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Ivy Mak

IVY MAK  

Nationality:    Australian
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Ivy is an actor and writer who graduated from Ensemble Acting Studios, Sydney, with a Degree in Arts, Media & Communications from Macquarie University. Her short films have been screened internationally at New York's Iron Mule Comedy Film Festival (Why Ula La is So Gosh Darn Cute!) and the Chicago International Film and Video Festival (She, winner of Gold Plaque). She was recently nominated for an AWGIE award for her one-hour stage play The Quiet Brother, staged at Belvoir Downstairs Theatre 2012. As an actor Ivy plays a lead role 'Mint' in John Duigan's latest feature film Careless Love. Other feature film credits include The Home Song Stories (dir: Tony Ayres, AFI & Golden Horse award winner 2008), Sleeping Beauty (dir: Julia Leigh, Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2011), Random 8 (dir: Kathryn Millard, 2011), and Happy Feet 2 (dir: George Miller, 2012). Television credits include tele-movie A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne, series Janet King, Cops L.A.C., All Saints, White Collar Blue and children's television shows My Place 2 and Magical Tales. Theatre credits include McReele and QED for Ensemble Theatre.

Research:    Ivy is an actor and writer who graduated from Ensemble Acting Studios, Sydney, with a Degree in Arts, Media & Communications from Macquarie University. Her short films have been screened internationally at New York's Iron Mule Comedy Film Festival (Why Ula La is So Gosh Darn Cute!) and the Chicago International Film and Video Festival (She, winner of Gold Plaque). She was recently nominated for an AWGIE award for her one-hour stage play The Quiet Brother, staged at Belvoir Downstairs Theatre 2012. As an actor Ivy plays a lead role 'Mint' in John Duigan's latest feature film Careless Love. Other feature film credits include The Home Song Stories (dir: Tony Ayres, AFI & Golden Horse award winner 2008), Sleeping Beauty (dir: Julia Leigh, Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2011), Random 8 (dir: Kathryn Millard, 2011), and Happy Feet 2 (dir: George Miller, 2012). Television credits include tele-movie A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne, series Janet King, Cops L.A.C., All Saints, White Collar Blue and children's television shows My Place 2 and Magical Tales. Theatre credits include McReele and QED for Ensemble Theatre.

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        Quiet Brother, the



Quiet Brother, the

Synopsis:
The Quiet Brother is an intimate portrayal of three generations of a Chinese family struggling with immigration and separation before, during and after the infamous Lambing Flats Riots of 1861. In 1860, an ambitious Canton man Ah Lung, sets out to New South Wales with his son in search of gold and new opportunities. His loving wife Ah Toy and their young daughter await in Canton for word of the auspicious occasion when they can reunite. In 1880, Murrumburrah, NSW, a Chinese man Henry reveals his violent past to his 13-year-old nephew, James. He teaches him to be a fighter and instills in him a sense of Chinese pride. His sister Lily, on the other hand, believes the only way to survive on this land is to blend in and assimilate. But when Henry and Lily discover that James is struggling with their lifelong feud - over the values of the East and West, over notions of identity and pride - they are forced to confront their own demons and heartaches, and together, reconcile with the lost dreams of their late parents Ah Lung and Ah Toy.

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Genre:
Historical Drama 45 min

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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