A young man reflects on a day spent with his estranged mother, in an attempt to understand her enduring trauma and its effect on their relationship.

https://letterboxd.com/film/a-thousand-odd-days/

"The strangest feedback from this film is showing my close friends and most of them realising they don’t really know my story. I don’t often talk about my childhood with domestic violence with them or anyone, nor do I find much comfort posting publicly about it. At times, I still feel silenced. But for that reason, this film is one I had to make and hopefully captures most of everything I have to say about the lasting impact of DV and subsequent mental health issues that often follow. I gave my entire heart to it and I found my limit of writing from introspection while making this film, but I couldn’t seem to look away. My hope now is that it reaches the people that need it with love and in some small way, helps further the dialogue around DV that we all need to be having."


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Starring: Angie Milliken & Tom Wilson

Written & Directed by: Riley Blakeway
Produced by: Sarah Nichols
Executive Producers: Riley Blakeway / Genevieve Triquet
Production: DIVISION

Music: Thom pringle / Alaskan Tapes

Casting Director: Felicity Byrne
Casting: Byrne Creative
Casting Associates: Sarah McGrath
Ivy Whittingham
Magnolia Minton-Sparke
Maria Wang

Director of Photography: Andrew Gough
Production Design: Beniamin Fesselet
Costume Designer: Laura Bracken
Hair & Make Up Artist: Margo Regan
Editor: Stewart Arnott
Sound Designer: Cameron Milne
Music Composer: Thom Pringle

Production Managers: Rachael Dore, Jimmy Truong, Collette Bolles
1st Assistant Director: Emma Jamvold
1st Assistant Camera: Sandy McLennan
2nd Assistant Camera: Jackson Lana
Data: Finn O'Neill
Steadicam: Andrew 'Al' Johnson
VTR: Davide Carta
Gaffer: Mark Glinderman
Best Boy: Emerson Adcock
Elx Asst: Teyas Nichols
Key Grip: Kurt Ingram
Asst Grip: Liam Thomas
Asst Grip: Joel Ingram
Director's Assistant: Alfie Faber
Production Runner: Phil Playoust
Sound Recordist: Predrag Malesev
Boom Op: Jaedon Cooper
Storyboard Artist: Maria Pena
Key Art: Harry Welsh
Art Department Assistant: Shin-Myung Yang
Make Up Assistant: Danielle Walker
Wardrobe Standby: Gary Jones
Safety Supervisor: Sotiri Sotiropolous
Water Safety: Kobi Graham ex Pro Guarding
Safety Report & Traffic Mgt: Who Dares
Motel Location: Ex Big House Locations
Unit Manager: Brad Dore
Unit Nurses: Fiona Eadie, Rosemary Latter
Stills Photographer: Mike O'Meally

Edit House: Adam Wills Suites
Colourist: Matt Fezz
Post Production House: White Chocolate
Online Artist: Chris Grocott
Sound Post Production Studio: Rumble Studios
Executive Producer: Michael Gie

Cameras & Lenses supplied by: Panavision Asia Pacific, Nic Godoy & Sue Garnsey
Lighting supplied by: Available Light Films Services & Michael Adcock
Grip Gear supplied by: Toby Copping Grips Services
VTR Equipment suppled by: REC Video
Sound Equipment supplied by: Orange Cord
Unit Equipment supplied by: DT Unit
Insurance Supplied by: Sally Beckett @ Mooneys Insurance Brokers

Additional Cast:
Will Freeman
Ashleigh La Cava
Aliana-Jayde Worthington
Angela Forsey
Kirsty De Lange
Paige Hart
Roy Clark
Mitchos Steer
Rick Kellar-Kosikowski
Helen Taukave
Zachary Tubailagi
Mark O'Driscoll
Poppy