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The Screen Guide

Chaos, insomnia, labels, medication and opera - Sparks is a journey through life in a halfway house for young people who have been in psychiatric institutions.

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Crew

Director
Robert Klenner
Writers
Catherine Zimdahl
Producer
Prue Adams
Dir. of Photography
Kriv Stenders
Composer
Sarah de Jong
Editor
Linda Kruger
Production Designer
Stavros Kazantzidis

Cast

Miles Buchanan - Jeanette Cronin - Denise Kirby - Elizabeth Maywald - Nicholas Papademetriou - Fiona Press - Greg Stone - William Usic

Production Details

Production Completion
1990
Genre
Comedy, Thriller
Production Company
Australian Film Television and Radio School

Sales

Australian Sales
Australian Film Institute Distribution
International Sales
Jane Balfour Films Ltd

Selected Awards & Festivals

  • Rencontres Internationales Henri Langloise
    (1996)
  • Madrid Film Week
    (1993)
  • Rouyn-Noranda Festival of International Cinema
    (1991)
  • Montreal New Film & Video
    (1991)
  • Golden Gate Awards - San Francisco Film Society
    (1991)
  • International Cinema Festival, Abitibi-Temiscaminque
    (1991)
  • St Kilda Film Festival
    (1990)
  • Edinburgh International Film Festival
    (1990)
  • Chicago International Film Festival
    (1990)
  • Australian Film Institute
    (1990)
  • Montreal New Film & Video
    (1988)
  • Montreal New Film & Video
    (1986)