The Black Balloon
Sometimes it's hard to be the odd one in.
97 mins
Thomas is turning 16. His dad's in the army and they've just moved to a town in New South Wales; his mom is pregnant; his older brother, Charlie, who's autistic, has his own adolescent sexual issues. Thomas finds Charlie an embarrassment in public, so when Thomas is attracted to Jackie, a girl in his swim class, Charlie presents any number of obstacles when she drops by their house, when the three of them go for a walk, and during a family birthday dinner. Can Thomas find a way to enter the world of teen romance and still be his brother's keeper, or is Charlie's disability going to prove more than Thomas can handle?
Sarah Woods
Woman Next Door
Zelie Bullen
Mother in Van
Deborah Piper
Janet-Social Worker
Ryan Clark
Dean
Lisa Kowalski
Sally
Tristram Miall
Producer
Denson Baker
Director of Photography
Veronika Jenet
Editor
Michael Yezerski
Original Music Composer
Benjamin Jasper
Clapper Loader
Mark Rogers
Still Photographer
Drew English
Clapper Loader
Simon Chapman
"B" Camera Operator
Pim Kulk
Clapper Loader
Alby Orellana
Focus Puller
Gerard Maher
Clapper Loader
Morag Mirankar
Clapper Loader
Denson Baker
"A" Camera Operator
Simon Cardwell
Additional Still Photographer
Kate Rose
Focus Puller
Jay Torta
Focus Puller
Kelly Lefever
Script Editor
Robert Tench
Clapper Loader
Melissa Hayward
Continuity
Duncan Thompson
Script Editor
Jimmy Jack
Co-Producer
Jimmy Jack
Writer
Claire Granville
Costume Design