5 Sep 2022

Someday Stories 2022: Birthday

From Someday Stories 6 (2022), 11:00 am on 5 September 2022

Series Classification: M (Mature Audiences/Adult Themes)

Content warning:
This film contains simulated images of a stillborn child, viewer discretion is advised.


Genre: Drama
Celebrating a birthday, a young boy and his exhausted babysitter wait for his unusually late parents.

Credits
Director / Writer: Sam Goodey
Co-Producers: Ashlyn Phillips & Sam Goodey
Script Consultant: Fiona Samuel
Production Mentor: Katherine McRae

Jett Iles (Ethan), left. Marion Prebble (Aunt Olivia), right.

Jett Iles (Ethan), left. Marion Prebble (Aunt Olivia), right. Photo: Calum Lyall, Someday Stories

Jett Iles (Ethan)

Jett Iles (Ethan) Photo: Calum Lyall, Someday Stories

Jett Iles (Ethan), left. Marion Prebble (Aunt Olivia), right.

Jett Iles (Ethan), left. Marion Prebble (Aunt Olivia), right. Photo: Calum Lyall, Someday Stories

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