The Big Dog
A married Sydney stockbroker with a financial domination fetish has one day to save his life from ruin in this acidic Aussie comedy from writer-director Dane McCusker.
Screwball comedy and corrosive social commentary are the juicy ingredients of a very modern tale that unfolds one sunny day in upper middle-class Aussie suburbia. A few hours before his despondent son’s graduation party, alpha stockbroker Richard (Julian Garner, Underbelly: Vanishing Act) has his bank accounts drained by his “findom” mistress, Princess Paige (Asha Boswarva, Lambs of God). That’s a (usually) non-sexual dominatrix hired by wealthy men to spend their money and humiliate them. Frantic farce and raw drama follow as Richard attempts to gather a mountain of cash that will prevent his unsuspecting wife Kelly (Felicity Price, Last King of the Cross) from discovering the truth. Special Guests
Dane McCusker
Director
Dane is an award-winning writer/director from Sydney, Australia. In 2022, Dane completed his Masters in Film Directing at AFTRS. He worked as a producer and program coordinator on the world's longest running music video show Rage on the ABC.
Jessica Murphy
Producer
Jessica is a multi-disciplinary artist and independent producer based in Sydney, Australia. Her first short film, The Complex, which she also performed in, was selected for Flickerfest and St Kilda Fest in Australia in 2020. In 2023, Jessica was selected as one of three producers for the Screen NSW Emerging Producer’s placement. Jessica is currently in development for her second feature film, which will be created with their production company 2C Pictures.
Julian Garner
Cast
Julian is a National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) graduate and a theatre, television and film actor. His film credits include Top End Wedding, Killing Ground, Head On, The Children of the Corn and I Am Woman.The Big Dog feature film is his first appearance at the 2023 Sydney Film Festival.
Claudia Shepherd
Producer
Claudia has produced eight Australian titles and counting. Her most notable credit is the short film MumLife which premiered at Cannes Film Festival in 2022. The Big Dog is her first feature film.
Presented By
- Program Strand
- Features
- Year
- 2023
- Classification
- Unclassified 15+
- Country
- Australia
- Language
- In English
- Director
- Dane McCusker
- Producer
- Jessica Murphy, Claudia Shepherd
- Cast
- Julian Garner, Felicity Price, Asha Boswarva
- Screenwriter
- Dane McCusker
- Cinematographer
- Oliver Hay
- Editor
- Jarrod Young
- Premiere
- World Premiere
- Genre
- Australian Films, World Premieres, Comedies
- Company Credits
- Australian Distributor: Pivot Pictures
