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Attention all film enthusiasts and supporters of meaningful storytelling! We need your help to bring the feature film “Piggy” to life. “Piggy,” directed by the talented Matt Norman, is a thought-provoking and impactful film that tackles the sensitive topic of youth mental health and suicide. To ensure the production of this important project, we have launched a crowdfunding campaign through Creative Partnerships Australia – Australian Cultural Fund. By contributing to our campaign, you can play an integral role in creating a film that sparks conversations, raises awareness, and helps combat the stigma surrounding mental health. Join us in supporting “Piggy” and make a difference in the lives of young people. Visit our crowdfunding campaign page and donate today. Together, let’s make this film a reality and promote positive change through the power of cinema.
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ABOUT THE FILM:
PIGGY is a film about a young teenager named Sarah, who loves the freedom of riding trains at night to watch others move about their lives outside the trains window. Her teacher, Mr. Morgan, tries to bring her out of her shell by offering her the lead role PIGGY, in the school’s production of “Lord of the Flies”. While hesitant at first, Sarah eventually agrees to take on the role, and begins to connect with her fellow cast members. However, as the production draws near, Sarah becomes the target of relentless bullying from a group of students. Despite Mr. Morgan’s efforts to intervene, the bullying continues to escalate, and Sarah becomes increasingly isolated and despairing.
Ultimately, the film is a powerful exploration of the devastating impact of bullying, and the profound consequences it can have on individuals and communities alike. Through its complex characters and nuanced storytelling, it offers a poignant reminder of the importance of empathy, kindness, and understanding in our daily lives.
We are looking for business’s to help us make this film. This film is about Community, Loss, Heartbreak and hope. If you’d like to be involved in anyway, whether it be financially or through services etc, we’d love to hear from you. Your logo will appear here on our webpage as well as be credited in the film. We’re hoping you want to be a part of this amazing project. Please get in contact with us.
INTERNATIONAL AWARD WINNING FILMMAKER MATT NORMAN:
Matt Norman has been working in the Film Industry in Australia for over 20 years. First starting out as a Professional Actor, training at National Theatre Drama School, Matt spent nearly 16 years on Australian Television, Theatre, Television Commercials, Short and Feature length films. Matt‘s Filmmaking career started in the early 2000s where he made his first film “All the king’s horses”, a short feature starring John Flaus and John Brumpton.
Matt continued honing his craft with three more back to back Short Features, “The Writer” – Starring Kim Gyngell, Rob Carlton, Krista Vendy, Mel Butel, and John Flaus, “The Umbrella Men” (For Tropfest’s Best of the Rest) Starring Damien Walshe-Howling and Benji McNair, and “Shank” Starring Matt Norman and Rob Carlton.
Matt’s career then skyrocketed working up to his first Feature Length Documentary “Salute”, which was distributed through Paramount Pictures, Transmission, and Warner Brothers. Over the past 5 Years Matt has also Co-Authored two books “A Race to Remember” and in 2018 “The Peter Norman Story” through Macmillan Publishing.
Matt then Executive Produced the American film “The Third Man” with Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Matthew Heineman for ESPN Films.
All of Matt’s film projects have Won Critical Acclaim at both local and International Film Festivals.
Matt bellieves that “PIGGY” is the most important of his career. To tell a story that could help change the way children interact with each other and stop so much personal destruction would be amazing. This film is personal, I hope it will help young teenagers grow into better adults and see the effects bullying can have on their peers. If it helps stop that kind of behaviour then I’ll be really proud.