Poppy
2021
98min
Feature
Synopsis:
Poppy's ambition is to become a motor mechanic – starting with the apprenticeship
promised by her late father – is stalled by her super protective brother who has reluctantly
inherited the family workshop/garage business. And it’s not until she teams up with a school
friend who needs his car fixed in time to enter the local burnout competition that her
plans progress.
Poppy is a film about a young woman with Down syndrome who refuses to be defined by disability and takes control of her own life.
Credits:
Festival/Awards:
2021: CinefestOZ Film Festival, LA Femme International Film Festival, Cinemagic Film Festival Belfast / 2022: Slamdance Film Festival -Unstoppable Programme, SR Socially Relevant Film Festival New York - WINNER Best Feature Narrative, Best Actress (Libby Hunsdale), ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York, Zlín Film Festival for Children and Youth, Over-the-Rhine Film Festival – Opening Night Film WINNER Audience Award, Martha’s Vineyard Disability Festival / 2023: Matariki Korikori Film Festival Cook Islands, Oulu International Children’s & Youth Film Festival – Youth Film Competition. 2024: MINDS Film Festival Singapore - Opening Night Film.
Technical information:
Shooting resolution: 4K;
Aspect ratio: 239;
Sound format: 5.1;
POPPY is available in DCP format with closed captions (CC) and audio description (AD)