Award-winning Western Australian writer/director David Vincent Smith has reunited with Perth-based producer Jess Parker to create a gritty feature film - He Ain't Heavy - inspired by true events.
He Ain't Heavy tells the story of a desperate sister who kidnaps her beloved brother to save him from addiction. It's based on Vincent Smith and Parker's previous short film collaboration I'm Not Hurting You, which premiered at the Sydney Film Festival and screened at numerous local and international film festivals. The pair also worked together on the short drama Featherweight.
The film begins shooting this month, supported by major investment from Lotterywest and Screenwest through the West Coast Visions Initiative.
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