ALEX & EVE
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Directed by Peter Andrikidis
Written by Alex Lykos
Produced by Murray Fahey
Based on the stage Alex & Eve by Alex Lykos
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an ALEX & EVE / MURRAY FAHEY PRODUCTION A PETER ANDRIKIDIS FILM
RICHARD BRANCATISANO ANDREA DEMETRIADES
ALEX & EVE
Running time: 92 minutes
Mature themes course language sexual references
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SHORELINE ENTERTAINMENT / MAGIC BOX ENTERTAINMENT Presents
An ALEX & EVE / MURRAY FAHEY PRODUCTION A PETER ANDRIKIDIS FILM
RICHARD BRANCATISANO ANDREA DEMETRIADES ALEX & EVE TONY NIKOLAKOPOULOS ZOE CARIDES
HELEN CHEBATTE SIMON ELRAHI
Introducing KATERINE-ANN MACKINNON-LEE AND EMMA-JANE MACKINNON-LEE
Based on the stage play ‘ALEX AND EVE’ by ALEX LYKOS
Produced for the stage by BULLDOG THEATRE COMPANY
Music STEVE PEACH Production Design FELICITY ABBOTT APDG Costume Design LEAH GIBLIN
Sound Design PHIL JUDD ASSG Editor Neil THUMPSTON AES Director Of Photography JOSEPH H. PICKERING ACS
Executive Producers MARTIN COOPER BILL KRITHARAS MORRIS RUSKIN Written By ALEX LYKOS
Produced By MURRAY FAHEY Directed By PETER ANDRIKIDIS
©Copyright 2015 Alex & Eve Productions SPV Pty Ltd
Developed with the assistance of Screen Australia
Financed in Association with Export Finance and Insurance Corporation
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ALEX & EVE
A mismatch made in heaven
LOG LINE:
Nothing can keep them apart…. except their parents!
ONE PARAGRAPH SYNOPSIS
Alex (Richard Brancatisano) is a handsome, shy Greek Orthodox man in his mid-thirties
whose parents want him to marry a good Greek girl. The problem is Alex has fallen in love with
Eve (Andrea Demetriades), a confident Lebanese Muslim woman. But Eve’s parents have
arranged for her to marry a Lebanese Muslim man. Like oil and water, the two should never
mix. Torn between different religions, traditional and modern values, Alex & Eve must do
everything under the heavens to stop themselves from falling in love.
SHORT SYNOPSIS
What will happen when school teacher Alex brings home Lebanese Muslim lawyer Eve - the
love of his life - to meet his Greek Orthodox parents?
Alex and Eve the Movie is a film adaptation of the hit stage play Alex & Eve, Alex & Eve: the
wedding and Alex & Eve: the baby by Alex Lykos. The trilogy of plays has been seen by more
than 35,000 people in Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne. The story follows a Greek Orthodox
school teacher, Alex (Richard Brancatisano) who falls for Lebanese Muslim lawyer, Eve
(Andrea Demetriades). The relationship is forbidden by both families creating the emotional
and comical dilemma of 'Alex and Eve'. The film is testament to Australia’s multicultural
community. Like the play, it resonates strongly with the Australian-Lebanese and AustralianGreek communities as well as appealing to the wider community.
Set in the Inner West of Sydney, the story is based on the screenwriter’s real life experiences.
Alex & Eve is the classic story of Romeo and Juliet, with a happy ending! Alex is a handsome
timid schoolteacher in his mid-thirties. His traditional and domineering parents want him to
marry a good Greek girl. But Alex falls hopelessly in love with the gorgeous Eve, a lawyer,
whose parents are Lebanese Muslim. The love-struck couple must confront then hide their
affections for each other from the world knowing that their parents will never allow them to be
together. There are obstacles on the way, like Eve’s mother’s plan for an arranged marriage to
Mohomad, Alex’s father’s threat to disinherit him if he continues to see Eve and Alex’s
mother’s heart attack when she discovers that he has fallen in love with a Muslim woman.
Alex and Eve is the timeless tale of the "star crossed lovers", an ancient love story set in the
modern world of Sydney’s western suburbs, with a happy ending!
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FULL SYNOPSIS
Alex Karrastopoulos (35) is a high school teacher. He lives at home with his overbearing
parents George (Tony Nikolakopoulos) and Chloe (Zoe Carides) who want him to marry a
“good Greek girl.” Alex’s brother Stavros (Alex Lykos) is the golden child of the family. He is
married to Stella (Helena Stamoulis), a good Greek girl, and has produced healthy
grandchildren.
When Alex (Richard Brancatisano) meets Eve El Masri (Andrea Demetriades), a successful
corporate lawyer, he invites her to come and talk to his students who are of non-English
speaking background and in need of a role model. At the school, the kids take a shine to Eve
and set out and try to hook their teacher up with a date. That night as Eve prepares to go out
to meet Alex, the phone rings—it is Mohomad (Hazem Shammas) calling from Lebanon — the
man that Eve’s mother wants her to marry. The reality of her world comes crashing down on
Eve as her parents pressure her to agree to the arranged marriage. Faced with the prospect
of shaming her family or hurting Alex, Eve tells Alex she can’t see him anymore.
But Alex can’t get Eve out of his mind and despite repeated warnings from his best friend Paul
(Ryan O’Kane) who is dating Claire (Millie Samuels), Eve’s best friend, Alex pursues Eve.
Outside her office Eve accuses Alex of stalking her. Alex convinces her to spend some
“innocent” time together. Challenged by Claire to prove he isn’t cheap and to make it a worthy
date, Alex invites Eve on Harbour Bridge climb. Petrified of heights Alex follows behind Eve
and climbs the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Reaching the top, Eve is impressed at how Alex has
challenged and overcome his fears. On top of the world they share their first kiss.
As Alex and Eve secretly spend time together, Eve is torn between her parents plans for her
future and cultural values and her attraction to Alex. Eve’s over-zealous mother, Salwa (Helen
Chebatte) becomes increasingly frustrated with Eve’s waning interest in the marriage to
Mohomad. In an effort to understand Eve and her religion, Alex takes his students on an
excursion to a mosque. Unbeknownst to Alex, the mosque’s tour guide is Eve’s father Bassam
(Simon Elrahi), who unknowingly gives Alex permission to marry his daughter—so long as
Alex “reverts” to the Muslim faith. That night Alex reveals to his family that he is seeing a
Lebanese-Muslim woman. His mother Chloe chokes on a dolmatha and is rushed to hospital.
His father threatens to disinherit Alex if he doesn’t end the relationship.
As family pressure increases, Eve begins to doubt Alex’s commitment and accuses him of
being like her previous boyfriend who said he’d never marry her because she was a Muslim.
Alex calls her bluff and arranges for their parents to meet. At the meeting in Eve’s house,
George and Salwa take an immediate dislike to each other. George is determined to break up
the couple and Salwa assists him. She suddenly introduces Mohomad, having secretly flown
him over from Lebanon to surprise Eve, fearing that Eve’s commitment is waning. Cornered,
Eve introduces her fiancé to Alex. George is elated and Alex leaves crushed.
Bassam sees that his daughter is not happy at the arrival of her fiancé. He questions the way
that he has raised her. Salwa confronts Eve about Alex and orders Eve to “do the right thing
and not shame her family.” Eve agrees and goes to say goodbye to Alex for good. That night
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Alex and Eve realise that family pressure has defeated them both. Eve apologises to Alex, and
Alex forgives her. Before they part forever they make love with Eve whispering “Ina Bahibik”
which in Arabic means “I love you.”
Alex moves out of home and is depressed having lost Eve, when his best friend Paul
convinces him that he should not give up. Later at the school end of year presentation, Eve’s
brother confronts Alex about his sister. This catapults Alex into demanding that his parents
accompany him to Eve’s wedding so he can declare his love for her. When George declines,
Mum takes charge and orders George to support their son. Alex, Paul and his family gatecrash Eve’s wedding where Alex publicly declares his love for Eve. Despite her true feelings,
Eve says she that doesn’t love him. Alex is devastated. As he starts to walk away, the Imam
asks Eve if she “is marrying free of coercion.” Eve looks up and sees Alex waiting to take her
away. For Eve there is only one thing to do, she commits to love and embraces Alex.
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DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT – PETER ANDRIKIDIS
“When Alex and Eve’s family meet for the first time in the film, I purposely didn’t rehearse this
scene beforehand, as I had with other scenes. This was the first time the actors from both
sides came together. It is a well-written scene, which brought the house down while we were
filming.”
Alex & Eve is a romantic comedy about the journey of Alex, a Greek Orthodox school teacher,
who falls for a Lebanese Muslim lawyer Eve. Both families forbid the relationship, and thus the
emotional dilemma of ‘Alex & Eve’ is unleashed.
The script, written by Alex Lykos, is original and my feeling is that modern audiences would
like to see something that accurately reflects the changing religious demographic present in
our country. I directed this film with visual pace, energy and controlled chaos, which is a
formula I have utilised on previous work. I feel this technique of direction would successfully
engage an audience in the world of the characters and ensure they are fully connected with
the story. It is a colourful and exciting film, using the multicultural city of Sydney as a central
character.
One of the great features of this story is its ability to bring comedy to the serious issue of
discrimination that is prevalent in today’s society. In this way, the performances are truthful
and in no way stylised to reflect the dramatic nature of the story. I aimed for the performances
to reflect the improvised and naturalistic style of Magnolia. The dialogue of Alex & Eve is
driven with energy and the performances illicit excitement and engagement with audiences. I
took this film down a stylistic route similar to my previous work of Grass Roots (ABC series).
As mentioned, the city of Sydney is a character in this film. We strove to ensure that the city be
represented in a truthful nature, especially the suburbs that these characters reside in. In this
way, production design was understated and organic. In no way does the design of the film
condescend these characters and their religious and cultural backgrounds; I aimed to present
their home environments in an honest and non-stereotypical way. To achieve this, the film was
shot on location.
The cinematography reflects the families’ lives and is full of contrast and colour to represent
summer in the suburbs of Sydney. It is similar to the colour palette of Monsoon Wedding
coupled with the contrast of Woody Allen’s Manhattan. Alex & Eve is filmed in the anamorphic
frame (2.35-1), which is great for filming actors relating to one another in two shots and
therefore avoiding the distractions of over-editing with close-ups. I believe this format is perfect
for comedy and will keep the viewer engaged in the action and the characters, while
maintaining the natural flow and rhythm of the film.
I enjoy challenging cinematography with complex camera choreography and movement, but
which looks effortless and natural. This style is entrenched in my work and reflected in Alex &
Eve. It ensures that the story is closely linked to the core dramatic themes, while still being
presented in an upbeat and energetic manner.
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In casting the film, we sought out a new generation of actors from all ethnic backgrounds. The
film represents the Australia we live in now. The cast is multicultural, both the main and
supporting characters. Alex & Eve represents the Australia of 2015. It has a strong, positive
message for our country’s multi-cultural future. As a Greek-Australian, I am extremely
passionate about this. Working with writer Alex Lykos and Producer Murray Fahey, we have
delivered an original film with great Australian and International appeal.
WRITER’S STATEMENT - ALEX LYKOS
This has been an amazing journey for me. It all started with an idea I had back in 2004. When
I wrote and shopped around the stage play in 2005, every theatre company in Sydney rejected
it - even local community theatre groups turned it down. So this project had encountered a lot
of dark times early on. However, after it premiered on the stage in 2006, it took a bright
colourful life of its own. With a sequel (Alex & Eve: The Wedding) and another sequel (Alex &
Eve: The Baby), the story and characters evolved. To see Alex & Eve make it to the cinema
nearly 10 years later has been surreal.
The writing process has helped me give a voice to stories that are representative of the
diverse Australian cultural landscape. I feel privileged to contribute authentically to the
Australian narrative. While performing Alex & Eve stage shows across Australia, I have had so
many people from all parts of the country tell me this is “their” story. So in many ways, this
story doesn’t belong to me, it belongs to the people. We have gone on the journey together.
I was often told “stage and screen are very different.” I kept replying with, “a good story is a
good story is a good story.” I enjoyed the challenges in adapting the story for the screen. It
was an exciting opportunity to give the story room to move visually as opposed to just through
dialogue. There are some wonderful devices you can apply in film that are perhaps more
limited on the stage. For example, the use of the Sydney Harbour Bridge being used as a motif
throughout the film to symbolise the “bridging” of cultures as well as exploring the character of
a man willing to overcome his enormous fear of heights in order to express his love for another
person. Alex must conquer his fears and even bigger than the bridge is the resistance he
faces from his family and community.
Storytelling for the screen allowed for wider scope, more characters and sub-plot to be
explored. In the stage version, Alex and Eve don’t have any siblings. This is done to keep cast
sizes down. In the film script however, I play Alex's older brother Stavros. Stavro represents
the typical good Greek boy who has married the good Greek girl and followed the traditional
Greek blueprint for achieving ‘happy ever after’. That is; good job, good Greek girl, an
investment property and a kid. In his parent’s eyes, he has the quintessential perfect life.
Stavros begins the film that way, but undergoes a metamorphosis throughout the story. He
starts to understand that there is more than just the non-negotiable Greek blueprint that he has
accepted from his parents. Stavros provides a sharp counter-point to Alex. In the film, Eve has
a younger brother who gets married at the beginning of the movie and plays a pivotal role in
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the story. These extra characters and plotlines help create a multi-layered story.
In my real life, I certainly didn’t follow the blue print – I’ve chosen a life in the arts – anything
but secure. Stavros, my character is a bit of a pot-stirrer. He enjoys inflaming Alex’s
predicament, giving him a hard time particularly in the early part of the movie. This was a lot of
fun for me to write and to act, especially since I grew up with an older brother and I was picked
on my whole life. Now it was my turn.
Growing up with ‘Anglo’ friends, I saw the freedom they enjoyed with regards to dating. I spent
nine years in America. Generally, the disposition of parents I met there was that as long as the
person their son or daughter was dating was a good person, they were pretty laid back about
the whole thing. Like many a son of European parents, I wage a constant inner battle between
trying to assert myself as a modern independent Australian man while respecting the bond and
love of parents and their inability to sever the proverbial “umbilical” chord.
There were lots of memorable moments during the shooting of the film but personally, two
stand out. Our first day filming, my Mum is to be an extra for the day’s shoot. I pick up my
Mum early and arrive at the set in Leichhardt. She sees the make-up trucks, catering and crew
trucks and the crew running around and she says, “Wow, this is all because of a movie you
wrote.” To watch Mum smiling as she had her hair and make-up done professionally for the
first time was very special for me.
The other recollection is my Dad’s now famous one-liner role. He had no idea what to expect. I
am more nervous at that point than I have ever been in my life. First take, Dad says his line
and then is ready to go home. I tell him, he has to say his line again…and again. By the 20th
time he roars at me, “If I knew I had to say it this many times, I wouldn’t have done it!” Fifty
crew members are staring at me as I try to calm my father down. When we finished, Dad
thanked the crew and off we went home, my father still berating me. Months later, we are
watching the finished film and as soon as his scene ends, Dad turns to me and says, “When
are you making your next film? I want a bigger role!”
We were fortunate in being able to get many of the actors who performed in the stage play into
roles in the movie. Helen Chebatte, who plays Salwa, the mother of Eve was a tour-de-force in
the stage production and is wonderful on film. Others besides myself reprising roles from the
stage production include Helena Stamoulis, Paul Miskimmon Adam Hatz, Anne-Marie Cavaco
and Chloe Condylis. I have known Chloe and Anne-Marie since they were 14 years of age.
Both began working with the initial stage production in 2006. They worked their way through,
one of them as a stage manager and eventually acting in the shows and now they have
speaking roles in the movie. I have watched them grow up alongside the production and
hopefully they can have flourishing careers from here on in. That's one of the most rewarding
things of all to be honest.
Peter the director and I have been working through the screenplay for a couple of years now
and he's been great because he's on with the script, which is fantastic. From an acting
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perspective, he gives the performers what they require but he’s loose, he has a bit of a laugh
and doesn't take things too seriously. He takes the pressure off, which really works, because
at the end of the day, we are just making movies.
Will this movie help increase cultural tolerance? I'm not going to sit here and tell you that one
two-hour piece of cinema is going to change attitudes. Our story is hopefully going to entertain
an audience and if they walk away saying, ‘Maybe I can reconsider my views on a few
different things’, then that’s a bonus. All we can do is tell a good yarn and it’ll be great if they
take away something with a bit of pathos.
A lot of the romantic comedies, especially American ones, are set pieces whereby two people
have been brought together as a result of a strange set of circumstances. I wanted to tell a
romantic comedy that reflected a “normal” man who went out on a Friday night and met
somebody – a ritual that is repeated weekly. I wanted the obstacles to be real, not contrived.
The Alex & Eve brand has been built up by all the people who have come to support it. From
right back when it was nothing show, through all the different productions, the tours until we
got to the gala final at the Enmore Theatre. So I really want to thank all the different cast
members, the crews and everybody who has helped bring us to this point. I hope we honour
all of their good will with this film.
PRODUCER’S STATEMENT - MURRAY FAHEY
I was attracted to this script and project initially by the affection and support that the
community showed for this unique story, filling theatres over its many and varied productions
as a stage play. I witnessed young and old laughing together at a reflection of shared
experiences. Writer Alex Lykos has nurtured, needled and fleshed out these characters, their
words and their lives exhaustively for many years until now, they are as real as his family. This
is a story for now. The humour is born of truth, the situations inspired by real relationships and
difficult situations. I believe it reflects Sydney’s potent mix of cultures, lifestyles, architecture,
design and ambience in such a way that Sydney itself becomes one of the main characters.
The reason for my belief is that the film’s issues are universal and relevant to our modern day
lives: - how to find love in a world divided by cultural and religious differences. The film is
topical, provides a contemporary view of Australian society and addresses current social,
cultural and religious issues in a warm, heartfelt manner. For me the film’s premise is one that
everyone can relate to because at some stage in all our lives we are faced with the situation
of…. What will happen when we bring home the love of our lives, to meet our parents!
True love has never been an easy path and Alex & Eve is clever in that it gives a twist on the
standard romantic comedy theme by using the roadblocks created by the parents and the
characters cultural and religious differences. Peter Andrikidis in his direction has tackled with
warmth and humour the highly sensitive and topical tensions surrounding the acceptance and
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assimilation of people of Muslim faith in western society. It is a compelling and heart-warming
story with strong characters and is intended for a mainstream audience.
It has a positive message and ending. It is reassuring, fun and uplifting, a quality that puts it
amongst the most locally and internationally successful Australian films of the past. Muriel’s
Wedding, Red Dog, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, and Strictly Ballroom.
The appeal of its subject matter has been tested by the underlying source material, Alex
Lykos’ play of the same name. The play has received positive reviews in mainstream press
and the press of the Greek and Lebanese communities. It has been staged in Sydney,
Adelaide and Melbourne with more than 35,000 attendances.
Peter has directed the film in a realistic truthful manner. The comedy is honest and heartfelt,
derived from characters reacting to the situations that they find themselves in. In the same way
that Muriel’s Wedding and My Big fat Greek Wedding was touching and filled with characters
that we recognised; so too is Alex & Eve.
The performances of Andrea and Richard are wonderfully rich and their chemistry shines
through. I love the combinations and contrasts of Alex and Eve’s parents. The performances
have depth and provide the backbone to the emotional conflict.
Felicity Abbott in her art direction has filled the film with a palette of warm tones that add
texture and amplify the cultural tradition and values of the two families.
I have written, directed and produced many comedy films over the years and I feel Alex & Eve
achieves that elusive alchemy where a story and cinematic vision capture the times and plug
directly into the laughter nerve while squeezing the hearts of the audience.
My belief in the film was vindicated when at a preview screening of Alex & Eve where I met
Eleni, a Greek mother of four and Zeina a Lebanese mother of five. Eleni and Zeina met in
‘Parents Club’ at the local public school where all their children attend. The school is 150 years
old and sits right on the border of Lakemba, with its predominantly Arabic culture and Belmore
South, a suburb with a large Greek population. Eleni and Zeina became best friends. Their
kids are growing up together wonderfully. If someday soon, one of Eleni’s boys asks one of
Zeina’s girls to marry…what will happen?
When these two women attended the preview, I watched them squeal with laughter, literally
clutching onto each other for support. Zeina couldn’t help herself from shouting back at the
screen, “That’s true…That’s so MY family!” They emerged from the screening arm-in-arm
unabashedly wiping tears away. I’m told that Parent Club conversations have become much
more lively since seeing the film and they keep an even closer watch on their children’s
interactions.
I feel that it is important to make cinema that reflects the society we live in. The inner west is
my community and the film deals with social issues that are relevant to Australia and the world
today. When we were filming in Haldon St Lakemba, a group of Muslim men came up to me
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and asked pointedly “So, what are we?” I didn’t know what they meant until they clarified, “Are
we Muslim terrorists, robbers, drug pushers, gangsters or criminals?” I was pleased to be able
to reassure them that in our film, they were the good guys, to which they all broke out in big
smiles.
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
FROM STAGEPLAY TO SCREEN
Alex Lykos wrote the original script for the stage play Alex & Eve in 2005.
“The Genesis of the play came about because in my own life, I had gone out with a few girls
from different religions and cultural backgrounds. I had only dated them, but I thought, what
would've happened if I had brought one of them home and said I wanted to marry her? Myself
being a Greek orthodox, how would my parents react? Would they accept it? Would they
forbid it? Would I have been forced to choose? As a writer, I wanted to explore all these
dramatic questions but it wasn't until I said to myself, ’I have to make this funny, I can't make
this serious’. From that decision, the germ grew into something much bigger and richer and
the stage play was born.
The stage production premiered in 2006 at the Sidetrack Shed Theatre, Marrickville with
Michael Block directing the season. The script of Alex & Eve, originally known by the not-socatchy title, Oil and Water was the second play to be produced by the Bulldog Theatre
Company. Houses during opening week were small and one night’s performance had to be
cancelled due to lack of audience. The following week however, word of mouth from those
who had seen and embraced the play was spreading and before long, tickets for the show
began selling like hot-tiganites or if you prefer hot Qatayef!
Reviews for the play were emphatic:
“…there is an unpretentious air of truth to it and Australian theatre needs more plays like this.”
- Rochelle Fernandez, Aussietheatre.com
“A play that explores Australian multicultural issues is bound to draw the crowds and this
production will leave you grinning from ear to ear. - Jenny Ringland, Daily Telegraph
The 2008 stage production at the Factory Theatre, Marrickville sold out in its first week.
Joining the regular cast were Salvatore Coco, Zoe Ventoura, Barbara Gouskos and Krystal
Forscutt.
Lykos recalls, “We had never planned to continue the story preferring to leave audiences to
decide for themselves how it all turned out”. However, such was the interest and demand to
know ‘what happens next?” that Lycos began work on the sequel play. In May 2009, Alex &
Eve: The Wedding opened to packed houses and an extended run. Actresses Sabrina
Houssami and Zoe Carides joined the cast in a final gala performance at the Enmore Theatre.
The consummation could mean only one thing…
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Alex & Eve: The Baby was born about nine months later. It matched the success of its
predecessor and saw Alex Lykos step up to co-direct the show with long time Alex & Eve
collaborator Michael Block. One unique result of this all singing, all dancing final show was an
outcry from fans who had only jumped on the Alex & Eve train late and wanted to see the
entire saga. This resulted in Alex & Eve: The Complete story, a retelling of all 3 plays in one
jam-packed comedy extravaganza.
It’s time to let the world in on this delightful secret. It’s time to introduce these colourful
passionate madcap families and their smitten offspring to an unsuspecting world. Alex & Eve
the Movie is all dressed up in traditional costume and coming to dinner.
Says Zoe Carides (role Chloe, Alex’s mum), “It's a beautiful story - an age old story - it's
Romeo and Juliet reimagined with two young people today who love each other and want to
be together regardless of what religion or families they come from. It will be very interesting to
see how this film is received because it's amazingly timely with the issue of mixed marriages
and the political and social climate at the moment in the world. There's a lot of fear about Islam
- unnecessarily so obviously. I think this film will be helpful in bridging that gap and I really
hope it does.”
In transferring the stage play into a screenplay, Alex first engaged Mark Lamprell as script
editor. Then a few years later, aided by executive producer Bill Kritharas and associate
producer Helen Goritsas the script was shown to executive producer Martin Cooper who
introduced them to producer Murray Fahey. Once on board, Murray secured further Screen
Australia development funding and started work on the script.
“Alex and I sat down in my kitchen and over three days, we completely reworked the
screenplay, pulling it apart and repotting it using a combination of techniques I had learnt at
the Script Factory and from Steve Kaplan’s rom-com workshops,” says producer and script
editor Murray Fahey, “then once the screenplay was ready, Alex said he wanted the best
director and I invited Peter Andrikidis to join the team.”
“Once Peter came on board, the script work started again to include and reflect the director’s
vision,” says producer Murray Fahey. Over 25 months, Alex, Peter and Murray met regularly
on weekends in Alex’s mother’s kitchen.
“For an Anglo Celtic Skippy, it was a wonderful experience, Alex fed us with homemade Greek
shortbread kourabiedes and Peter and Alex exchanged stories of growing up with Greek
parents” says producer Murray Fahey.
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CASTING
Casting for the film began in mid-2013 and was finished in 2014 just as the camera’s rolled.
The casting director was Anousha Zarkesh. The director Peter Andrikidis and
Producer Murray Fahey had a definite agenda .
“We wanted to bring new faces to the screen to show a true reflect ion of who we
are as a society.” says Peter “There is so much talent out there and our screens
need to reflect the diversity of who we are .”
“Our tribe is the inner west and that means over 20 different cultures.” says
Murray Fahey “I went to a boys school in Lewisham and every day we had
Lebanese fighting Greeks fighting the Skippy’s. So when I went to Inner West high
schools on a talent search for kids to appear in the film, I could relate to them.”
First person cast was Andrea. “She was always my favourite” says writer Alex
Lykos. “Her screen test in 2013 was amazing, it blew us away ,” says Murray
Fahey.
“I had worked with Andrea on Janet King. She is a wonderful talented actress,”
says Peter.
Having cast Eve, the team worked with the casting director to find the right Alex.
The idea was to find an Alex and Eve with genuine chemistry and then build the
families around them.
“When Richard Brancatisano auditioned it was via Skype. The connection was
terrible. He had just come off the publicity tour for Chasing Life and was in his
hotel room in New York. I remember thinking this is not going to work. We had
Andrea, Anousha and a female assistant in the roo m. When Richard started to
perform a scene with Andrea , I turned to Peter and said: ‘look at the body
language.’ He sparked with Andrea straight away and all the women in the room
just melted and swooned. I’d never seen chemistry like it. We both knew that he
was Alex,” says Murray
Anousha then set about finding the parents of Alex and Eve, over 50 actors auditioned.
“Casting Alex & Eve with Peter Andrikidis was so enjoyable. The script was warm, funny and
poignant, all about the trials and tribulations of love, especially when you add family dynamics
into the mix.” says Anousha.
Casting Alex’s mum Chloe (Zoe Carides) and Alex’s dad George (Tony Nikolakopoulos) was
the next step. “Zoe and Tony were a real find. They had played husband and wife before and
so there was already a real bond between them.” Says producer Murray Fahey.
Then came Eve’s parents Salwa (Helen Chebatte) and Bassam (Simon Elrahi). “Helen
Chebatte was in the play and amazing. Simon Elrahi I’d never seen act before and he was a
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real discovery. He brought such dignity and authority to the role that we had to have him,” says
producer Murray.
“During the casting process, Peter and I saw some wonderful Greek and Italian actors who
rarely get to show their acting prowess. We discovered exciting new talent who will forge a
career ahead. There is something for everyone in the film…with lots of laughs”, says Anousha.
New Faces
The film makers had an agenda to introduce new faces to the screen. Alex & Eve introduces
Katerine-Ann MacKinnon-Lee as Sarah (aged 17), Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee as Mandy
(aged 16), Nathan Melki as Chris (aged 17) and Chloe Condylis as Rima (aged 20) in their
first screen roles.
“We had an amazing time. Working with Peter was such a great experience” says KaterineAnn. “I was studying for my HSC and studying my lines it was wonderful.”
“Richard was so funny on set he made it hard for us to stop laughing,” says Emma-Jane.
THE LOOK - THE PRODUCTION DESIGN
At the first production meeting, producer Murray Fahey made it clear that he did not want any
over the top settings for the Greek or Lebanese family homes.
“It’s too easy to make it cliché. The key to comedy is to keep it real but with some
heightening”, says producer Murray. Production designer Felicity Abbott had worked with
Peter previously on The Straits. As a designer, Felicity works from a colour palette. “She
wanted to paint everything, which drove the location manager nuts but it was worth it,” says
producer Murray Fahey. “Felicity’s team captured the tones and texture of the families to give
the film depth.”
In the designers words - Felicity Abbott APDG
The production design in Alex & Eve is informed by the real lives of Greek and Lebanese
families living in Sydney. Set decorator Amy Baker and I visited the homes of various
families for inspiration, including the parents of writer Alex Lycos. This helped inform the
palette and decoration of the main sets. We wanted the Karrastopoulous and El Masri family
homes to feel authentic and to convey the story of their journey from their homeland to
Australia.
Although the film examines the interfaith and cultural difference in the relationship between
Alex and Eve, in the design I sought to show the similarities in the details of everyday life. The
iconography may be different, but food, love, dance, tradition and celebration are at the heart
of these cultures and the film. Together with director Peter Andrikidis and cinematographer
Joseph Pickering, we developed a classical look, with a saturated palette, informed by both
Lebanese Muslim and Greek Orthodox pattern, decoration and iconography.
We were fortunate to work closely with the Greek and Lebanese community in Sydney, who
were very generous and supportive. Set decorator Amy Baker and her team worked tirelessly
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to connect with members of the community to source what they needed. We had a small core
art department on Alex & Eve. Members of the Greek and Lebanese community acted as
consultants and were invaluable in giving certain aspects of the design the ‘once over’ to
ensure the authenticity. When the cast eventually inhabit the sets during the actual shoot, the
final layer to finessing the design process takes place and comes to life.
Peter Andrikidis was a wonderful director to work with and his passion and enthusiasm for
performance and story are evident throughout the film. Peter enjoyed the humorous visual
narrative in the Karrastopoulous home. He added his own touches, such as the scene where a
pair of clean, folded underpants are delivered on a breakfast tray to Alex by his Mother, while
he is sleeping in his car.
THE FINANCING:
The film received development assistance from Screen Australia. In 2014 a window opened in
the schedule of director Peter Andrikidis. The Executive Producers Martin Cooper and Bill
Kritharas held an investors meeting after a performance of the play and secured some
commercial and private backing. However, the Executive Producer and Producers faced a
funding gap to complete the feature film.
The producers were eligible to apply for the Australian government’s refundable tax rebate,
Producer Offset, but production has to be completed and the post-production costs had to be
met before the rebate could be received. Murray Fahey secured Shoreline Entertainment as
the international sales agent and then secured a loan from EFIC who help finance eligible
Australian film, documentary and television productions with international distribution
agreements. Alex & Eve Productions was provided with a Producer Offset loan to support the
film’s production.
The cameras rolled on 30 June 2014 with more than 150 people assisting the production
including crew, cast and extras.
“We are excited to support the export of such a poignant and positive Australian story through
our Producer Offset loan,” said EFIC’s Alex Fernandez.
KEY CAST
RICHARD BRANCATISANO AS ALEX
“Films like this are really good at making people confront their issues because it doesn’t
approach people in a harsh manner. It employs comedy and lightheartedness, which is a great
way to get people to listen. It makes them feel that they have come up with their own thoughts
and decisions.”
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Actor and musician Richard Brancatisano has just finished shooting the second season of
ABC Family’ Chasing Life. The first season saw both Richard and the show nominated for
Teen Choice Awards in 2014. Prior to working in the USA he filmed the Australian drama
series Reef Doctors for Network Ten, opposite award-winning actor Lisa McCune. He also
starred as Rhys in the third season of the Australian teen television series Dance Academy.
Brancatisano's other television credits include Saxon in the telemovie Dripping In Chocolate
for Southern Star/BBC, series regular Guido in the Australian series Underbelly Razor, series
regular Vittorio in the long-running Australian soap opera Home & Away, the lead role of Caleb
in The Elephant Princess and the guest role of Darcy in White Collar Blue, both for Network
Ten in Australia. His first series regular role was as Xander in Disney television's Power
Rangers: MYSTIC FORCE.
Brancatisano made his feature film debut in the role of Rory in Bait, alongside Xavier Samuel
and Sharni Vinson.
Brancatisano is a Nepean Graduate and an accomplished guitarist and singer, who has
performed with the likes of multi-platinum recording artist Gin Wigmore, Teddy Geiger, UB40's
Ali Campbell, Amy Pearson, Olivia Newton John, Guy Sebastian and Christine Anu.
On the character Alex, Richard says:
“I loved that Alex is in a transitional period and we get to witness him changing. He feels like
he knows a better way and despite huge obstacles, old habits and unchallenged beliefs, Alex
fights for what his heart tells him is right.”
“Alex changes his view on life and his actions influence the beliefs of his whole family. This
movie transcends specific cultural issues.”
“At its deepest level, it’s about love conquering fear. Characters like Alex can remind us that
when we encounter similar situations in our own lives, we can do the same.”
About the filming:
“Tony Nico (George) and George Kapianaris (Taso) made me laugh so much during filming
that I had to learn to breathe through so many funny moments to get through the scenes
without my eyes lighting up and me cracking up. Being on set with George was a real blast. I
grew up laughing at him when he played Memo on the TV show Acropolis Now.”
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“I'll remember Alex’s Toyota Corolla forever. The first car I learnt to drive was the same year,
model and color. We really put it through the paces and shot some genuinely funny scenes
inside of it. Last scene of the shoot, the engine pretty much explodes and suddenly assorted
fluids leak out everywhere. We somehow managed to get the last few takes out of it. We had
all wanted to buy that Corolla after the shoot…until that happened.”
Challenges in filming:
“I think when creating a story with the important and personal subject matter that Alex & Eve
has, you need to be very respectful in how you portray both sides of the story.
Comedy helps a great deal with this as it braces the truth with a good vibe and a lighter touch.
A lot of this was tackled in the writing. But as actors, we all had to make sure we weren’t
playing caricatures or over simplifying the roles we were given. Especially the parents in this
instance. The audience has to be able to laugh at the characters, knowing that they
themselves may have acted in a similar way, without feeling judged.”
Who did Alex remind you of?
“I think the role of Alex represented a lot of people I knew. I always get excited when I discover
a character living in a context that I understand and that has personal significance. Even
though I have never personally experienced Alex’s specific struggle with religion getting in the
way of a potential relationship, I have seen it happen to people very close to me. My dad and
his siblings are all first generation Australians so I constantly heard stories and saw firsthand
the struggles that they dealt with trying to fit in when their parents were still struggling to
acclimatize. I also saw the shifting values of religion and spirituality as everyone came to terms
with how they balanced the old and the new.”
ANDREA DEMETRIADES AS EVE
“Alex & Eve is a very funny love story. We follow two characters as they start off in a pretty
bad predicament with regards to love, mainly due to themselves, but also plenty of the outside
factors and four insane parents. Their difficult journey to being with each other is like an
odyssey, a Greek and Lebanese odyssey.”
Andrea is an actor originally from Western Australia. Since graduating from NIDA in 2006, she
has worked consistently in Film, Television and Theatre.
Feature films include the title female role in Around The Block (dir: Sarah Spillane) and Nerve
(dir: Sebastien Guy).
Television includes a main cast role in both Janet King & Crownies for Screentime/ABC, and
guest roles in Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries (ABC), Mr & Mrs Murder (Network 10/Fremantle
Media), Think Tank and All Saints (Seven Network).
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Andrea has worked in theatre across the country including Perplex Pygmalion for Sydney
Theatre Co, The Book Of Everything And Oedipus Rex for Belvoir, A Beautiful Life for
Riverside, Intimate Letters, Romeo & Juliet, Twelfth Night (for which she received a
nomination for Best Actress in the 2010 Green Room Awards) and Pericles for Bell
Shakespeare Co. She has also appeared in Helly’s Magic Cup for the State Theatre Company
of South Australia and in Winter for the Griffin Theatre Company.
Most recently Andrea has shot a main cast role in the 4 part series The Principal (Essential
Media/SBS).
“I feel that when you move to another country, you hold on to traditions more tightly than in the
old country. They may be even more pressure to conform culturally and religiously here than in
your home country because here you are surrounded by so many cultures competing and so
many factors that could cause certain traditions to break down.”
TONY NIKOLAKOPOULOS AS GEORGE
“I create my character from a whole lot of the loud Greek men that I remember from my youth.
They were always very opinionated, borderline rude in social situations. We never believed
they were being overbearing or controlling, it was just their personality and there is a certain
charm about the way they are with people and their world, so you almost excuse it.”
Tony is a seasoned actor and director whose recognisable face has been seen on television in
Underbelly, Tangle, The Doctor Blake Mysteries, Kick, Fat Tony and Co and most recently in
Wentworth. His film work includes Head On, Big Mamma’s Boy, The Independent and The
Wannabes. Tony is also university lecturer in Drama.
Tony played the complex and difficult lead role of Socrates in the controversial modern retrial
of the influential Hellenic ruler against actor Lex Marinos as Meletus. Eminent lawyers
including Julian Burnside and Nicholas Papas and Supreme Court justices found Socrates
innocent. Nikolakopoulos finds himself again in a position of power and cultural judgment
playing George, the single-minded father of Alex. As the patriarch, he holds Alex’s happiness
in one hand while stubbornly clinging to 2400 years of traditional Greek values and fear of the
unknown in the other.
Tony comedic ability was evident in the Australian films Wog Boy and Wog Boy 2: Kings of
Mykonos where he acted alongside Nick Giannopoulos, Vince Colosimo and Costas Kilias and
also in The Extra with Jimeoin. Tony has mastered the comic tough-guy persona that toggles
between endearing and scary.
“I was born in Melbourne but both my parents are from the southern part of Greece. The
Greeks we portray in the film are the sorts of people that left Greece as kids in the 50s and
60s, so their understanding of the way the world came from their parents on the hop. They are
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loud animated, passionate, controlling and guilt plays a great part. They love to use guilt
whenever it is useful.”
“It’s like the kefi, the Greek spirit. The enthusiasm, the passion to really celebrate life and
family. Like when a Greek hears Greek music, it does something to your soul. It affects
something deep inside you. It compels you to get up and celebrate that dance…not just dance
it.”
HELEN CHEBATTE AS SALWA EL-MASRI
As Eve’s determined passionate mother, Helen reprises the role that she has made her own
on stage in the successful live productions Alex & Eve: The Wedding and Alex & Eve: The
Baby for Bulldog Theatre.
Helen played the role of Huda Ayoub in the film Cedar Boys and Amina in the feature I Wish I
Were Stephanie V. She trained at NIDA and The Actors Centre and has acted in many short
films and corporate productions. The role as Salwa in Alex & Eve The Movie marks Helen’s
most featured role in a full-length fill to date.
Helen’s television credits include roles on All Saints, Home & Away, Deadly Women and
Crownies.
ZOE CARIDES AS CHLOE
“To realise this character, I drew from my Aunt Dina - She was a beautiful, warm, loving
human being who fed the multitudes from her tiny kitchen and loved her children fiercely. I
hope I have captured some of her essence in Chloe.”
Zoe Carides is an actress, writer, and filmmaker, whose career has spanned three decades.
She was a cast member of the 2009 live production of Alex & Eve - The Wedding staged at
Enmore Theatre. In that stage production Zoe played Salwa, Eve’s mother of Lebanese
heritage. The film sees Zoe draw from her own cultural background in the role of Chloe,
matriarch of Alex’s Greek family. Zoe brings a wealth of acting experience to the production.
As a side note, Zoe’s younger sister Gia starred as Cousin Nikki in another cross-cultural
independent comedy film, Canadian Nia Vardalos’ My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
Her acting highlights include the TV dramas GP and Grass Roots, Packed To The Rafters,
Crownies, and the Spielberg/Hanks-produced The Pacific. Theatre includes The Seagull, A
Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Idiot, The Vagina Monologues, Away, Tot Mom, Murderers,
and David Williamson’s Influence. She’s worked for all the major companies of Australia,
along with international directors including Mike Leigh in Greek Tragedy Belvoir St Theatre,
Jeremy Podeswa’s The Pacific, and Tot Mum for Steven Soderbergh at Sydney Theatre
Company. Zoe’s many film performances include Death In Brunswick, Brilliant Lies, The Black
Balloon, Not Suitable For Children, Blinder and Mystery Road. She’s recently begun writing
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and directing; her first feature now in development. Zoe is the 2005 Winner of the Helpmann
Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Play for Influence and 1996 AFI nomination for Best
Supporting Actress for Brilliant Lies.
“While I'm in a difficult position to judge what scenes are most funny, my sister Gia Carides,
who is also an actress, was out visiting the set and she was laughing her head off watching
the monitor. The actors weren't laughing; we were taking that scene fairly seriously. That said,
it's hard not to laugh at George Kapianaris, the timbre of his voice is just funny, and I told him
that. George and I have played husband-and-wife three times in different productions. I told
him that we must be coming up on our silver anniversary.”
SIMON ELRAHI AS BASSAM
“ I understood this person the moment I read the script and I wanted to bring a humanity and
warmth to the character. It’s a film that shows that love is love and no one can say no to it.”
Simon is an actor, writer, producer, director and editor active in the Australian film industry
since 1994.
He brings sensitivity, depth and gravitas to the pivotal role of Bassam El Masri, father of Eve.
He grew up with Christian and Muslim Lebanese, so “had an advantage when preparing for
the role.” Most people in my real life are Lebanese-Muslim associates so I had a great deal to
draw from in regard to behaviours, mannerisms, accents and language.”
Simon trained at the Actors Centre and the Australian Film and Television Radio School
(AFTRS), beginning his career playing the Old Spice man in advertisements made for the
Middle East market. His television appearances include Outriders, All Saints, Water Rats,
Murder Call, Home And Away and Heartbreak High. Simon appeared in feature film Sahara
starring James Belushi and Down Under directed by Abe Forsythe. Simon directed and starred
in the documentary Progenitor Cryptocides.
In 1994 Simon established Simon Shepherd Productions to create roles for Australian
speaking descendants of first generation migrants. His first film, Prison Apolonia won best film
and sound at the Watch My Shorts Melbourne International Short Film Festival. His next film,
Top Of The Town won best actor and best supporting actor at the same festival. Simon’s short
film Be In It won the special jury award at Rutger Hauer's Milan International Short Film
Festival.
While developing his feature films, Simon travelled to the Middle East and found himself
editing a 20 minute Arabic/French film which subsequently won him an editor's award in an
underground film festival in France. Unfortunately, the break out of war again in the Middle
East prevented him from following up on this project.
“I was very attracted to the role of Bassam because it was timely and topical and I wanted to
represent this character in a positive way. Too often we see communities marginalised and
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vilified. Audiences need to see that these people are not as the media most often portrays
them.”
GEORGE KAPINIARIS - UNCLE TASO
George Kapiniaris is one of this country's best-loved comedy, musical, theatrical, film and
television stars - having starred role in the hugely popular stage show Wogs Out Of Work. He
is one of the pioneers in Australian ethnic humour. His television roles have included Memo
the manic waiter in Acropolis Now (1989 – 1992), which he co-produced & co-created, DJ in
The Flying Doctors, underworld lawyer, George Defteros in Underbelly. He was a regular
panelist on SBS show, The Squiz.
Since the early 1990s, George has been the front man of his 70's cover band The Flares. He
has performed in musicals such as The Rocky Horror Show, Return To The Forbidden Planet,
Oh What A Night (for which he was nominated for a 2004 Green Room Award), and more
recently, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The Musical and Nice Work If You Can Get It.
Theatrical credits include The Resistible Rise Of Arturo Ui, The Queen And I, An Evening With
Merv Hughes and 12 Angry Men (by Gary Masterton). George's film credits include Big
Mammas Boy, Thunderstruck, Bloody Footy, Pizza, Housos The Movie, Closer And Closer
Apart and Joey - George also appeared on the TV series Joker Poker.
George is currently touring OZ with two comedy stage shows, Zorba The Freak and Wildwogs.
RYAN O’KANE AS PAUL
Ryan studied at Wellington’s Toi Whakaari, New Zealand drama school and enjoyed a lead
role in his first television appearance, Insiders Guide To Love. A seven-part Gibson Group
production, based around a diverse group of young people whose lives become inextricably
inter-linked. Ryan won ‘best actor in a drama series’ at the Qantas media awards for that role.
Subsequent roles include The Hot House, My Story and Welcome To Paradise. His first
feature film role was in the Robert Sarkies directed Out Of The Blue.
He followed that with a lead role in Second Hand Wedding, directed by Paul Murphy. Ryan
also had the honour to work with Sir Peter Jackson on his WW2 short film, Crossing The Line.
Since moving to Melbourne, Ryan played lead role in the long running Australian detective
series City Homicide, and has since worked steadily in Australia on shows such as Conspiracy
365, Howzat- Kerry Packers War, Underbelly- Fat Tony & Co, The Doctor Blake Mysteries, Mr
& Mrs Murder and It’s A Date.
More recently Ryan played the lead character Bob Blair, a New Zealand fast bowler in the
50’s, in a television feature called Tangiwai and played a lead role in Tom Scott’s 1981
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Springbok tour film, Rage.
MILLIE SAMUELS AS CLAIRE
Millie Samuels is one of Australia’s rising young talents.
Prior to her role in Alex & Eve, she appeared in the Seven Network miniseries Catching Milat,
based on the investigation into the 1990’s backpacker murders leading to the arrest and
conviction of a serial killer.
Her other television credits include the popular long running Australian series Neighbours and
the ABC’s critically acclaimed six part Series The Gods Of Wheat Street directed by Wayne
Blair (The Sapphires).
Millie played Jessica in Mychonny Moves In, alongside YouTube sensation John Luc in his
latest MyChonny web series. Directed by Kate Woods (Castle, Revenge), MyChonny has
more than 900,000 subscribers.
She made her feature film debut in Around The Block directed by Sarah Spillane, which
premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. While studying at Charles Sturt
University, she received the Peter Hodgson Scholarship, and in her final year played Toinette,
the maid, in Molière’s The Imaginary Invalid. Millie was a Heath Ledger Scholarship finalist in
both 2014 and 2015.
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FILM MAKERS
MURRAY FAHEY – Producer
Murray is a multi-award winning producer, director and writer. He is a graduate producer of
Australian Film Television and Radio School. He has produced over 60 hours of television
programming, six feature films, numerous shorts, documentaries and music clips.
Murray’s work has screened at more than 100 international and Australian film festivals and he
has won awards at Bangkok Comedy Festival, International Animation Festival in Portugal,
Tropfest, LA, New York, Chicago, Brussels Mystery and Suspense Festival and London Film
Festival. Murray’s feature film credits include Get Away, A Change Of Heart, Encounters (Aka
Voyage Into Fear), Sex Is A Four Letter Word. The Australian cult classic Dags, which has
been developed into a sit-com for Network Ten and Fox Television. Murray co-produced
Cubbyhouse (London Horror Festival) and the documentary, We Are London and in 2014
produced and directed the comedy documentary Gnomebrook.
PETER ANDRIKIDIS - Director
Peter is a multi-award winning director of film and television programs. His work on Wildside
won eight AFI’s including Best Direction. Grass Roots written by Geoffrey Atherden, won
seven AFI’s including Best Direction and a New York Festival Award. The telemovie My
Husband, My Killer won Peter’s third AFI for Best Direction. Heroes’ Mountain and Jessica
each won a Silver Hugo for Best Direction and a Gold/Silver Plaque for Best Drama at the
Chicago International Television Awards. Blackjack won numerous awards including best
direction at Chicago. UK Australian co production The Incredible Journey Of Mary Bryant won
an AFI, a Logie, and a New York Festival Award for Best TV Mini-series and a Silver Plaque
for Best Direction at the Chicago Awards.
He directed the SBS mini-series East West 101, a drama about what it means to be Muslim in
Australia after September 11, 2001. He also directed the ground-breaking mini-series
Underbelly. In 2008 Peter directed and produced the UK-Australian mini-series False Witness,
winning the AFI for best mini-series. Peter’s most recent feature film was the comedy Kings Of
Mykonos. (Paramount) “I love directing with a passion and thank God that I was lucky enough
to be given the opportunity to fulfil my dream and make a successful career of it.”
ALEX LYKOS – Writer
After three years on the professional tennis tour, Alex hung up his rackets for the less stressful
and more secure arts world! Alex began writing and acting in 2001. In an attempt to get his
work performed, Alex formed the Bulldog Theatre Company in 2006 where 4 of his plays have
premiered – The Negotiating Table, Better Man, Alex & Eve which has been Alex’s most
popular play to date with 20,000 people seeing the play during multiple seasons in Melbourne,
Darwin, Brisbane, Adelaide and Sydney. In 2009 Alex Lykos penned the sequel; Alex & Eve:
The Wedding and in 2011 he premiered Alex & Eve: The Baby where over 10,000 people saw
it at the Factory Theatre and Enmore Theatre.
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MARTIN COOPER – Executive Producer
Martin has been an entertainment lawyer in Australia for over 40 years and has worked on
many of our best known films including as a Producer on Gallipoli, and films such as Priscilla,
many animated films and hundreds of documentaries and TV programs such as Shout - The
Johnny O’Keeffe Story. He worked closely with major production companies such as Beyond
International, Yoram Gross Films and Wildheart Films. He has been a senior executive at the
TEN Network and the News Corporation as well as being the CEO of the Australian
Multimedia Enterprise-a $40m new media investment fund. In 2014 he was a Lecturer in Film
Business at the Australian Film, Television & Radio School. He has been a director of a
number of publicly listed companies .
BILL KRITHARAS – Executive Producer
Educated at Macquarie University, Bill Kritharas has lead a diverse career as a lawyer. He was
a senior associate at Norton Rose Australia from 2005 - 2011, Deputy Mayor of Canterbury
City Council from 2010 – 2012, having served as a Councilor for 7 years, from 2004 – 2010,
and since 2011, he has been a partner at Sparke Helmore, shortlisted for the 2015 Legal
Innovation Index. Bill is a Workplace Health and Safety specialist lawyer, advising corporate
and government clients in the construction, energy and transport industries. Bill established a
partnership with Canterbury Council and the Salvation Army to provide legal services for the
disadvantaged. His interest in the arts was influential in Bill’s role as Executive Producer on
Alex & Eve.
JOE PICKERING ACS – Director of Photography
Joe Pickering graduated in 1981 from the Australian Film and Television School with a
Diploma in Cinematography. He has enjoyed a long career in television series. In the 1990s,
Joe was Director of Photography (DoP) in the ever popular Heartbreak High, which launched
Alex Dimitriades’ career, and Wildside, starring Tony Martin, Rachael Blake, Aaron Pederson,
Jessica Napier, Abi Tucker and Dimitriades. During the 2000s, Pickering was DoP on
Grassroots, Fireflies and Mccleod’s Daughters. Joe has been DoP on several television miniseries including Mary Bryant, Jessica And Changi. Over his thirty-year career, Pickering was
cinematographer on several feature films, including Forrest (a short), Idiot Box, Windrider and
Queen Of The Road.
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NEIL THUMPSTON A.S.E. – Editor
Neil Thumspton was born in the United Kingdom, and started in the film industry on some of
the Bond films. He was fortunate enough to have worked with some brilliant actors, including
Sir Laurence Olivier, Rudolph Nureyev and Sean Connery. Neil arrived in Australia in the early
1970s and worked at the ABC as an Editor in Drama for over a decade. Since the 1980s he
has been a freelance screen editor on acclaimed films such as The Year My Voice Broke,
launching Ben Mendelsohn’s career in 1987, Emerald City, Death In Brunswick. In the 2000s,
he edited Heroes’ Mountain, the story of Stuart Diver and the Thredbo disaster, All Saints,
Underbelly, Crownies, Rake and Love Child.
FELICITY ABBOTT APDG – Production designer
Felicity Abbott APDG is a graduate of Elam School of Fine Arts (BFA Sculpture) and AFTRS
(MA Hons Film & Television in Production Design). Felicity also studied classical production
design at La Fémis as part of her master's degree. She was accredited by the APDG at the
inaugural awards in 2011.
Felicity's designs are diverse, evoking the memory of childhood in ABC's Logie-winning drama
My Place, vibrant sixties Broome in the celebrated feature Bran Nue Dae, the magical realism
of Sydney past in Julien Temple's Rose D'Or-winning film-opera The Eternity Man and employ
a disciplined colour palette to portray starkest Van Diemen's Land in Michael James
Rowland's The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce.
Felicity recently completed work on the film The Outlaw Michael Howe directed by Brendan
Cowell and Redfern Now for Blackfella Films.
PHIL JUDD ASSG – Sound design
With more than 300 credits in film and television, Phil Judd saw the potential in Alex & Eve and
spent more than 7 months on the sound design and creation. From spot effects to ADRT to the
sound track edit and final mix, Phil and his team created the fifth character for the film. He has
delivered a 'world class sound' –on the most modest of Australian budgets. A legend in sound
Phil has worked on Happy Feet, Dead Poets Society, Breaker Morant and the original Wog
Boy.
STEVE PEACH - Composer
Alex & Eve is Steve Peach’s first feature film score composition. Taking on the roles of
Composer and Music Supervisor involved Steve learning lots of Greek and Arabic musical
influences. Steve has previous credits include Writing, Recording and Production with
Icehouse, Marcia Hines, Stafford Brothers, The Voice Contestants, Jenny Morris, Choirboys,
Fabrice (Milli Vanilli), Sophie Monk, Erika Heynatz, Lonnie Gordon, Slinkee Minx, Mary Kiani,
Deep Obsession.
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RUSSELL WHITEOAK – First Assistant Director
Russell Whiteoak has been the First Assistant Director for over 60 television dramas, movies,
documentaries, comedy series, sci-fi series and commercials over the past 4 decades.
Starting his career in theatre, Russell commenced in with ABC Television in the early 1980s.
He worked on several prominent shows and episodes of series, including Come In Spinner,
Andrew Denton Live And Sweaty, GP, Heartland, Murder Call, Halifax F.P., All Saints,
Farscape, Blackjack, Mccleod’s Daughters, Underbelly II, Rescue Special Ops and many,
many more. More recently, Russell First Assistant Directed Bikie Wars: Brothers In Arms,
Puberty Blues and Redfern Now in 2012. In 2015 he was First Assistant Director for Catching
Milat.
ANOUSHA ZARKESH CASTING
Anousha Zarkesh has over 25 years of experience in the Australian Film, TV &
Advertising industries. Based in Sydney she prides herself on giving personal
attention, passion and energy to all aspects of the casting process. W illing to
travel anywhere and find the most difficult "brief", her reputation for discovering
new talent precedes her.
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Crew List
Producer
Director
First Assistant Director
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Writer & Co-producer
Director of Photography
Editor
Production Designer
Music
Sound Design
Costume Designer
M/Up & Hair Designer
Sound Recordist
Murray Fahey
Peter Andrikidis
Russell Whiteoak
Martin Cooper
Bill Kritharas
Morris Ruskin
Alex Lykos
Joe Pickering ACS
Neil Thumpston ASE
Felicity Abbott APDG
Steve Peach
Phil Judd ASSG
Leah Giblin
Maria Lo Presti
Grant Shepherd
Cast List
CHARACTER
NAME
ALEX
Richard Brancatisano
EVE
Andrea Demetriades
GEORGE
Tony Nikolakopoulos
SALWA
Helen Chebatte
CHLOE
Zoe Carides
BASSAM
Simon Elrahi
CLAIRE
Millie Samuels
PAUL
Ryan O'Kane
UNCLE TASO
George Kapinaris
SARAH
CHRIS
Katerine-Ann MacKinnonLee
Emma-Jane MacKinnonLee
Nathan Melki
RIMA
Chloe Condylis
MOHOMAD
Hazem Shammas
MOTHER OF
MOHOMAD
Janette Lakiss
MANDY
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SHADI
Rahel Romahn
RANIA
Anne-Marie Cavaco
STAVROS
Alex Lykos
STELLA
Helena Stamoulis
MINI GEORGE
Abdulla Sankari
AUNTY FATMA
Wafa Lahoud
IMAM
Sal Sharah
BRIDGE CLIMB GUIDE
Lisa Mangnall
AUNTY VASO
Jen Apostolou
GREEK PRIEST
Adam Hatz
OLDER GREEK
GENTLEMAN
OLD GREEK MAN
Ted Lykos
INDIAN AMBO GUY
Kunal Sharma
CHINESE AMBO
Andy Trieu
NAKED MAN #1
Michael Block
NAKED MAN # 2
Adrian Prtensaca
ATTRACTIVE WOMAN
Korrina Gouros
SHIREEN
Serina Al Abbass
WOMAN'S HUSBAND
Foti Tzavellas
Silvio Ofria
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Full credit list:
Head Credits
1.
Shoreline Entertainment & Magic Box Entertainment present
2.
a Alex & Eve / Murray Fahey Production
3.
a Peter Andrikidis Film
1.
Richard Brancatisano
Andrea Demetriades
2.
Tony Nikolakopoulos
Zoe Carides
3.
Helen Chebatte
Simon Elrahi
4.
5.
Millie Samuels
Introducing
Katerine-Ann MacKinnon-Lee
Nathan Melki
Alex Lykos
Ryan O'Kane
Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee
Chloe Condylis
Tail Credits
1.
Directed by Peter Andrikidis
2.
Produced by Murray Fahey
3.
Written by Alex Lykos
4.
Executive Producers
5.
Director of Photography Joseph H. Pickering ACS
6.
Editor Neil Thumpston
7.
Sound Designer Phil Judd
8.
Production Designer Felicity Abbott
9.
Sound recordist
10. Original score composed by
Martin Cooper Bill Kritharas Morris Ruskin
Costume Designer Leah Giblin
Grant Shepherd
Hair & Makeup Maria Lo Presti
Steve Peach
11. Casting by Anousha Zarkesh
Based on the stage play
"Alex and Eve" by Alex Lykos
first produced for the stage by
Bulldog Theatre Company
Line Producer
Ann Folland
Associate Producer
Paul Pellarini
Helen Goritsas
1st Assistant Director
Russell Whiteoak
Unit Manager
Ranald Maclurkin
Cast
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Alex
Richard Brancatisano
Eve
Andrea Demetriades
Eve's Family
Salwa
Helen Chebatte
Bassam
Simon Elrahi
Shadi
Rahel Romahn
Rania
Anne-Marie Cavaco
Shireen
Serina Al Abbass
Aunty Fatima
Wafa Lahoud
Alex's Family
George
Tony Nikolakopoulos
Chloe
Zoe Carides
Stavros
Alex Lykos
Stella
Helena Stamoulis
Mini George
Abdulla Sankari
Uncle Taso
George Kapinaris
Aunty Vaso
Jen Apostolou
Aussie Friends
Claire
Millie Samuels
Paul
Ryan O'Kane
School
Sarah
Katerine-Ann MacKinnon-Lee
Mandy
Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee
Chris
Nathan Melki
Rima
Chloe Condylis
Deputy Principal
Kamie Khurshed
Lebanese Guests
Mohamed
Hazem Shammas
Mother of Mohamed
Janette Lakiss
Imam
Sal Sharah
Drum Master
Rizik Khouri
Wedding Drummers
C'Darz Entertainment
Shardi's Heavies
Omran El Hussein
Victor Harba, Sarry Harba
Greek Friends
Stavroula
Rachel Millmore
Greekman in Car
Silvio Ofria
Woman's Husband
Foti Tzavellas
Pretty Woman in Church
Korinna Gouros
Caddie driver
Michael St James
Father Leslie
Himself
Baby at baptism
Himself
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Baby 's Dad
Himself
Baby's Mum
Herself
Greek Priest
Adam Hatzamanolis
Uncle Tazo's Gym
Naked Men in Shower
Michael Block, Adrian Prtensaca
Bridge Climb
Greek Man at Bridge Climb
Ted Lykos
Bridge Climb Guide
Lisa Mangnall
Climbers
Sue Andrikidis, Yiani Andrikidis
Gemma Reynolds
Bridge Bar
Stool Taker
Paul Miskimmon
Happyman at Bar
Con Grigoriadis
Greek Taverna
Singer
Tiana Leigh-Fahey
Band
Telly Benetatos, George Vavasis
Johnny Vavasis
Plate Smashers
George Comninos, Michael Comninos
School ADR Loop Group
Penelope Richardson, Jordan
Brown, Alicia Manevski
Lucy Dinn, Caitlin Magyar,
Jessica Schroeder, Lachlan
Chang
Nicholas van Rhijn, Jacob
Hukins, Aaron Nesbitt, Jaz Judd
Staff, Students and Friends of
Homebush Boys High, Tempe
High, Belmore High
Sir Joseph Banks High, NBCS
Crew
Pre Production Co-ordinator
Alarna Jenkins
Shoot Production Co-ordinator
Cassie Kelly
Production Secretaries
Sam Jones, Anna Broadbent
Producer's Assistant
Cindy Boole
2nd Assistant Director
Christine Luby
2nd 2nd Assistant Directors
Joe Popplewell, Mike Green
3rd Assistant Directors
Yiani Andrikidis, Waheed Naddafi
Production Accountants
Jessica Bale, Cherie Vierucci
Moneypenny Services
Jane Corden, Jill Hewitt
Jennifer Brooks, Sam Scowcroft
Natasha Huxstep
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Production Runners
Ryan Woods
Keun Sang (Kevin) Lee
Adam Dostalek, Craig Bonney
Production Assistant
Katherine Moore
AFTRS Interns
Cyna Strachan, Jessica Giacco
Milica Gligorevic, Wen Yi Yan
Director of Photography
Joseph H. Pickering ACS
B Camera Operator
Marty Smith
A Camera Focus Puller
Keith Byant
B Camera Focus Puller
John Creedy
Clapper Loader
Onni Elliot
Camera Assistants
Juntra Santitharangkun, Megan White
Aerial Footage
Grainger Films
Chris Grainger
Production Designer
Felicity Abbott APDG
Art Director
Helen O'Loan
Art Dept Co-ordinator
Geraldine Tartan
Set Decorator
Amy Baker
Buyer Dresser
Zuzia Buszewicz
Props Buyer
Peter Malatester
Standby Props
James Sefton
Assistant Set Dresser
Adrian Cordero
Art Dept Runners
Jacob Weir, Jeremy Lloyd
Charge Scenic
Michael Wolff
Painter
Colin Richards
Art Dept Assistants
Ty Warren Cragg, Miles Bessis
James Cripps, Alexandra Kennett
Wendy L'Orguilloux, Shane Rahkola
Carlos Zalapa
Action Vehicle
Morgan Mackay
Art Dept Assistant Interns
Laura Murray, Alice Mccredie-Dando
Sara Glaoua, Gabriella Lo Presti
Courtney Mcdonald
Script Supervisors
Kristin Voumard, Joanna Weeks
Script Editors
Mark Lamprell
Murray Fahey
Costume Designer
Leah Giblin
Assistant Costume Designer
Teresa (Tess) Negroponte
Costume Assistant
Georgia Davis
Costume Trainee
Roslyn O'Dell
Wedding Dress Designer
Jenifer Ragan
Additional Costume
Olivia Simpson, Rebecca Bethan Jones
Jemima Choquenot-Pizer
Catherine Capolupo
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Verity Mackey, David Olde
Makeup & Hair Designer
Maria Lo Presti
Hair & Makeup Artists
Zoe Saleeba
Rebecca (Bec) Needs
Hair & Makeup Assistant
Gemma Reynolds
Hair & Makeup Attachment
Karin de Jesus
Additional
Margaret Aston, Bonnie Charles
Wendy De Waal, Adelle Durno
Jan (Ziggy) Golden, Clea Molineaux
Patricia Newton
Makeup Intern Attachments
Bianca Lentini, Victoria Walton
Ali Robertson, Alyssa Flavell
Mindwell Holcomb, Courtney Blank
Ian Clow
Gaffer
Stefan Fidirikkos
Best Boy
Matthew (Matt) Parnell
Electrician
Simon Van Oorde
Electrics Assistants
Russel Fewtrell, Beau Moulson
Key Grip
Kris Wallis
Best Boy Grip
James (Jim) Sheedy
Grip Assistants
Fabian Jude, Teyas Nichols
Leo Cowan, Tony Bosch
Sound Recordist
Grant Shepherd
Boom Operator
Phillip (Pip) Mason
Additional Boom Operator
Todd Moore
Sound Intern
Tayzin Fahey-Leigh
Location Manager
Richard (Monty) Montgomery
Location Assistant/Scouts
David Singleton, Brad Kennerley
2nd Unit DOP Camera Operators
Marty Smith, Christopher Miles
2nd Unit Camera Focus Puller
Onni Elliot
2nd Unit Sound
Mark Cornish
Unit Manager
Ranald Maclurkin
Unit Assistant
Steve Greig
Additional Unit Assistants
Tom Keefe, James Robison
Cato Logistics
Kieran Cato
Security
James (Jaws) Cox, Louise Woolbank
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Choreographer
Tiana Leigh-Fahey
Chaperone Mini George
Carol Hraichie
Chaperone Shireen
Mary Ann Nasher
Islamic Advisor
Sara Glaoua
Music Supervisor
Steve Peach
Music Recording Studio
Stereo Missile
Music Licensing
Mana Music - Kate Dean
Post Production House
Optical & Graphic
Grading, Visual Effects & Titles
Peter Newton
Post Production Supervisor
Amanda Newton
DCP
DCP Australia - Johan Earl
Editor
Neil Thumpston ASE
Editing Assistant
Gonzalo Echeverria
Post Production Assistant
Karen Fahey
Trailer Edit & Design
Stephen Robinson Productions
Stephen Robinson
Sound Design & Re-Recording Mixer
Phil Judd ASSG
Foley Supervisor, Artist & Editor
Les Fiddess MPSE
Foley Engineer
Tobi Armbruster
ADR Engineers
Craig Beckett, James Ezra
Doron Kipen
StageOne Co-ordinator
Angus Robertson
StageOne Mix Engineers
Sam Hayward, Glenn Butler
Sound Editing & Mixing Studio
PhilmSound
Foley Studio
Fiddess Films Foley Masters
ADR Studio (Sydney)
Trackdown Recording Studio
ADR Studio (Melbourne)
Music & Effects
Digital Print Mastering Stage
Deluxe StageOne Sound
Casting Director
Anousha Zarkesh
Casting Assistant
Micaeley Gibson
Ispry Casting Director
Miriam Spry
Extras Casting Co-ordinator
Jeanette Stephen
Safety Reports
Peter Wasson
Safety Supervisor
Igor Breakenback
First Aider on Set
Patsy Buchan
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Catering
Eat & Shoot Through
Robert Jang
Stills Photographer
Vicki Skarratt
EPK
Eagle Spirit Media, Michael Ney
Publicists
TM Publicity, Tracey Mair
Rachel White, Brendan Fitzsimons
Insurance
Cinesure
Joe Lo Surdo, Eleanor Laurie
Completion Guarantor
Film Finances Inc.
Annie Browning, Poppy Dowle
Paula Jensen, Roberta McNamara
Lawyers
Perkins Fahey Lawyers
Michael Perkins
Murray Fahey
Accommodation
Campsie Hotel
Bus/Flights/Vehicle Hire
Showfilm Avis
Camera Rental
VA Digital
Travel & Flights - Show Group
Morgan Woodbry
Washer/Dryer Hire
Argyle Rentals, Barbara
Thank you
Alex Fernandez, Greg Gav,
Robert Furolo
Rodd Hibbard, Abdul Rahim bin
Md Isa, Chris Thomas, Rick
Raftos
Dale Fairbairn, Sue Murray,
Christopher Sharp, Andrena
Finlay
St Gerasimos Greek Orthodox
parish and community
Fr Leslie Kostoglou, Manual
Lykos, Socrates, Vicky
Vithoulkas
Mr & Mrs Jim Vithoulkas, Mrs
Haramis, Chris Pappas, Effie
Stamoulis
Darcy Petrou, Pepi Petrou, Spiro
Travellas, Karly Tzavellas
Vicky Kokkorogiannis, Sue
Joannou Tritsaris, Stephen
Tritsaris
Jonni Nicolaou, George
Nicolaou, Ambrose Nicolaou,
Ebangelia Nicolaou
Angela & James Boulougouris,
Aden and Miabella Fabri, Edna
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Lycos
Bridge Climb Sydney, Charli
Beale
Canterbury City Council,
Canterbury Theatre Guild, Sean
Marden
Megisti Blu Restaurant and
Function Centre, Nikko
George & Michael Comninos,
Department of Education &
Communities
Joyce Conti, Kirsty Glasby,
James Kozlowski, Donna
Hollaway
Dede's Restaurant & Bar, Jim &
Margaret Rochester
Walter & Carmel Parinetto, Lisa
Olesen, AFTRS, Warren Day,
VA Hire
The residents and community of
Lakemba, Belmore and
Canterbury
Lakemba Mosque, Lebanese
Muslim Association
Jinan Diab Dannoun & Mouna,
Muslim Women's Association
Maha Abdo, Human Appeal
International, Paradise Bakery
Sugar House, Khushbo, Halal
Kabir, Al Andalos Cafe
Sydney Olympic Park, Jaye
Delpech, Sydney City Council
Simon Marshall, SHFA, Gracie
Low, Cheil Bianca Milne
Staff of Strathfield Council,
Ashfield Council, Burwood
Council
Leichardt Municipal Council,
Canterbury Hotel
Campsie Hotel, George Thomas
Hotels, Reserve Hotels
Art Department supporters
Alexandria Professional Body
Sugaring, Jacques Party Hire
Murobond, Max Cosmetics,
Wasp, Nak BMW Australia
Australian Mathematical
Sciences Institute, Levendi
Jewellers
Fujifilm Australia, Fusion
Yearbooks, Hellenic Cakes &
Bakery
Vergina Beer, Yianni Fine
Foods, The Sweet Kingdom
Earlwood Wines, Kebia
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Importex, Greek Bilingual
Bookshop
Law In Order, Babes In Arms,
Waterford/Wedgwood
Penguin, Random House
Australia
Zeus Street Greek, Evoke Hair &
Makeup
Original wedding dress designs
by
Jennifer Regan
Music
"Fragosiriani"
Composer Markos Vamvakaris
Courtesy of AMCOS Societies.
Instrumental by Steve Peach
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered
by Steve Peach for Stereo
Missile Recordings Pty Ltd
"Looking for love"
Lyrics by M. Fahey. Music by S.
Peach
Performed by Brothers3
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered
by Steve Peach for Stereo
Missile Recordings Pty Ltd
"Samiotisa"
Traditional - Arranged by S.
Peach
Vocals by MsTerry.
Instrumental by Steve Peach
and Steve Vassallo on Mandolin
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered
by Steve Peach for Stereo
Missile Recordings Pty Ltd
“Send My Love”
Written by S. Peach, © 2015
Peachy Publishing Pty Ltd
Vocals by Carlotta Chadwick.
Instrumental by Steve Peach
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered
by Steve Peach for Stereo
Missile Recordings Pty Ltd
Soundtrack out on Itunes
Completion Guarantor
Film Finances Inc
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distributed by
Compac CAM Limited
Developed with the assistance
of
Screen Australia
Financed in association with
Export Finance and Insurance
Corporation
Philmsound, Optical & Graphic,
Magic Box Entertainment
The characters and events
depicted in this film are fictional.
Any similarity to actual persons
living or dead is purely coincidental.
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(including, without limitation, the
soundtrack thereof)
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