SUB CATEGORY :

USE OF MUSIC TRACK

ENTRANT COMPANY :

FINCH, SYDNEY

TITLE :

THE PUBLIC DIAGNOSIS

BRAND :

THE BRAIN CANCER CENTRE

ADVERTISER :

THE BRAIN CANCER CENTRE

AGENCY :

THE ROYALS, SYDNEY

MANAGING DIRECTOR :

ANDREW SIWKA

EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR :

STU TURNER

CREATIVE DIRECTOR :

KEVIN PEASE

ART DIRECTOR :

LIAM JENKINS/JOOST VAN DER SCHOOT

COPYWRITER :

SIOBHAN JOFFE/MAX MCLEAN

AGENCY PRODUCER :

NAOMI ILAND

MARKETING COMMUNICATION MANAGER :

LEE GEORGE

STRATEGIC PLANNING DIRECTOR :

ANDREW REEVES/ANNIE LITTLE

FILM PRODUCTION COMPANY :

FINCH, SYDNEY

MANAGING DIRECTOR :

COREY ESSE

DIRECTOR :

MICHAEL HILI

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY :

SEAN RYAN

GAFFER :

MARK GLINDEMAN

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR :

KATE NORTH ASH

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER :

LOREN BRADLEY

FILM PRODUCER :

BRYCE LINTERN

PRODUCTION MANAGER :

CHESKI WALKER

PRODUCTION DESIGNER :

CHARLES DAVIS

ART DIRECTOR :

SAM LUKINS

CASTING :

PETA EINBERG

WARDROBE :

DONNA PHIBBS

POST-PRODUCTION COMPANY :

ATTICUS, SYDNEY

EDITOR :

DELANEY MURPHY

COLORIST :

ALINA BERMINGHAM

POST EXECUTIVE PRODUCER :

AMELIA BROMLEY

SPECIAL EFFECTS COMPANY :

ATTICUS, SYDNEY

SOUND PRODUCTION COMPANY :

KIAH GOSSNER, SYDNEY

MIXER :

KIAH GOSSNER

MUSIC COMPOSER :

KIAH GOSSNER

ENGLISH SYNOPSIS :

A surreal cover of kylie minogue’s song “Can’t get you out of my head” was composed and recorded, the song’s slight distortion evoking the feeling of trying to recall distant memories.
‘The public diagnosis’ captures the moment amy stephenson's son lachie was diagnosed with brain cancer. Rejecting realism in favour of emotional truth, the film’s soundtrack emphasised the fragmented, dream-like quality of memory. As amy’s memories unfold, the song’s ethereal piano intensifies, taking on a layered electronic quality reminiscent of the cold, automated sounds of a hospital ward.