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'When seriously ill teenager Milla Finlay falls in love with smalltime drug dealer Moses, it’s her parents’ worst nightmare. But as Milla’s first brush with love brings her a new lust for life, things get messy and traditional morals go out the window. Milla shows everyone in her orbit—her parents, Moses, a sensitive music teacher, a budding child violinist, and a disarmingly honest pregnant neighbor—how to live like you have nothing to lose. What might have been a disaster for the Finlay family instead leads to letting go and finding grace in the glorious chaos of life. Babyteeth joyously explores how good it is not to be dead and how far we will go for love.'
Source: Venice International Film Festival.
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Received Screen Australia development funding in November 2017.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Stateless Sweeps AACTA Awards for TV, while Babyteeth Dominates Film Categories
2020
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— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , November 2020; -
Aacta Awards 2020 : Cate Blanchett’s Stateless and Shannon Murphy’s Babyteeth Win Big
2020
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— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 30 November 2020; -
Wolf at the Door
2020
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 18 July 2020; (p. 13)
— Review of Babyteeth 2019 single work film/TV -
First Impressions
2020
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11 July 2020; (p. 9)
— Review of Babyteeth 2019 single work film/TV'Shannon Murphy’s first feature film boasts a bleak storyline lightened by comic moments delivered by wonderfully cast leads, writes Philippa Hawker'
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Australian Film Babyteeth Stars Eliza Scanlen in Bittersweet Tale of First Love Soured by Sickness
2020
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— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , July 2020;'An overcast day at the beach prompts ruminations on mortality in Australian director Shannon Murphy's artful, bruising debut feature.'
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Babyteeth Review – Eliza Scanlen Stars in a Shattering, Refreshing and Achey Coming-of-Age Film
2020
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— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 22 July 2020;
— Review of Babyteeth 2019 single work film/TV'Shannon Murphy’s debut feature – the latest in the terminally-ill-teen romance subgenre – treats its characters with rare respect, and a quiet warmth.'
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First Impressions
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11 July 2020; (p. 9)
— Review of Babyteeth 2019 single work film/TV'Shannon Murphy’s first feature film boasts a bleak storyline lightened by comic moments delivered by wonderfully cast leads, writes Philippa Hawker'
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Wolf at the Door
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 18 July 2020; (p. 13)
— Review of Babyteeth 2019 single work film/TV -
Essie Davis’s Honour Roles
2020
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— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 18-24 July 2020;'It’s a baking hot summer’s day in St Ives on Sydney’s north shore, and Essie Davis gives a half smile as she breezes past in dark glasses and a blue kimono during a break in filming Babyteeth, a movie adapted from an Australian play about love, loss and addiction.' (Introduction)
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Australian Film Babyteeth Stars Eliza Scanlen in Bittersweet Tale of First Love Soured by Sickness
2020
single work
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— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , July 2020;'An overcast day at the beach prompts ruminations on mortality in Australian director Shannon Murphy's artful, bruising debut feature.'
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Aacta Awards 2020 : Cate Blanchett’s Stateless and Shannon Murphy’s Babyteeth Win Big
2020
single work
column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 30 November 2020; -
Stateless Sweeps AACTA Awards for TV, while Babyteeth Dominates Film Categories
2020
single work
column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , November 2020;
Awards
- 2021 shortlisted AWGIE Awards — Film Award — Adaptation
- 2021 longlisted British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards — Adapted Screenplay
- 2021 shortlisted British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards — Director
- 2020 winner Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards — Best Screenplay
- 2020 winner Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards — Best Film