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1997
35mm Colour
15 minutes
English
Producer Vincent Sheehan
Writer/Director Sean O'Brien
Lighting, Editing & Sound Nick Meyers
Photographed Sean O'Brien, Simon Von Wolkenstein,
Tristan Milani
Stage and Title Design Robert Herbert
Narration written by Rowan Woods
Produced in association with the Australian
Film Commision
Cast
Cabaret legend SAULY SAUL as 'Sweet'
Peter
Infamous filmmaker/actor ROWAN WOODS as M.C
Ken
One time resident chef on Variety Italian Style,
SASA MADALUNO as 'the big man' Mr. Fox
Star of stage and screen KRIS McQUADE as the
Voice of the Sapphire Room
Performers Brazilian Latin Dance Company
Pearls of Polynesia
The Russian Cossacks
The Indian Legend
Castanuelas Flamenco Troupe
The Amazing Miss Jerry Liu
Master Chan's Lion Dancers
Yao Zu Fu
Monkey Man!
Steven Xu of the Peking Opera Ghassan Barakat
and Elie Adam
Winston and Stix, The Bavarian Slap Dancers
Shashaten
Yumi Umiumare and Satsuki Odamura
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Synopsis
"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome, welcome to
the world famous Sapphire Room, the home of sophisticated
cabaret entertainment right here in the heart of Kings Cross."
A portrait of the twilight world of the Sapphire
Room, the last of Sydney's legendary cabaret nightclubs. The
film blends candid footage of local "exotic" cabaret artists
with a dramatic plot which follows the characters and actions
over one eventful night at the club.
World Sales
Porchlight Films
Suite 31, 94 Oxford St
Darlinghurst NSW 2010 Australia
Tel +61 2 9326 9916
Fax +61 2 9357 1479
Screening & Awards
Winner 'Best Australian Short Film'
Australian Film Critics Circle awards 1998
Finalist 'Dendy Awards'
Sydney Film Festival
1997
Winner 'Director's Encouragement
Award'
St. Kilda Film Festival 1997
Winner 'Best Director'
Australian
International Film Festival 1997
Winner 'Best Sound Design'
Edge of
the World Film Festival 1998
Sydney, Australia
St. Kilda, Melbourne
Edinburgh, Scotland
Montreal, Canada
Australian International Film Festival
Mennheim, Germany
London, England
Modolist - Kyiv, Ukraine
Flickerfest, Bondi Australia
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Edge of the World Film Festival, Hobart
Phillip Island Film Festival
Hamburg, Germany
Australian Traveling Film Festival
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