: Teddy Award, Best Feature Film, Berlin Film Festival, 2002
  • Winner: Best Lead Actress, (AFI )  2002
  • Winner: Best Original Screenplay, (AFI )  2002
  • Winner: Best Supporting Actor, (AFI )  2002
  • Winner: Best Supporting Actress, (AFI )  2002
  • Winner: The Reader’s Prize of the Siegessƒule, Berlin, 2002
  • Winner: Best Original Screenplay, Film Critics Circle of Australia, 2002
  • Winner: Best Lead Actress, Film Critics Circle of Australia, 2002
  • Winner: Best Screenplay, IF Awards, Australia, 2002

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