Director
Cinematographer
Pointe, dancing on a knife's edge
Feature Documentary
An intimate documentary portrait of a young dancer navigating trauma, memory, and artistic identity.
Following a life-altering act of violence on the cusp of her professional career, the film observes the quiet aftermath - the body’s recovery, the mind’s resistance, and the fragile process of returning to movement.
Rooted in physical discipline and emotional restraint, POINTE explores how creativity becomes a means of survival, and how the act of dancing can hold both pain and possibility at once.
Distribution: Halo Films
Executive Producers:
Ian Hale
Ros Walker
Dawn Jackson
Executive Producer Consultants:
Celia Tait
Brendan Hutchens
Associate Producers:
Margrete Helgeby Chaney
Michael Chaney AO
Director & Producer: Dawn Jackson
Writers:
Nicholas Dunlop
Dawn Jackson
Director of Photographers:
Hossein Khodabandehloo
Darren McCagh
Drone Op: Darren McCagh
Additional Camera Ops:
Sam Field
Derek Ho
Leigh McDonald
Rodney Stratton
Beth Cole
Ahmad Fudhayl
Dean Jackson
Nicholas Dunlop
Gaffer: Micheal Knight
Equipment Hire: Location Equipment
Sound Recordists
Nick McKenzie
Lucy Messenger
Production Manager: Dawn Jackson
HMU: Karen Sims
Set and Costume Design: Kylie Clifford
Costume Makers
Sheridan Savage
Jennifer Hazell
Set Construction: Michelle Homes
Production Support
Kellie Staben
Lauren McDonald
Karen Williams
Location Support
Jennene Riggs
Virgile Demouster (France)
Translators
Beatrice Descamps (Post production)
Joel Bernuchon (On location)
Interviwees
Flouer Alder
Lucette Aldous AC
Alan Alder
David McAllister AC
Chrissie Parrot AO
Bill Miles
Mark Annear
Gordon Birtwistle
Dame Monica Mason
Dame Gillian Lynne
Rita Clarke
Georgia Thorne
Robert Bestonso
Patrick Sarrazin
Post Production: Little Star Productions
Story Producer: Nicholas Dunlop
Assistant Editor: Jade Rice
Online and Grade: Declan MacErlane
Development Writer / Scrip Editor: Sarah Rossetti
Archive Researchers:
Greg Colgan
Dawn Jackson
Classical Voice Vocals: Alana Fay
Sound Designer: Benjamin Morris
Sound Mix: Kim Lord
Composer: Mason Vellios
Additional music, composition and vocals: Melanie Robinson
Legals: Beach Street Lawyers
