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Alison sets out from Auckland to visit her mother, who lives alone in the family house. The upcoming reunion triggers strong memories for mother and daughter alike. As an 18-year-old, Alison was angry when her mother felt obliged to support her father's wish that Alison not bother going to university. For creator Shereen Maloney, the film touches on the tensions arising when succeeding generations have differing choices available to them. An experimental short from the anthology series About Face.

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About Face Series Background by Ian Pryor 28.09.2008

Filmmakers sometimes find themselves caught in a waiting room between their early short films, and their first full-length feature. How do you go about building up filmmaking experience, and an audience and ensure potential talent is not being ...

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 ray murphy

ray murphy

can understand shereen

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