Hedone
Productions today announced principal photography will commence this week in
South Australia on THE INFINITE MAN, a time travel comedy romance about Dean,
an unorthodox scientist whose attempts to change the past and fix his
relationship with girlfriend Lana reveal him to be his own worst enemy.
The
Infinite Man is the anticipated feature film debut of writer/director Hugh
Sullivan whose short films have screened in official selection at the Palm
Springs International Shortfest, Flickerfest and the Melbourne International
Film Festival. As a winner of the Spirit of Youth Award - Moving Pictures in
2006, Hugh received a one-year mentorship with director Phillip Noyce.
The
Infinite Man stars acclaimed actors Josh McConville (Underbelly, Wild Boys,
Redfern Now), recently crowned Best Actor at the Sydney Theatre Awards for
his role in Griffin Theatre’s The Boys, and Hannah Marshall who received
a Logie nomination for Most Popular New Female Talent (2011) for her role as
Loretta Schembri in Packed to the Rafters, one of the highest rating
shows on Australian television. AACTA award winner Alex Dimitriades (The
Slap, Head On, Underbelly) also stars as Lana’s ex-boyfriend, the
disgraced 1980s Olympian Terry.
The
film is being produced by Hedone Productions’ Kate Croser (Danger 5, 100
Bloody Acres) and Sandy Cameron. Croser also produced My Tehran For Sale,
which was filmed in Tehran and went on to screen in Official Selection at
Toronto, Vancouver, Busan and Rotterdam International Film Festivals and won
the IF Independent Spirit Award (2009). Cameron Rogers and Jonathan Page (Mary
and Max, 100 Bloody Acres, The Babadook) are Executive Producing.
Producer
Kate Croser says of the project ‘The Infinite Man promises to be one of
the most original and inventive Australian films you will see, and so it’s
exciting to now be in production and bringing the script to life’.
Producer
Sandy Cameron adds: ’We’re thrilled to have attracted such a strong cast to the
project and are really looking forward to showcasing the austere desert beauty
of Woomera on the big screen.’
The
Infinite Man is a Hedone Production in association with Bonsai Films with
investment from the South Australia Film Corporation (SAFC) through their
FilmLab funding initiative, and development assistance from Screen Australia.
FilmLab
is a $4.2million development initiative of the SAFC, funded by the South
Australian Government. FilmLab is designed to develop South Australian
filmmakers who have a track record in short form to take the next step into
long form film production, through an intensive and bespoke development
program. The SAFC's approach, through FilmLab, is to create a partnership with
selected teams of filmmakers and to cultivate an atmosphere of collaboration
and creative energy.
Richard
Harris, CEO of the SAFC says: "We are incredibly excited about The
Infinite Man because while it is a hugely creatively ambitious film, this
is exactly what the FilmLab is all about. It is the fifth film greenlit through
the program, and once again demonstrates not just the depth of talent in the
state but also the distinctiveness of each of these filmmaking voices. We are
particularly pleased that we have been able to welcome director Hugh Sullivan
back to Adelaide to make his much anticipated first feature, and wish all of
the Hedone team the best of luck for their outback shoot."
Visit www.hedone.com.au for more details.
