''Say a Little Prayer'' is an Australian children's film by

Richard Lowenstein Richard Lowenstein (born 1 March 1959) is an Australian filmmaker. He has written, produced and directed: feature films, including ''Strikebound'' (1984), ''Dogs in Space'' (1986) and ''He Died with a Felafel in His Hand'' (2001); music videos ...

. It stars Sudi de Winter,

Fiona Ruttelle Fiona Ruttelle is an Australian actress, singer, model and artist. She received an AFI Award nomination for "Best Actress in a Lead Role" for her role in the Richard Lowenstein directed movie ''Say a Little Prayer''. She was a member of Freaked ...

Rebecca Smart Rebecca Elizabeth Smart (born 30 January 1976) is an Australian actress, who began acting for television at the age of eight. Her first movie role was one year later in ''The Coca-Cola Kid''. She played the lead in the 1988 film '' Celia'' and ...

, Lynne Murphy and Jill Forster. The film was written by Richard Lowenstein, based on

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's novel, ''

Came Back to Show You I Could Fly ''Came Back to Show You I Could Fly'' is a novel by Robin Klein. It tells the story of a friendship between a lonely 11-year-old boy and a drug-addicted, pregnant 20-year-old woman. It was given the designation of White Raven book at the 1990 Bolo ...

''. It was nominated for four

Australian Film Institute Awards The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, known as the AACTA Awards, are presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). The awards recognise excellence in the film and television industr ...

Premise

''Say a Little Prayer'' tells the story of a friendship between a lonely 11-year-old boy and a drug-addicted young lady.

Cast

* Sudi de Winter as Seymour, 11-year-old boy *

as Angie, 20-something *

as Lynne, Angie's younger sister * Lynne Murphy as Thelma, Seymour's guardian * Mickey Camilleri as Seymour's Mum *

Ben Mendelsohn Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn (born 3 April 1969) is an Australian actor. He first rose to prominence in Australia for his breakout role in ''The Year My Voice Broke'' (1987) and since then he has had roles in films such as '' Animal Kingdom'' (2010) ...

as Nursery Boss * Jill Forster as Mrs Easterbrook, Angie's Mum

Production

* Director & Screenwriter

* Producer Carol Hughes * Director of Photography Graeme Wood * Editing

Jill Bilcock Jill Elizabeth Bilcock (born 1948) is an Australian film editor, a member of the Australian Screen Editors (ASE) guild, as well as the American Cinema Editors (ACE) society, and has edited films such as ''Romeo + Juliet'', ''Moulin Rouge!'' and ...

* Production Design Chris Kennedy * Art Direction Hugh Bateman * Sound Recordist Lloyd Carrick * Costume Design Lynn-Maree Milburn * Music David Bridie, John Phillips The film was funded by the 1991 Australian

Film Finance Corporation The Film Finance Corporation Australia (FFC) was the government agency responsible for funding commercial productions of Australian film, documentary, and television from 1988 to 2008. Unlike other publicly funded organisations responsible for f ...

's Film Fund Scheme. The production company was Flying Films and distribution was by Beyond International.

Awards

* Nomination – AFI Award – Best Actress in a Lead Role (Fiona Ruttelle) * Nomination – AFI Award – Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Jill Forster) * Nomination – AFI Award – Best Achievement in Production Design (Chris Kennedy) * Nomination – AFI Award – Best Achievement in Costume Design (Lynn-Maree Milburn, Jacqui Everitt) * Winner –

Giffoni Film Festival The Giffoni International Film Festival is an Italian children's film festival which takes place annually in Giffoni Valle Piana, Campania. It began in 1971. The Giffoni International Film Festival typically has around 100,000 guests and has ha ...

– Best Director (Richard Lowenstein) * Winner –

– Best Actress (Fiona Ruttelle)

Box office

''Say a Little Prayer'' grossed $12,500 at the box office in Australia.''Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office''
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