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She inhabited that division between artist and mother. We talk about it a lot and we find the right pieces. To me my favorite films are the ones that stay with me for whatever reason, either what’s most relevant to my personal life, or I’m inspired by what I’m witnessing. It stars Eliza Scanlen, Toby Wallace, Emily Barclay, Eugene Gilfedder, Essie Davis and Ben Mendelsohn.The film had its world premiere at the Venice on 4 September 2019. Previously, she had worked in television, and recently directed a few episodes of “Killing Eve” during its third season.The heart and passion of the film can also be credited to the amazing group of Australian actors involved, specifically Eliza Scanlen [“Little Women”, “Sharp Objects”] who plays Milla. For Murphy, who is competing at the festival with her debut feature "I think it's a struggle to always be having to answer questions about being a female filmmaker, to be honest," she said.

What that taught her was to rein herself in. He had to go straight from shooting our film to “The Outsider” [HBO]. In order to really know when you are capturing honesty, what the energy is onscreen, and what you are watching, you have to be an open vessel as you’re viewing it being shot. "Mainly because I feel it takes away from the artistry of what we're trying to do. That may sound kind of dull, but it’s not. I read it and I felt so devastated at the end. I think the film can often represent the experience in making the film. The fireworks going across her face was something we had lined up, but it took a lot of takes to nail it. And Eliza is amazing. It makes me want to cry just talking about this film.

You also have to come to the party with that same expectation for yourself. We had the music for that scene pumping all day on set. It had been a play originally written by writer Rita Kalnejais that had been at the Belvoir Theatre. She felt she wouldn’t have been able to honor Milla’s experience if she hadn’t gone through with that. The restrictions that music budgets give you are sometimes really frustrating, but sometimes they’re kind of wonderful. That pressure was intense. Credit: Joke Schut "She's my best friend," Mr Wyllie said of his then-girlfriend in a 2012 interview. It’s because we are so invested in these people and this world. I wanted to combine those two ideas, but also what I loved about the chapters was that they could start out as very straightforward about all of these things, announcing time or place, and as they went on, they became Milla’s voice. We also wanted to celebrate some Australian artists like Cat Empire and Mallrat. She was extraordinary.Eliza was also bald. For the chapter structure, people would say you have to have rules about how you do this or that. "I just thought all the finest virtues of the country were in this piece. MURPHY: It’s not the kind of film where you walk away and say that was lovely, and go on. We are going to be blown away by the things she is writing in the future, she is pretty special. My editor has got great taste in music, and so does my music supervisor and my composer. I think the more you can understand people and get yourself to a place where you can get the best out of that person, I think it makes your job a lot easier.

The screenplay was ready to go, and they showed it to me. The idea of not spending more time with these characters is what killed me. The producers always had her in their minds. The moment they are coming up the stairs into that art school party that is all done in one take, all the way up to the end of her interaction with the performance artist.

The Golden Brown cover at the beginning of the film is by an Adelaide group called the Pacific Quartet. I realized that the way I could continue to be with this family was to make this film. And I think Eliza is someone we’re going to be watching for years and years to come.

You just have to constantly keep up your instincts, like being on fire, and always make the best decisions for everyone. We did wait to hear back from everyone, but luckily they agreed. We obsess about the music, and make playlists before we start shooting. We didn’t get that wiggle room. MURPHY: As a director, you ask actors to be open, free, available, and emotionally receptive. Rebecca’s true passion has always been film. I think the process of shooting involves all the feelings that you feel when you watch the film. "Stephanie Bunbury is a film and culture writer for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.The real struggle for Babyteeth's Shannon Murphy? Through this film, we got to open up our Australian talent to the rest of the world. Rebecca is also the podcast cohost of “Fresh Perspective,” featured on the Now Playing Network, with her film lovin’ friend Jeff Broitman.

Her film, in a way, is a love letter to the character Milla, who originated from the stage-play “Babyteeth” written by Rita Kalnejais.