AFL film to get January theatrical release
A new film by the director of Summer Coda has been announced for a late January theatrical release.
Blinder, the third feature film by Richard Gray after Summer Coda and the yet to be released Mine Games is scheduled for a January 24 opening.
The film began production in February in Torquay, Victoria before moving to Boston, USA to finish filming.
The story follows a former AFL player Tom, played by The Slap’s Oliver Ackland, who flees Australia on the back of a scandal that ended his career before it began.
On returning to clear his his name he reignites a relationship with an ex girlfriend. With his return also comes revelations regarding the shameful aftermath of his team’s grand final begin to cause termoil in his life once again.
Wow, you really should stop running press releases from these guys. They don’t even have a distributor and they say they’re opening in January of all times…… ’nuff said. Embarrassing.
Hi Ronnie B
Blinder will be distributed by Jump Street Films.
Cheers,
Colin
Encore/Mumbrella
It’s a shame that an aussie production about AFL had to be taken offshore to get finished when our local film post industry is struggling with the high aussie dollar.
Why on earth would the producers think that an american sound crew (who don’t even know what AFL is!) would do a better job than a sound post team in Melbourne?
Such a shame, such a missed opportunity and a bit of a disgrace if you ask me. In a perfect world it would be nice if film was considered a collaborative artform as much as it is considered a business.
In response to Brent – part of the film is set in the US. That’s why they went there. Not for any other reason than they wanted Boston to be Boston, not Melbourne posing as Boston.