Lamb Island (film)

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Lamb Island
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Directed byTim Marshall
Written byTim Marshall
Produced byChristopher Zaryc
StarringLauren Orrell, Margi Brown Ash, Amanda McErlean and Peter Lovely
CinematographyRichard Bell
Edited byAdrian Chiarella
Distributed byA Raw Nerve Initiative
QPIX
Screen Australia
Screen Queensland
Screen Development Australia
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Lamb Island is a 2009 short dramatic film shot on Lamb Island, Queensland [1] in Australia about a quiet woman who keeps her sorrows, pain and grief to herself. Things start to change when a stranger arrives on the island and decides to bring the peace and quiet to an end.

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The film was developed and produced by QPIX [2] under its Screen Australia Raw Nerve Short Film Initiative, in association with Screen Development Australia. QPIX is also financially assisted by the Pacific Film & Television Commission (now Screen Queensland).

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References

  1. "Lamb Island". IMDB. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  2. Suarez, Hannah. "QPIX". Brisbane Creative Industries. Retrieved 14 March 2012.