DELIVERY DAY | drama

SBS | 2000

SHORT DRAMA

Jane directed this half-hour drama about 11 year old Trang, whose school day is disrupted by the demands of her family’s suburban garment factory. Written by Khoa Do, the film explores two generations of the Vietnamese migrant experience. Delivery Day won many awards, and screened at over 40 international festivals.

PRODUCTION COMPANY: PORCHLIGHT FILMS | Producer: Liz Watts

SELECTED AWARDS:

- Winner, Golden Leopard, Locarno Film Festival 2002

- Winner, Best Australian Film, Flickerfest, 2002
- Winner, Most Popular Film, Flickerfest, 2002
- Winner, Live Action - Over 15 Minutes, Palm Springs Film Festival, 2001 (Shortlisted for 2002 Academy Awards.)

- Winner, WOW Film Festival, 2001

- Winner, Audience Favourite, Vietnamese Film Festival, 2009
- Winner, Best Middle Feature Film, Divercine Film Festival, 2002

- Special Jury Prize, New York Exposition Film Festival, 2001
- Bronze Gryphon, Giffoni Film Festival, 2001
- Special Mention, International Jury, Berlin Film Festival, 2002
- Special Mention, Children’s Jury, Berlin Film Festival, 2002

- Special Mention, Siena Short Film Festival, 2001
- Audience Top Ten Favourite, Palm Springs Film Festival, 2001
- Audience Top Ten Favourite, Clermont Ferrand Film Festival, 2001
- 3rd Place, International Jury, Chicago Children's Film Festival, 2001
- 3rd Place, Children's Jury, Chicago Children's Film Festival, 2001
- Nominated, Best Short Fiction Film, AFI Awards, 2001
- Nominated, Best Short Film, IF Awards, 2001
- Nominated, Best Short Fiction Film, ATOM Awards, 2001
- Nominated, Best Short Film, Film Critics' Circle Of Australia Awards, 2002

WARM WORDS:

“Made with maturity and grace, the film's subtle direction brought emotion and pleasure to its audience.” 
Golden Leopard Award Citation from Locarno International Film Festival Jury

“A truly beautiful film. Breathtaking in its simple honesty - filled with love and tenderness, and profoundly human.”
Keith Carradine, Actor Nashville, Deadwood