Dying to Live (2018 film)

Dying to Live is an Australian feature-length documentary film that reveals how Australia lags behind similar countries in organ and tissue donor registration numbers. The film was produced by Richard Todd of Aquarius Productions and Ben McNeill of Intrinsic Story, and was directed by Todd.[1] The film features Australian organ and tissue donors and recipients from Victoria, Western Australia and Queensland.

Dying to Live
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRichard Todd
Produced byRichard Todd, Ben McNeill
Written bySarah Rossetti
StarringAllan Turner, Kate Hansen, Holly Ralph, Peter Wood, Tony Beret, Alice Turner, Henry Archoo
Music byAsh Gibson-Greig
CinematographyRichard Todd, Richard Kickbush
Edited byLawrie Silvestrin
Production
company
Aquarius Productions, Intrinsic Story
Distributed byMadman Entertainment
Release date
Running time
95 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish language

Dying to Live premiered at the Sydney Film Festival in June 2018 and had local premieres at Melbourne International Film Festival, Brisbane International Film Festival and CinefestOz.[2][3][4] The film was released in cinemas across Australia in October 2018, and was shortlisted for a 2018 AACTA Award.[5]

Production

Aquarius Productions and Intrinsic Story commenced production on Dying to Live in late 2015. The film was shot in Western Australia, Queensland and Victoria. According to director Richard Todd, he "first heard about the organ and tissue shortage in Australia on a TV breakfast show in 2015 featuring a story with Allan Turner".[6] Allan Turner is the father of Zaidee, a 7-year-old girl who suffered a brain aneurism and subsequently became Victoria’s youngest organ and tissue donor that year.[6]

Time critical shoots occurred in late 2016 and filming was completed in December 2017. Editing was completed in March 2018.

Release

The film was launched with a premiere screening at the Sydney Film Festival in June 2018 and was followed by a regional festival tour.[2]

References
  1. "Dying to Live (2018) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. "Dying to Live". Sydney Film Festival. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. "'If I don't have a transplant, I won't see Christmas next year'". NewsComAu. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  4. Kirk, Emma (20 August 2018). "Dying to Live: Emotional journey of hopeful transplant recipients". Busselton-Dunsborough Mail. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  5. "AACTA announces feature documentary shortlist". www.if.com.au. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  6. "DYING TO LIVE Trailer Released!". Screenwest. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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