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Leunig Fragments Credits - 1 Hour THE LEUNIG FRAGMENTS CREDITS - 1 HOUR Written & directed by Kasimir Burgess Produced by Philippa Campey Cinematographer Marden Dean Camera & Sound Kasimir Burgess Editor Alex Archer Co-Editors Simon Price & Kasimir Burgess VFX Artist James Armstrong Composer Luke Altmann Sound Designer Emma Bortignon By watching this film legally, you have supported thousands of jobs of creatives, distributors and crew – as listed below. Executive Producers Mitzi Goldman Paul Wiegard Producer Kasimir Burgess Line Producer Samantha Dinning Production & Costume Designer Paige Anderson Sound Mixer Simon Rosenberg, Windmill Audio Post Production Facility The Post Lounge Executive Post Producer Kurt Royan Post Production Producer Ela Furdas Colourist Edel Rafferty Online and Mastering Alan Bennett Legals Jenny Lalor, Lalor Law Insurances H W Wood Page 1 of 5 Film Victoria Production Executive Alicia Brown Screen Australia Investment Manager Alyssa Orvis ABC Manager Arts Richard Buckham ABC Executive Producer Miranda Culley Featuring Michael Leunig Boy Michael Liam Smith Michael Leunig’s artworks and archives courtesy of the artist Made with the assistance of Sydney Opera House Trust VFX, Titles, Animations & Design GOZER: James Armstrong, Luke Donovan, Lauren Conti, Andrew Cheung Music Composed by Luke Altmann Theme music “The Sunne Rising” performed by Benaud Trio Brain Retractor Written by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis Performed by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis Published by Mute Song Courtesy of Goliath Enterprises Ltd Hi Again, Darling Written & Performed by Claire Hollingsworth Published & licensed by Claire Hollingsworth Leunig Animated Music by Hylton Mowday Geometric Shapes Written by Claire Hollingsworth and Tania Groba Recorded by Evan Lorden and Joel Ma at Park Orchards Recording Studio Performed, Published & Licensed by West Vigo The Curly Pyjama Letters Written by: C. Bowman & M. Leunig Administered by: Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd Performed & licensed by The Flinders Quartet Page 2 of 5 Sailor Written by Claire Hollingsworth and Tania Groba Recorded by Evan Lorden and Joel Ma at Park Orchards Recording Studio Performed, Published & Licensed by West Vigo Mozart - Requiem, KV626: II. Kyrie eleison Performed by Cantillation and the Orchestra of the Antipodes, conducted by Antony Walker © and (P) 2010 Australian Broadcasting Corporation Disintegration Loop 1.1 William Basinski C & P 2001 Musex International/BMI Courtesy 2062 and Temporary Residence Ltd. Let It Ring Composed by Katie Noonan and Michael Leunig Performed by Elixir feat. Katie Noonan Principal development and production funding from Australian Government Screen Australia Produced with the assistance of VICTORIA State Government FILM VICTORIA AUSTRALIA Financed with philanthropic funding via the Documentary Australia Foundation Financed with the assistance of Nude Run Paul Wiegard THE POST LOUNGE film camp (ABC LOGO) Produced in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation For a full list of credits go to abc.net.au/theleunigfragments © Copyright Film Camp Pty Ltd, 2020 Page 3 of 5 Full list of credits abc.net.au/theleunigfragments 'ABC News - Telecom Shooting’ and ‘Queen St Shooting’ (8th December 1987), ‘ABC News 'Life in Australia Series: Melbourne, 1966’ & ‘The Breakfast’, ‘ABC News’ segment ASIAGO Way We Live’ footage supplied by the National AWARD (20th August 1999), ‘Coast to Coast’ (12th Film and Sound Archive of Australia August 2001), ‘GTK’ (June 1972), ‘National Leunig’, ‘One Plus One’, courtesy of Australian ‘Enough Rope’ courtesy of Andrew Denton and Broadcasting Corporation Library Sales CJZ ‘Army Boxing Finals’, ‘Gough Whitlam Addresses ‘Leunig Animated’ series & ‘The Animated A Rally In Sydney’, ‘National Service Returns In Leunig’ documentary courtesy of Fruitcup Films Australia’, and ‘Hops’ courtesy of British Pathé and Content Capital Management. Narrated by (Australia) Sam Neill. ‘The Chaser’s War On Everything’ courtesy of Michael Leunig photographs courtesy of The Age The Chaser ‘Tracks in the Sand’ courtesy of Kestrel Films ‘Franklin Rally Sept 2nd, 1982, in Hobart’ & ‘The Franklin River Blockade 1983, Tasmania’ ‘Michael Leunig on the massacre in Gaza and the courtesy of The Wilderness Society Morality of the Heart' video courtesy of John Englart 'Slaughterhouse – The Task of Blood’ courtesy of Century Films Ltd ‘Golden Plains interview’ courtesy of MMF Pty Ltd. Filming by Robert McCafferty, Sally Frith and ‘Writers at the Convent interview with Jane Richard Mullins. Sullivan’ and ‘Sydney Writer’s Festival interview with Paola Totaro’, for Slow TV courtesy of The Leunig family photographs courtesy Helga Salwe, Monthly, Schwartz Media Sunny Leunig and Michael Leunig ‘Brisbane Commonwealth Games land rights ‘Judy Richter and Bob Brown at Farmhouse protests, 1981-1982’ footage courtesy of Creek, 1982’ photograph courtesy of Rex Direen LeftPress Printing Society, acknowledging the Jagera and Turrbul people, upon whose land the Painting by Michael Nelson Jagamara © the film was shot. This land was never ceded. artist, licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd ‘The Opening of New Parliament House, May 9, Simpson Desert photographs courtesy of John 1988’ footage courtesy of the Australian Ogden Broadcasting Corporation. Stone Mosaic, from ‘Possum and Wallaby Dreaming’ (1985) by Leunig newspaper cartoon scans courtesy of Michael Nelson Jagamara, Forecourt, Parliament Louise Bentley House, Canberra, 14m x 14m, 1986-1987. Artisans: William McIntosh, Aldo Rossi, Franco Colussi. Mitchell Giurgola Thorpe Architects. Design: Michael Nelson Jagamara Page 4 of 5 THANK YOU Amanda Bilson Katie Henebery Amruta Slee Katie Barry Anne Gilbee Lotte Burgess-Boyanton Arlo Burgess-Boyanton Louise Bentley Brita McVeigh Natasha Pincus Bryan Brown Ned Oliver Caitlin Benetatos Nicola Dierich Carly Bojadziski Pip Stokes Chris Grose Ruth Hansen Clare Cremin Sasha Whitehouse David Greig Sophia Stokes-Burgess Denise Damianos Tim Mummery Donald Brogden Tobey Henry Edwin McGill Val Richardson John Maynard William Mora Karen Williams Zilla Turner Kate Richter Zsuzsi Szucs Paul Wiegard, Paul Tonta, Nicole Titheridge, Michael Matrenza, Lee-Ann Woon, Ben Clay, David Clarke, Grace Arena, Zoe Dahlenburg SPECIAL THANKS Paul Oliver, Samantha Dinning Cris Jones, Greg Burgess, Shari Boyanton Page 5 of 5 .
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