This film is about something that many of us can relate to - the lack of communication between neighbours, which in this case reaches crisis point when a minor incident magnifies existing troubles. A young woman minding her own business within the confines of her terrace house is hit in the face by a tennis ball which flies through the window - courtesy of the next door neighbour’s kids. When she refuses to give the ball back the hostility between her and the neighbours escalates and the police are called to intervene. Through a series of humiliating incidents the two neighbours actually start talking to each other and animosities melt away. Cast includes Monica Trapaga, Deborah Kennedy and Paul Eperjesi. (Awards: Winner, Best Short Film, AFI Awards, 1991)
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ACMI Identifier
310789
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Suburban life
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Communication
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Suburban life
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Interpersonal conflict
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Suburban life
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Interpersonal conflict
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Suburban life
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)