Slam (2018 film)
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Marc Irmer
Tenille Kennedy
| Slam | |
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 Australian release poster | |
| Directed by | Partho Sen-Gupta |
| Written by | Partho Sen-Gupta |
| Produced by | Michael Wrenn Marc Irmer Tenille Kennedy |
| Starring | Adam Bakri Rachael Blake Rebecca Breeds Darina Al Joundi Danielle Horvat |
| Cinematography | Bonnie Elliott |
| Edited by | Annick Raoul |
| Music by | Eryck Abecassis |
Release date |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Countries | Australia, France |
| Language | English |
Slam is a 2018 Australian drama film written and directed by Partho Sen-Gupta.
Ricky Nasser is a young Australian whose peaceful suburban life turns into hell when sister Ameena, a slam poet, disappears without a trace.
Cast
- Adam Bakri as Ricky Nasser
- Rachael Blake as Joanne Hendricks
- Rebecca Breeds as Sally McLeary-Nasser
- Darina Al Joundi as Rana Nasser
- Danielle Horvat as Ameena Nasser
- Abby Aziz as Hanan Faour
- Damian Hill as Shane
- Russell Dykstra as Paul Koustakidis
- Annie Byron as Diana
- Nicholas Hope as Pete the Journalist
- David Roberts as Alan McLeary
Production
Director Partho Sen-Gupta was inspired to write Slam after his partner, Alana Lentin, suggested that she join him at a slam poetry event in Western Sydney, during a break from filming his 2014 film Sunrise. At the time, Prime Minister Tony Abbott was voicing criticism about Muslim women and the hijab, and there was some hostility towards Muslims in the community. However, Sen-Gupta said that it was " not a social commentary film. It's like Sunrise, a more stylistic piece".[1]
The film is an official Australian-French co-production with funding from Screen Australia, Screenwest, Screen NSW, the French National Center of Cinematography and the moving image, Creative Media Solutions and private funders. The main roles are played by Adam Bakri and Rachael Blake.[2] It was an official selected project at the 2016 International Film Festival Rotterdam's CineMart[3] and the 2016 Berlinale Co-production Market.[4]
The film is set in modern-day Sydney, Australia, and was shot on location in its western suburbs.[5]
Release
Slam had its world premiere at the Official Selection Competition at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival on 27 November 2018.[6][7]
On 15 June 2019, the film had its Australian premiere at the Sydney Film Festival in the Special Presentations section at the State Theatre.[8][9] It went on to screen at many film festivals, notably at the Melbourne International Film Festival,[10] and was the opening film at the 2019 Darwin International Film Festival.[11]