The Coin
A supermarket trolley. A searcher and his quest to find a rare coin.
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Thomas BaricevicDirectorHope City
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Cameron MoloneyWriterThe Fabric
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Thomas BaricevicProducerHope City
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Hayley BeveridgeProducer
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Ror AkotKey Cast"Suli"Hope City
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Bayak Joseph OmoliKey Cast"Dem"Hope City
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Greg FryerKey Cast"Lawrie"The Sapphires
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Eva SeymourKey Cast"Alison"The True History of Billie The Kid
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Western, Mystery, Drama, Romance
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Runtime:15 minutes
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Completion Date:June 12, 2018
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Production Budget:50,000 AUD
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Country of Origin:Australia
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Country of Filming:Australia
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:16mm Film
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Sydney Film FestivalSydney
Australia
June 12, 2018
Australia
Selection -
New Haven International Film FestivalNew Haven
United States
International
Official Selection -
St Kilda Film FestivalSt Kilda
Australia
June 28, 2019
Victorian
Official Selection -
West End Film FestivalWest End
Australia
June 28, 2019
Queensland
Official Selection -
Official Selection Summer Shorts - Kyiv International Short Film Festival 2019Kyiv
Ukraine
European -
Figari Film FestivalOlbia
Italy
June 15, 2019
Semi-Finalist -
Los Angeles CineFestLos Angeles
United States
January 18, 2019
Semi-Finalist -
Rome Independent Prisma AwardsRome
Italy
June 13, 2018
Semi-Finalist
Distribution Information
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Jackson Black FilmsCountry: AustraliaRights: All Rights
Thomas Baricevic – PRODUCER/DIRECTOR
Thomas began his days as an engineer and later studied sculpture and film at The Victorian
College of the Arts in Melbourne, Australia. His first short film Ghost of Wannawong shot on
super eight, screened at The Buenos Aires International Film Festival in 1997. Since then he
has written/directed and produced short films, international documentaries and music
videos, including the award-winning documentary We Live through These Times about
students protesting against educational funding cuts in arts education.
Thomas has been a jury member for the AFI (AACTA) Awards and co-founded Short Trips and
Fitzroy Shorts monthly short film festivals that ran collectively over eight years. Which
showcased local and international short filmmakers, screening over 1000 short films in his
capacity as a curator.
Thomas began working with the Melbourne Sudanese community in 2008 on a documentary
titled Step by Step. It proved to be a success and was a catalyst to many projects such as the
short film The Fabric which is currently on the festival circuit, which in turn led to the making
of Hope City and The Coin. Thomas is currently in development of a follow up to The Coin
with a feature film version, titled Lost Boy.
The Coin is a neo urban western adventure with Suli (18) our South Sudanese protagonist at its epicentre. He is a larger than life urban shopping trolley rustling pseudo cowboy. A modern hero in his younger brother Dem’s (12) eyes. Suli is shown throughout the film via low camera angles to highlight his larger than life character. When it comes to visualising The Coin , I drew inspiration from the films of filmmakers Wes Anderson and Sergio Leone. His films such as Once Upon a Time in the West and A Fistful of Dollars to create a wonderful sense of tension and escape.