Experiencing Interruptions?

Dreams of Paper and Ink

Non-dialogue feature drama about an elderly novelist who re-visits the crossroads of his first and 2nd love through imagination and a typewriter.

  • Glenn Triggs
    Director
    41, Apocalyptic, The Comet Kids
  • Glenn Triggs
    Writer
    41, Apocalyptic, The Comet Kids
  • Glenn Triggs
    Producer
    41, Apocalyptic, The Comet Kids
  • Neal Bosanquet
    Key Cast
    "Wade "
  • Tamara Lee Bailey
    Key Cast
    "Kina "
  • William Servinis
    Key Cast
    "Wade"
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Silent, Drama
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 20 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 31, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    1,000,000 AUD
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Anamorphic
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Glenn Triggs

Glenn Triggs (born 1 April 1983) is an Australian screenwriter, director, producer, editor and music composer. He has directed films such as The Comet Kids (2017), 41 (2012), Apocalyptic (2014) and Cinemaphobia (2009). Triggs grew up in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. In his final year of high school, Triggs's first attempt at a feature film, No One, was selected for the Top Arts awards. Triggs studied film and television at the Victorian College of the Arts in 2003 at the age of 19 and went on to write, produce and direct over 40 short films and six features independently, including Cinnamon Rain (2001), The Babyslitter (2003) and Lunar (2005).

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Director Statement

After finishing 'The Comet Kids' and '41' and then having three kids of my own, my energy was not in high reserves. But I had that itch to make something, and that grew stronger every day. Eventually I had to scratch it. The real crux of the project was the decision to have no dialogue in the film – at all. I found this far more interesting than it was challenging. Words in the script had always gotten in the way of the real emotions I was trying to tell – and once I had made the choice – it put a smile on my face.

Then it all came down to casting. There were two unknown actors that I was very interested in having in the film. Tamara Lee Bailey and Neal Bosanquet – and if they said no – I was happy to walk away from the project (and I almost did). That’s how much I wanted them. The entire film balanced on their decisions over the period of a few days. Luckily they both jumped at it!

The challenge was then to present two relationships in the film – Your first and second love, and how real we could make that seem – and the heartbreak and elevation and of going from one to the other. I’m super proud of our little film and think audiences will really appreciate this fascinating and imaginative angle on the story.