Australia’s internationally acclaimed Back to Back Theatre, a professional theatre company with an ensemble of actors with disabilities at its core, is thrilled to announce that SHADOW, the company’s debut feature film was awarded the SXSW 2022 Audience Award for the Visions screening section of the Festival.
The Festival describes the section as follows: Visions filmmakers are audacious, risk-taking artists in the new cinema landscape who demonstrate raw innovation and creativity in documentary and narrative filmmaking.
SHADOW had its world premiere on March 12 at South by Southwest Festival. The film is directed by Bruce Gladwin, produced by Alice Fleming and co-conceived and co-authored by Back to Back Theatre’s core performing artists Michael Chan, Mark Deans, Sarah Mainwaring, Scott Price, Simon Laherty and Sonia Teuben, together with Gladwin.
Filmed on location in and around Geelong in December 2020, SHADOW ambitiously builds upon the success of Back to Back’s debut short film, ODDLANDS, creating a feature film that is provocative and challenging, offering opportunities for people with disabilities both in front of the camera and behind the scenes.
Director Bruce Gladwin said: “Winning the audience award at SXSW is super encouraging for Back to Back’s film making future. We are delighted that the viewing public of Austin, Texas has reached out and given us their enthusiastic endorsement. We look forward to bringing more quality screen projects from Geelong to the world. “
Actor and co writer Scott Price said: “ We are thrilled, excited and stoked to win this audience award at SXSW. “
