Elissa Down

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Elissa Down

Born July 2, 1975 · Camden, New South Wales, Australia (age 51)

Elissa Down is an Australian filmmaker. In 1999 and 2000 Elissa was nominated for Young Film-maker of the year at the WA Screen Awards. Her major works comprise of a number of award winning short films, Summer Angst, The Cherry Orchard, Her Outback, The Bathers, Pink Pyjamas, HMAS Unicorn and Samantha Stewart, aged fourteen. They have been screened at numerous festivals including Tampere, Locarno…

Known For

Feel the BeatFeel the Beat · 2020
Feel the Beat
7.52020
MovieComedyMusic
After failing to make it on Broadway, April returns to her hometown and reluctantly begins training a misfit group of young dancers for a competition.
Pink PyjamasPink Pyjamas · 2001
Pink Pyjamas
7.02001
Movie
A little girl must suddenly confront her isolation due to puberty and the death of her father. She gradually sees her childhood relationships slip away as her life and life around her change.
The Honor ListThe Honor List · 2018
The Honor List
5.82018
MovieDrama
Four girls sink a time capsule in a lake with a list of things they want to do before graduation, but they all go separate ways before graduating. When a tragedy strikes, they reunite to find the capsule and complete the bucket list.
Ivy + Bean: Doomed to DanceIvy + Bean: Doomed to Dance · 2022
Ivy + Bean: Doomed to Dance
6.52022
MovieFamilyComedy
Ivy and Bean sign up for ballet, only to learn they'll be dancing in a recital in front of hundreds of people. Time to get out of it — tout suite!
Ivy + BeanIvy + Bean · 2022
Ivy + Bean
6.72022
MovieFamilyAdventure
Ivy and Bean never expected to be friends. Ivy is quiet, thoughtful and observant. Bean is playful, exuberant and fearless. However, sometimes an adventure reveals that opposites can become the best of friends.
The Black BalloonThe Black Balloon · 2008
The Black Balloon
6.42008
MovieDrama
Thomas is turning 16. His dad's in the army and they've just moved to a town in New South Wales; his mom is pregnant; his older brother, Charlie, who's autistic, has his own adolescent sexual issues. Thomas finds Charlie an embarrassment in public, so when Thomas is attracted to Jackie, a girl in his swim class, Charlie presents any number of obstacles when she drops by their house, when the three of them go for a walk, and during a family birthday dinner. Can Thomas find a way to enter the world of teen romance and still be his brother's keeper, or is Charlie's disability going to prove more than Thomas can handle?
Ivy + Bean: The Ghost That Had to GoIvy + Bean: The Ghost That Had to Go · 2022
Ivy + Bean: The Ghost That Had to Go
6.82022
MovieFamilyComedy
Cold, white mist. Clanking pipes. And an eerie voice that's coming from the drain. Is the school bathroom... haunted? Ivy and Bean are on the case!
HMAS UnicornHMAS Unicorn · 2001
HMAS Unicorn
2001
MovieDrama
In the summer of 1964 three unusual incidents took place on Lake Grace. The first two were totally unexplainable. The third, and most disturbing one, provided one clue... Based on the journal of sixteen-year-old Gwendolin Howard.

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