Starring:

Greg Saunders: “Fred” – Ride Like a Girl (2019), Glitch (2017), Animal Kingdom (2010).

Nicole Gulasekharam: “Mavis” – Barracuda (2016), Wentworth (2014), Blue Heelers (2005).

Mikhayla Dennis: “Jen” – The Idyll (2019).


Bisque is a film about what it means to be family.

Fred and his assistant Mavis are potters who live and work together at a rural pottery studio. Mavis has become like a daughter to Fred and when Fred's real daughter Jen calls asking him to help raise his grandchildren in Germany, he finds himself having to choose between his blood daughter and the one he has raised for the last few years.

Director Statement

I’ve always been interested in exploring the quiet spaces between people, and the philosophical framework of pottery was a great way to investigate this.

My conversations with potters while researching for the film taught me that in pottery, process is more important than outcome; that you need to move smoothly and be in the moment; and that there is a kind of “Zen” about pottery. All of these things apply to the relationship between Fred and Mavis.

My intention with Bisque was to focus on the performance of the actors, and to let the characters unfold – following the process instead of the outcome in a way that I tried to make as unobtrusive as possible.

The beauty of the pottery is echoed in the beauty of the landscape that I set the film in.

I wanted to make a film that avoided all the clichés – there is no sexual tension, no power-plays, no violence. There is a wonderfully sweet and wry humour that plays out through the sometimes jokingly sarcastic banter between Mavis and Fred.

Festivals

Semi-Finalist – Fine Arts Film Festival 2020 - USA

Nominated for Best Producer at VCA Graduate Screenings at the Capitol Theatre 2019


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