Thank you Austin Film Fest
@austinfilmfest For hosting our world premiere and awarding our film. Thank you especially to Barbara Morgan, Matt Dy, and the Jury.
A very sincere thank you to everyone who helped bring Cruel Hands to life; who gave up time with their families, and other projects, to help this little film finally make it to a big screen.
Thank you so much to our incredible cast: Mavournee Hazel, Josh McConville, Diesel La Torraca, Harry Greenwood, Genevieve Lemon, Charlotte Friels, Iolanthe, Max Cattana, Jack Sacks, Ana Benham, Chris Nguyen, Gerard Collins,Jan and John Mulvihill, Georgina Symes, my partner and my mother!
Written by me and my brother Mathew Kalyk
Produced by Ashley McLeod and myself
Executive producers Grant Hardy, Kristian Moliere, Lee Mathews, Hamza Ali
Co-producer Spencer McLaren
Cinematographer Charlie Cole
Composer Alvidrez
Edited by Philip Horn and Tucker Morrison
Casting by Toni Higginbotham
PD Eleanora Steiner
Art Director Dylan Schenkeveld
Costume Tanya Woelfe
Make Up Natalie Stanfield
1st AD Sophie Stawaruk and Andrew Campbell
2nd AD Sean O’Meara
Sound mix by Matt Sladen
VFX Bryan Morrow, Mark Milar, Martina Joison, Flavia Dias Riley
Key Grip Sean Aston
Best girl Zoe Eloise Martin
Gaffer Dan Michaud
Post Production producer Gabriel Joosten
Finishing artist Billy Wychgel
Production manager Augustina Maruca
Script supervisor Jacinta Taylor
Assistant Art Director Emma Bourke
Standby props Jake Rist and Hamish McMullen
Props assistant Willow Inman
Art department interns Andre Mcglaqi, Elizabeth rose Hurd, Ashton Langdon
1st AC Rachel Sieger
2nd AC Curtis Charlton
VideoSplit and 2nd unit operator Dylan Lalor
Best boy lighting Teko Mariussen and Tin Huyen Pham
Lighting assistant Jarrah Hatchett and Steve Bull
Location manager Fiona Gough
Stills by Kylie Schaffer
Special thanks to Georgie Markham and Harriet Dixon-Smith at Nixco , Jo Hunt, Elements Post, Alt VFX, Australian Broadcast Corporation, Palmer and Gunn, Monster Pictures, Dark Sky, American Film Institute, and of course my family and friends for their love and support.
