Directed by Bill Mousoulis
Written by Bill Mousoulis, Trevor Rooney and Anna Kannava
Director of Photography Jason Turley
Music by Richie Brownlee
and Dirty Three, Seconds, James Harrison, Mr. Peculiar

Blue Notes is composed of five tales about people who are "blue": a married man struggles with depression; his son spends his days drifting; a young woman reacts to being abused by her partner; a heroin addict attempts to start a career in music; and a lonely man, bereft of family, looks for a way to connect with others.

Blue Notes is a distinctive film within the context of Australian cinema. It is a highly realistic work, not afraid to show the everyday, and the problems ordinary people face, but it is also a supremely formalistic work, in both its moment-to-moment play (eschewing conventional dramatics) and in its overall structure (using a 3-part structure to play out its 5 stories). And, despite its down-beat subject matter, the film portrays its people with dignity, even as some of them succumb to their situations, and as others rise up and save themselves.

Produced in association with the Australian Film Commission.

FESTIVALS:

7th Melbourne Underground Film Festival, July 2006
Special Jury Prize
Best Cinematography (Jason Turley)
Best Supporting Male Actor (Adam Royall)

AVAILABLE ON DVD in mid 2007.

NEWS: (Jan 2007): The popular last section of the film has just been released as a short in its own right, titled Kosta, running 17 minutes. Watch for it at festivals this year.

(June 2007) Kosta has screened at the Dungog Film Festival.