| ORIGINAL TITLE: | Venus Blue |
| YEAR OF COMPLETION: | 1998 |
| COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION: | New Zealand |
| RUNNING TIME: | 11 mins |
| TYPE OF FILM: | Short Fiction |
| GENRE: | Science Fiction |
| FORMAT: | 35mm. 1:85 |
| SOUND: | Optical, Dolby stereo |
| LANGUAGE OF DIALOGUE: | English |
A strange woman wanders from town to town - everyone she meets sees in her their own image of perfection - they cannot resist her - and she passes on to them a contagious virus which brings enlightenment...
| DIRECTOR Gillian Ashurst |
PRODUCER Lara Bowen Production Company: The Limehouse |
SALES AGENT:
The New Zealand Film Commission
PO Box 11546, Wellington, New Zealand
Ph +64-4-3827680 Fax +64-4-3849719
For North American sales, contact Atom Films.
| SCRIPT: | Gillian Ashurst |
| CINEMATOGRAPHY: | Phil Burchell |
| ART DIRECTOR: | Ashley Turner |
| EDITING: | Cushla Dylan |
| SOUND DESIGN: | Dave Whitehead |
| MUSIC: | Martin Henderson |
| COMPUTER EFFECTS: | Harriet Hamer and Allan Honey |
| SOUND: | Optical, Dolby stereo |
| ACTORS: | Asa Lindh, Rob Horwood, Tony Martin, Sarah Thomas |
| ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS: | Gillian Ashurst, Vanessa Sheldrick |
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1999 Sundance Film Festival, USA
1999 Edinburgh International Film Festival
1999 Fantasporto Film Festival, Portugal
1999 San Fransisco Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
1999 Thailand International Film Festival
1999 Stonybrook Film Festival, Long Island
1999 Central Florida Film and Video Festival
1999 Berlin Lesbian Film Festival
1999 Idaho State Film Festival, USA
1999 Phat Short Films, New York
1999 Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
1999 Festival of Romance, Christchurch, NZ
1998 Hawaii International Film Festival
1998 New Zealand International Film Festival
THIS IS THE DIRECTOR'S FIRST FILM IN 35MM.