Pawno
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Paul Ireland
Damian Hill
Maeve Dermody
Malcolm Kennard
Mark Coles Smith
| Pawno | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Paul Ireland |
| Written by | Damian Hill |
| Produced by | Damian Hill Paul Ireland |
| Starring | John Brumpton Damian Hill Maeve Dermody Malcolm Kennard Mark Coles Smith |
| Cinematography | Shelley Farthing-Dawe |
| Edited by | Gary Woodyard |
| Music by | Tristan Dewey Tai Jordan |
Production companies | ROAR Digital Toothless Pictures |
| Distributed by | Mind Blowing Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Pawno is a 2015 Australian romantic comedy drama film set in the diverse and multicultural Melbourne suburb of Footscray. It was released in cinemas around Australia on 21 April 2016 by Mind Blowing World.
The film was directed by Paul Ireland from a script by Damian Hill. The two co-produced their debut feature film through their production company, Toothless Pictures. It stars John Brumpton, Kerry Armstrong, Maeve Dermody, Damian Hill, Mark Coles Smith and Malcolm Kennard.
The film premiered to critical success, and was the fastest-selling Australian film at the Melbourne International Film Festival 2015, finishing in the top 10 for the MIFF Audience Award. Film critic David Stratton, formerly of At the Movies, gave Pawno four stars in The Australian.[1]
Pawno is set in the multicultural suburb of Footscray, Victoria. A character-driven story, Pawno examines the intersecting lives of 14 local characters and their resident pawnbroker.
Cast
- John Brumpton as Les Underwood
- Maeve Dermody as Kate
- Damian Hill as Danny Williams
- Malcolm Kennard as Carlo
- Mark Coles Smith as Pauly
- Kerry Armstrong as Jennifer Montgomery
- Tony Rickards as Harry
- Daniel Frederiksen as Paige Turner
- Brad McMurray as Jason Spears
- John Orcsik as Tony Robinson
- Peta Brady as Kylie
- Jesse Velik as Jay
Production
The film was independently funded through a crowd-funding campaign,[2] and was shortlisted for the $100,000 CinefestOz Film Prize.[3]