WAITING ROOM
A documentary feature film by Amy Parry
Australian singer/songwriter Emma Dean releases her album Shape Of A Girl - an album derived from her experiences with infertility - to a sold out audience on the same day as she starts her fourth round of IVF. What follows is an intimate experience with a generous artist as she traverses medical procedures and moments often only had behind closed doors, scored by her stunning music.
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EMMA DEAN
Emma has shared the stage with artists like Macy Gray, Placebo, Jinkx Monsoon (Ru-Paul's Drag Race), Camerata - Queensland's Chamber Orchestra, Jesca Hoop, Kate Miller-Heidke, Amanda Palmer and The Dresden Dolls and has been listed as 'one of ten artists to watch' by The New York Post. She is also a recipient of the 'Under Our Wing' cabaret award alongside musical comedy superstars, Tim Minchin and Sammy J. She has also written and arranged music for the Emmy Award winning kid's TV show Bluey and is currently music director for Rainbow Bop - an all-girl puppet band for kids.
A NOTE FROM THE FILMMAKER
Amy Parry
Emma's songs are love letters and scrutinies and yearnings wrapped up in a body of work that says to other women experiencing the disappointment of another negative pregnancy test: there is space for you here.
In Waiting Room, we carve out that space, bringing the pulsating, behind-the-scenes experiences of infertility and loss to the very forefront. These are conversations that demand to be shared within an invitational, celebratory framework, where the shame that accompanies so many women who feel isolated and alone in their infertility can be removed. For those that are in the "in-between" and their friends and families, this film is for you.
CREDITS
AMY PARRY
Writer-Director-Producer
DANIELLE REDFORD
Producer
HANNAH ARIOTTI
Editor
EMMA DEAN
Executive Producer
Assistant Editor
Tanya Rivera
Camera Operators
Natalie Sim, Alex Flamsteed, Georgia Sandford, Amy Parry, Alex Van Den Broek, Emma Dean, Lucas Clarke
Assistant Camera Operator
Julian Palma
Sound Design
Jarvis Dyer
Tony Dean
Sound Engineer
Thom Kellar
Colour
TBC
Runner
Giema Contini
Brisbane Powerhouse performance by:
Emma Dean, Tony Dean, Lucas Clarke & Alex Van den Broek
Sound engineered by Chris Neehause
‘Shape Of A Girl’ album credits:
Written by Emma Dean
Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Tony Dean @ Tiny Dream Studios
Performances by Emma Dean, Tony Dean, Lucas Clarke, Annie Silva, Katie Swan, Melissa Pleschka and Amanda Dossetto
Opening montage featuring filming and performances by:
Kate Lee, James Dobinson, Kate Miller-Heidke, Elleni Toumpas, Ben Stewart, Jamie Kendall, Nathan Wood, Michelle Levings, Komori, Candy Rat Records, Johnny Williams, Alex Van den Broek, Tnee Dyer, Amy Parry, Shing Fung Cheung, Seng Geachleang
Songs:
‘Alphabet City’
Words & Music by Emma Dean
‘Heaven That You Speak Of’
Words & Music by Emma Dean
‘I Surrender (Sa Ta Na Ma)’
Words & Music by Emma Dean
Choreography by Liesel Zink
‘Deck The Halls’
Arranged by Alex Van den Broek
Performed by Cheep Trill community choir
Conducted by Emma Dean
Accompanied by Tony Dean
‘Waiting Room’
Words & Music by Emma Dean
Arranged and conducted by Emma Dean
Performed by Cheep Trill community choir
Accompanied by Tony Dean
‘Needle Filled With Hope’
Words & Music by Emma Dean
‘Death Showed Me How I Want To Live’
Words & Music by Emma Dean
‘Forgotten Ones’
Words & Music by Emma Dean
‘Shape Of A Girl’
Words & Music by Emma Dean
Produced with the assistance of
DOCUMENTARY AUSTRALIA