By Jim Lounsbury

Independent film, for generations, has been built at the crossroads of financial limitation and innovation. One could argue that somewhere in the interdependence of this relationship is found the mysterious alchemy that good art makes. This assumes that financial limitation creates innovation, in the way that erecting walls around a prison drives the creative thoughts of convicts. At the very least, financial limitation is one factor that can lead to innovation, and innovation can lead to great art. I have been party to their manifestation enough times to believe in these principles, but more importantly curious enough to ask the question, “Why do these principles exist, and how can we embrace them to independently create moving pictures that are truly moving?”

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Figure With Bandaged Head, Peter Booth 2004

While Bruce Beresford is taking the box office by storm with Mao’s Last Dancer, his daughter, Trilby’s short film Possessions is taking the art world by storm, as it depicts the slashing of a painting by renowned artist, Peter Booth. Although in the opening scene of the film, the Peter Booth painting is attacked by an obsessed character, Deutscher and Hackett executive director Damian Hackett assures that “no paintings were harmed in the making of the film, Possessions.” He adds, “Although it did make my heart skip a beat to see it appearing to be slashed with a knife in the film. Good thing the Booth painting had a stunt double.”

FILMINK article “Peter Booth ‘Film star’ painting in fine art auction,” November 09, 2009

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Link to the Deutcher and Hackett auction catalogue.

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POSSESSIONS
Produced by: Trilby Beresford
Written and Directed by: Jim Lounsbury
Starring: Max Cullen, Asher Keddie, Laurence Fuller