Alex Frayne's short doco The Longing

The Longing (2003) was the final short film completed by award winning Australian director Alex Frayne. The documentary was independently financed and filmed entirely in Braidwood, New South Wales. The team behind the film (Sputnik Films) includes award winning cinematographer Nick Matthews and Australian Film Institute award winning sound designer Tom Heuzenroeder.

Full film available at:

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The Longing premiered at the first Adelaide Film Festival[1] and has been televised numerous times on the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS TV). The film has been televised in the US, Canada and Germany.[2] The film's foreign sales agent is the US-based Big Short Films.[3] The film mirrored real situations experienced by many farmers struggling with what has become known as "the worst drought of the century".

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• The Longing
• short film
• drought
• farmers
• suicide
• Braidwood
• SBS TV
• Alex Frayne
• Adelaide Film Festival
• rural crisis