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form y separately published work icon Opal Dream single work   film/TV  
Adaptation of Pobby and Dingan Ben Rice , 2000 single work children's fiction
Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 Opal Dream
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Pobby and Dingan are invisible. They live in an opal town in Australia and are friends with Kellyanne Williamson (Saphire Boyce), the 9-year-old daughter of opal miner Rex Williamson (Vince Colosimo). The film is a funny, uplifting and touching story of the bizarre and inexplicable disappearance of Pobby and Dingan, Kellyanne's imaginary friends, and the impact this has on her family and the whole town. The story is told through the eyes of Kellyanne's 11-year-old brother Ashmol (Christian Byers).

Source: Cinematic Intelligence Agency, http://thecia.com.au/reviews/p/pobby-and-dingan.shtml
Sighted: 14/02/2006

Notes

  • A collaboration between an English writing/directing team and Australian actors; shot on location at Coober Pedy in 2004.

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y separately published work icon Pobby and Dingan Ben Rice , Milsons Point : Random House , 2000 Z669019 2000 single work children's fiction children's

'This enchanting tale is at once a beautifully rendered narrative of childhood loss and a powerfully simple fable about the necessity of imagination.

'Pobby and Dingan are Kellyanne Williamson’s best friends, maybe her only friends, and only she can see them. Kellyanne’s brother, Ashmol, can’t see them and doesn’t believe they exist anywhere but in Kellyanne’s immature imagination. Only when Pobby and Dingan disappear and Kellyanne becomes heartsick over their loss does Ashmol realize that not only must he believe in Pobby and Dingan, he must convince others to believe in them, too.' (Publication summary)
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Treasure Hunt : A Local Film with Rich Rewards Nick Place , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Limelight , November 2006; (p. 72)
— Review of Opal Dream Peter Cattaneo , Ben Rice , 2005 single work film/TV
Powers of Imagination Gillian Lord , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 September 2006; (p. 8-9)
Baby Bond Lacks Punch David Stratton , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9-10 September 2006; (p. 22)
— Review of Opal Dream Peter Cattaneo , Ben Rice , 2005 single work film/TV
Hanging with Harry All in a Day's Work Clare Morgan , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14 June 2006; (p. 17)
— Review of Opal Dream Peter Cattaneo , Ben Rice , 2005 single work film/TV
Outback Story has Kids' Roar of Approval Andrew McCathie , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13 February 2006; (p. 15)
Hanging with Harry All in a Day's Work Clare Morgan , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14 June 2006; (p. 17)
— Review of Opal Dream Peter Cattaneo , Ben Rice , 2005 single work film/TV
Baby Bond Lacks Punch David Stratton , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9-10 September 2006; (p. 22)
— Review of Opal Dream Peter Cattaneo , Ben Rice , 2005 single work film/TV
Treasure Hunt : A Local Film with Rich Rewards Nick Place , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Limelight , November 2006; (p. 72)
— Review of Opal Dream Peter Cattaneo , Ben Rice , 2005 single work film/TV
Outback Story has Kids' Roar of Approval Andrew McCathie , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13 February 2006; (p. 15)
Powers of Imagination Gillian Lord , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 September 2006; (p. 8-9)
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Last amended 4 Dec 2014 10:55:22
Peter Cattaneo
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  • Coober Pedy, Far North South Australia, South Australia,
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