Even Emus Need To Dance

The Cast

Various town characters like Jon Woodlands, famous for his role in the Woollies campaign, turned up to try out. All were given a short screen test, asked to improvise on a potential scene in the film. I had noticed Sue Stevens at a Maleny film evening and thought there was something very expressive and a bit sad in her face. Her audition consisted of me whipping her into the cloak room before the feature, sticking a camera in her face and saying "talk". I have never done a more cursory audition and have never felt so right about my choice.

The film became the story of Sue, an older woman sitting on a valuable property who recently lost her husband Phillip (she had). Sue's daughters were chosen by putting a few women of approximately the right age together with Sue and seeing who created the right chemistry. Robin and Louise made a great pair as sisters and daughters, being so different, Robin, warm and hippie-ish, and Louise much sharper.

It was not hard to find the men. Louise already knew Johan with is his intriguing foreign accent. He became the more pro-development of the sons-in-law and the bad guy from the point of view of the film's politics. Touchingly in the end credits, when everyone gets a chance to say what it was like to be in MMAM, Johan says it was fine to be the bad guy on the screen but a good guy in real life. As the second son-in-law, Jon Woodland's role promised to be very funny as someone torn by the possibilities of making a killing in real estate, because in real life that idea is so far from his usual convictions.

Mike Rubbo Director

Cast

Sue Stevens  Gran

Louise Finnigan  Daughter Louise

Woody Finnigan-Hill  Grandson

Johan van Gelder  Son-in law

Robin Clayfield  Daughter Robin

Jon Woodlands  Son-in-law

Rachel Fentiman  Grand-daughter Tamara

Christe Hering  Sue's confidant and friend

Manfred Hering  Engineer

Peter Thompson  Emu farmer

Peter Doyle Gary  Sue's love interest

Audrey Raymond  Sue's friend

Jenny Spencer-Jones  Peter Thompson's tango partner

Paul Lawler  Sue's neighbour and friend

Marc Kalifa  Glass blower

Graham Hart  Real estate agent

Kali Gray  Creative Intervention Agency (CIA) interview officer


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The Cast Various town characters like Jon Woodlands, famous for his role in the Woollies campaign, turned up to try out. All were given a short screen test, asked to improvise on a potential scene in the film. I had noticed Sue Stevens at a Maleny film evening and thought there was something very expressive and a bit sad in her face. Her audition consisted of me whipping her into the cloak room before the feature, sticking a camera in her face and saying "talk". I have never done a more cursory audition and have never felt so right about my choice. The film became the story of Sue, an older woman sitting on a valuable property who recently lost her husband Phillip (she had). Sue's daughters were chosen by putting a few women of approximately the right age together with Sue and seeing who created the right chemistry. Robin and Louise made a great pair as sisters and daughters, being so different, Robin, warm and hippie-ish, and Louise much sharper. It was not hard to find the men. Louise already knew Johan with is his intriguing foreign accent. He became the more pro-development of the sons-in-law and the bad guy from the point of view of the film's politics. Touchingly in the end credits, when everyone gets a chance to say what it was like to be in MMAM, Johan says it was fine to be the bad guy on the screen but a good guy in real life. As the second son-in-law, Jon Woodland's role promised to be very funny as someone torn by the possibilities of making a killing in real estate, because in real life that idea is so far from his usual convictions. Mike Rubbo Director Cast Sue Stevens Gran Louise Finnigan Daughter Louise Woody Finnigan-Hill Grandson Johan van Gelder Son-in law Robin Clayfield Daughter Robin Jon Woodlands Son-in-law Rachel Fentiman Grand-daughter Tamara Christe Hering Sue's confidant and friend Manfred Hering Engineer Peter Thompson Emu farmer Peter Doyle Gary Sue's love interest Audrey Raymond Sue's friend Jenny Spencer-Jones Peter Thompson's tango partner Paul Lawler Sue's neighbour and friend Marc Kalifa Glass blower Graham Hart Real estate agent Kali Gray Creative Intervention Agency (CIA) interview officer	View the Paparazzi Reel from the World Premiere! Christie :: Sue's friend and confidant Peter and Jenny tango to a Maleny beat Sue and Gary find love and the secret garden Graham works for one of the 6 real estate offices in town
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