He Ain’t Heavy
A desperate woman kidnaps and enforces rehab on her violent brother in a last-ditch effort to save their lives.
Synopsis
Jade (30) is fed up sacrificing her life to rescue her little brother, Max, from his violent drug addiction. After a near fatal car accident, her mum, Bev, refuses to press charges, and Jade decides to take drastic action, kidnapping Max and forcing him into a home-made rehab in their empty grandparents’ home. But her plan quickly deteriorates when Bev unexpectedly arrives, and they discover Max is wanted for a heinous crime.
Filmed and Produced in Western Australia
on the Traditional Country of the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation
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Production Information
Writer & Director
David Vincent Smith
Producers
Jess Parker
Executive Producers
Kristina Ceyton
Key Cast
Leila George
Sam Corlett
Greta Scacchi
Distributor
Bonsai Films
Key Locations
Perth
Key WA Crew
Writer/Director
David Vincent Smith
Producer
Jess Parker
Director of Photography
Lewis Potter
Editor
Anthony Webb
Production Designer
Emma Fletcher
Costume Designer
Texx Montana
Makeup and Hair Designer
Kate Anderson
Sound Designers
Brad Habib
Tam Glover
Location Manager
Jakob Grasa
Gaffer
Dan Spriggs
Key Grip
Greg Mckie
Unit Manager
Lake Bovell
Safety Supervisor
Alex McArthur
Stills Photographer
David Dare Parker
Filming in WA with WA crew
On He Ain’t Heavy we had a reasonably young crew; some had only worked in the industry for a very short time and some were attachments. This did not stop them from doing an excellent job. They learnt a lot from the senior members of the crew and took the ball and ran with it. From what I saw they will do well in the future. I would say that WA has the crew to achieve an excellent outcome on any production.
As a shooting location I believe that WA has every type of location required along with the excellent weather we have it all. When the Studio is built in the very near future it will be the icing on the cake and there won’t be any excuse for a producer to not bring their production here.
– Greg McKie, Key Grip
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