Fresh Air (1999)
May 6, 1999Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.

Marin Mimica
Jack

Nadine Garner
Kit

Bridie Carter
E

Simon Lyndon
Harrison

Tony Barry
Bob

Julie Hamilton
Joan

Amanda Bishop
Candy

Neil Mansfield
Writer

Neil Mansfield
Director

Chrissy Ynfante
Joey

Rosemary Blight
Producer

Toby Oliver
Cinematographer

Suresh Ayyar
Editor

Shauna Wolifson
CastingDirector
Details.
Release DateMay 6, 1999
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 32m
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Fresh Air is a 1999 Australian film directed by Neil Mansfield and produced by Rosemary Blight, starring Marin Mimica, Nadine Garner and Bridie Carter. Set over one week in July 1998, the film tells the story of Jack, Kit and E, three housemates who live together in the Sydney suburb of Marrickville. The narrative is presented non-chronologically in a disorienting editing style that Mansfield called "zinema." It was one of a series of "million dollar movies" financed by the Australian Film Commission and SBS Independent.
The film was released on VHS in 1999 and has never been reissued on DVD or streaming platforms since. In 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdowns, Mansfield re-edited the film and created a new cut under the title Static Electricity. Mansfield has held occasional public screenings of this version, but it has not been publicly released either.