‘The Memory Mirror’ stage play (in development)
In a close-knit mountain town, a black cockatoo delivers a cryptic SOS message – forcing a traumatised paramedic to confront buried memories. Can he decode the plea for help, or will personal demons cloud his judgement and risk disaster?
Developed as part of the Gasworks Script Lab 2024 playwriting program, ‘The Memory Mirror’ by award-winning writer Georgina Luck is a new 60-minute stage play which explores such weighty themes as trauma, memory loss and aging before championing the healing power of community. The play is inspired by admiration for the carers in our society – the paramedics and nurses in particular – who dedicate their lives to helping others yet face some of the highest levels of trauma.
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS DONORS
Heartfelt thanks to everyone who donated to ‘The Memory Mirror’ ACF Boost Fundraising Campaign – we exceeded our target by 106%! With matched funding from Creative Australia, your generous support is empowering us to premiere a season of the play in Melbourne, with the long-term goal of touring to regional centres. Thank you to:
Alex Cook, Allison Howell, Amanda McMahon, Ante Dragovic, Australian Cinema Ensemble, Belinda Kirwan, C Harvey, Catrionadh Dobson, Craig Blowfield, Cybec Foundation, Daphne Goulter, Devon Vong, Dion Vossos, Edwina Kenrick, Ellen Hewitt, Emma Cameron, Farida Poonawala, Graeme & Pieta Boyles, Guy Cairnduff, Gwendolen De Lacy, Ilana Altas, Jennifer Henry, Joanna Watts, Kim Brockett, Louise Prosser, Lynette Gillman, Lynn Smailes, Patricia O’Connor, Patrick Garrett, Rachael Dalton, Richard Burke, Simon Tegart, Stephen Olah, Stephen Rutherford, Tracy Brown and 18 Anonymous Donors.
‘The Last Babushka Doll’ short film
Watch ‘The Last Babushka Doll’ here (Password: TLBD)
In the mystical Blue Mountains, a paramedic faces his most confronting case – will he follow rules to prolong a patient’s horrific suffering or risk his career by ending the patient’s pain? The film stars actors from some of Australia’s most iconic films and TV shows – Anne-Louise Lambert (‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’), Chris Gabardi (‘The Secret Life of Us’), Beth Champion (‘Brides of Christ’), Tiriel Mora (‘The Castle’), Keiran King (‘Dr Blake Mysteries’), Don Bridges (‘Romper Stomper’), Joanne Samuel (‘Mad Max’) and introducing Andie Isalie. ‘The Last Babushka Doll’ is written/produced by Georgina Luck and directed by Angelo Salamanca. The film screened in Official Selection at the St Kilda, Byron Bay (Best Short Film nominee), San Jose and Yonkers New York International Film Festivals as well as the Lorne and Setting Sun Film Festivals. You can click on these links to view our full Cast, Crew and Supporter lists.
‘Broken Boat’ short film
Watch ‘Broken Boat’ here (Password: BOAT)
When a Kurdish poet escapes her homeland of Iran, she takes her beloved’s birthday gift – “Girl with the Pearl Earring” translated into Farsi – with her on a journey to seek political asylum. Chancing upon a community library, the invitation to ‘take a book, leave a book’ forges a poignant connection between her new landscape and the home she has left behind. ‘Broken Boat’ is Co-Written by Maryam Babaali, Co-Written/Directed by Angelo Salamanca and the /Director of Photography/Editor is Hayley Miro Browne. You can click here to view our full ‘Broken Boat’ Cast Crew & Supporter list. We are also very grateful for the support of our generous project partners. ‘Broken Boat’ has screened in Official Selection at the 2020 ‘YoFiFest’ Yonkers New York International Film Festival and Setting Sun Film Festival and at the 2024 North Bellarine Film Festival ‘Multicultural Tastes of Geelong’ Screening.
Rip Under The Pines’ feature film (in development)
In a regional mountain town an eccentric elderly resident in urgent need of medical attention is missing and the only clues to his whereabouts are a broken television screen, a missing vial of morphine and fronds from a strange pine tree that nobody has seen before. To solve the mystery, a group of paramedics must draw on all their most unconventional skills to save him in time. The film explores themes of trauma, loneliness and toxic work cultures while paying tribute to frontline workers who sometimes sacrifice their own mental health to save others.
Jeremy’s Cybele Makeover
A short film
Council has commissioned a beautiful new sculpture of the fertility goddess Cybele heralding Spring, but there’s a problem – everyone thinks the sculpture looks like the Mayor in a highly compromising position. The Sculptor is being pressured to change her artwork, until the Hallkeeper comes up with a controversial solution…
Written and directed by Georgina Luck, Jeremy’s Cybele Makeover short film stars actors from some of Australia’s most iconic films and TV dramas – Debra Lawrance (Please Like Me), Don Bridges (Romper Stomper), Drew Tingwell (Winners & Losers) and Belinda Kirwan (Hactresses).
G Luck Productions 