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Talk to Me

Berlinale Special 2023
© Matthew Thorne
In Australia, a gang of teenagers finds out how to summon spirits. After a few group sessions, someone goes too far and opens the door to the world of the dead. A scourge of supernatural visitors walks among the living, unleashing cases of possession at every turn. The group of youngsters is forced to choose whom to trust: the living or the dead.
Twin brothers Danny and Michael Philippou, who have made their name with controversial YouTube videos, are making their directorial debut here with a horror film that is both shocking and viral in equal measure and transposes the excesses and the satire of live action found on the Internet to the narrative demands of the cinema. The result is an adrenaline-fuelled mix of comedy, fear and incredible visions that is hard to forget!
by Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou
with Sophie Wilde, Alexandra Jensen, Joe Bird, Otis Dhanji, Miranda Otto, Zoe Terakes, Chris Alosio, Marcus Johnson, Alexandria Steffensen Australia 2022 English 95’ European premiere

With

  • Sophie Wilde (Mia)
  • Alexandra Jensen (Jade)
  • Joe Bird (Riley)
  • Otis Dhanji (Daniel)
  • Miranda Otto (Sue)
  • Zoe Terakes (Hayley)
  • Chris Alosio (Joss)
  • Marcus Johnson (Max)
  • Alexandria Steffensen (Rhea)

Crew

Directors Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou
Screenplay Danny Philippou, Bill Hinzman
Cinematography Aaron McLisky
Editing Geoff Lamb
Music Cornel Wilczek
Sound Design Emma Bortignon
Production Design Bethany Ryan
Costumes Anna Cahill
Make-Up Rebecca Buratto
Casting Nikki Barrett
Assistant Director Greg Cobain
Production Manager Carly Maple
Producers Samantha Jennings, Kristina Ceyton, Christopher Seeto
Executive Producers Stephen Kelliher, Sophie Green, Phil Hunt, Compton Ross, Daniel Negret, Noah Dummet, John Dummet, Jeff Harrison, Ari Harrison, Miranda Otto, Dale Roberts, Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou

World Sales

Bankside Films

https://www.bankside-films.com/ https://www.bankside-films.com/

Produced by

Causeway Films

https://www.causewayfilms.com.au/ https://www.causewayfilms.com.au/

Photos

Danny & Michael Philippou

© Michael Lipapis

The twin brothers are known for their RackaRacka YouTube channel which has over 6.6 million subscribers and their videos have been watched over 1.5 billion times. In 2015, their channel won Best International YouTube Channel at the Streamy Awards. Talk to Me is their debut feature film.

Filmography

2022 Talk to Me

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2023