What happens when one misstep forward is less of a trip and more of an adventure?
The world is closing in on 14 year-old Greta Driscoll (Bethany Whitmore, Mental). A teen at a cross roads, she can’t bear to leave her childhood behind because it contains all the delightful things that give her comfort in this otherwise incomprehensible world. Existing in a bubble of security alongside only friend Elliott (Harrison Feldman, Upper Middle Bogan) Greta’s parents decide to throw her a surprise 15th birthday party where she’s taken well out of her comfort zone and flung into a strange parallel world of ludicrous circumstances and twisted logic, a place where only she can find herself. A colourful coming-of-age tale set in 1970’s Australia, featuring funky music and inspired dance sequences Girl Asleep is a bold journey into the absurd, scary and beautiful heart of the teenage mind.
- 7/10 IMDb rating
- 83% on Rotten Tomatoes
- Winner of Grand Jury Prize at the 2016 Seattle Film Festival
- Winner of Best Film at South
- Australian Screen Awards
Critic Reviews
- This feels like a unique, handmade greeting card from stars of tomorrow. – Minneapolis Star Tribune
- Highly creative work from Rosemary Myers, and while she hasn't mastered tonal changes, she's beginning a promising career with this endearingly oddball movie. – Blu-ray.com
- As it seesaws between Greta's conscious and unconscious minds, the movie begins to feel like a waking dream. – New York Times