Director: Gale Edwards Writer: Julie Kincade Co-starring: Sebastian Gregory (as Kevin), William Zappa (as Edwin), Tammy Macintosh (as Grace) and Colin Friels (as Mayor Riddick) Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical Filming: Filmed in Brisbane, from February 15th 2010 to the end of March 2010. Budget: AU $8m Box Office: Runtime:

The film is about Kevin, an aspiring rock guitarist who is forced to take over the musical direction of his father’s marching band just four weeks before a major competition.

2011

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• Isabel sings and dances in this film.
• Isabel’s Home & Away co-star Mark Furze (who played Ric) has a role in this film.
• Will feature original music, as well as existing, recognisable work ranging from indie rock, dance and band music, to opera and piano concertos.
• The cast learnt to play musical instruments well enough to perform in their scenes.
• Isabel had to perform in dance numbers, and says that she had never danced properly like that before, but used to help out her mum who ran dance workshops for kids with disabilities.

» Gale Edwards (director): “It’s a story about the power of music to divide and reconcile people. It deals with the question of what it is to be an artist, with love and values such as loyalty and honesty, and the pursuit of your dreams. It’s very charming and archetypal. I set out to create a modern day fairy story, deliberately steering from Australian naturalism. I pushed the design, the colour, and the performances so there is a heightened reality in the style of the movie, but it’s not a caricature and it’s never pushed into the ridiculous. I hope it’s totally moving and amusing.”

» Chris Fitchett (producer) – “Isabel is obviously a star and Sebastian is a rising star. We are very lucky to have an all-Australian cast.”

» Isabel – “It’s all about love and music. It’s a drama-comedy/musical. There’s all this brass brand music and there’s a lot of dance sequences, too.”

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