Sweet As | |
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Directed by | Jub Clerc |
Written by | Jub Clerc Steve Rodgers |
Produced by | Liz Kearney |
Starring | Shantae Barnes-Cowan Mark Coles Smith |
Cinematography | Katie Milwright |
Edited by | Katie Flaxman |
Production company | Arenamedia |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Sweet As is a 2022 Australian coming-of-age drama film, directed by Jub Clerc.[1]
The film stars Shantae Barnes-Cowan as Murra, an Aboriginal Australian girl from a troubled family, who discovers a passion for photography while participating in a youth retreat. The cast also includes Mark Coles Smith, Ngaire Pigram, Tasma Walton; Carlos Sanson, Jr.; Pedrea Jackson, Mikayla Levy, Andrew Wallace, and Mark Cometti.
The film premiered on 13 August 2022 at the Melbourne International Film Festival, where Clerc won the Innovation Award.[2]
It had its international premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2022, where it won the NETPAC Award for best film from the Asia/Pacific region.[3]
Screening at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2023, the film took home the Crystal Bear.[4][5]
In March 2023 it screened at the Birrarangga Film Festival in Melbourne.[5]
The film was selected in country focus section 'Best of Contemporary Australian Cinema' at the 29th Kolkata International Film Festival held from 5 December to 12 December 2023.[6]