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Real life couple and creative team Alastair and Vanessa Riddell "lived and breathed" their movie Broken Hallelujah. The cast of the ensemble drama includes Shortland St luminary Ben Mitchell, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2017 NZ Film and TV Awards. Inspired by Leonard Cohen ballad 'Hallelujah', the film pulls together multiple storylines exploring the fallout from emotional and financial hardships. In this excerpt, Gary (Roussel Dubois) mopes around with a mate, while his recently departed wife Kirsty (Vanessa Riddell) farewells their daughter and first encounters the charismatic Jason (Mitchell).
Broken Hallelujah page, Little Red Hen Pictures website
Press release for the film, Scoop, October 2014
Interview with creators Alastair & Vanessa Riddell, Stuff, October 2014
Video interview with Alastair & Vanessa Riddell, Rialto Channel, November 2017
Interview with actor Roussel Dubois, The Taranaki Star, October 2014
Sunday Star-Times article on the suicide of actor Jimmy Keen, August 2014
