The Painted Lady

Five year old Charlie arrives home from school one afternoon to find her mother, Fay, in the throes of another one of her moods. Charlie leaves her alone, but later that night Fay goes too far. Overcome by a delusional paranoia, she...
New Zealand Production
Short 2000 Drama 15.00 minutes
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A compassionate view into the nature of isolation, fear and madness, as a young girl tries to understand her mother’s illness.
2000 - 'Finalist' Best Short Film NZ Film Awards
Melbourne International Film Festival
New York Film Festival
Montreal Film Festival
2001 - St Tropez Antipodes Film Festival

Directors

Belinda Schmid

Producers

Nik Beachman

Screenplay Writers

Belinda Schmid

Cast

Elizabeth Morris
Charlie
Jennifer Ward-Lealand
Fay
Donogh Rees
Miss Robbins

Crew

Aaron Morton | Director of Photography
Brian Shaw | Editor

Production Company

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