'When seriously ill teenager Milla Finlay falls in love with smalltime drug dealer Moses, it’s her parents’ worst nightmare. But as Milla’s first brush with love brings her a new lust for life, things get messy and traditional morals go out the window. Milla shows everyone in her orbit—her parents, Moses, a sensitive music teacher, a budding child violinist, and a disarmingly honest pregnant neighbor—how to live like you have nothing to lose. What might have been a disaster for the Finlay family instead leads to letting go and finding grace in the glorious chaos of life. Babyteeth joyously explores how good it is not to be dead and how far we will go for love.'
Source: Venice International Film Festival.
Received Screen Australia development funding in November 2017.
'Shannon Murphy’s first feature film boasts a bleak storyline lightened by comic moments delivered by wonderfully cast leads, writes Philippa Hawker'
'An overcast day at the beach prompts ruminations on mortality in Australian director Shannon Murphy's artful, bruising debut feature.'
'Shannon Murphy’s debut feature – the latest in the terminally-ill-teen romance subgenre – treats its characters with rare respect, and a quiet warmth.'
'Shannon Murphy’s first feature film boasts a bleak storyline lightened by comic moments delivered by wonderfully cast leads, writes Philippa Hawker'
'It’s a baking hot summer’s day in St Ives on Sydney’s north shore, and Essie Davis gives a half smile as she breezes past in dark glasses and a blue kimono during a break in filming Babyteeth, a movie adapted from an Australian play about love, loss and addiction.' (Introduction)
'An overcast day at the beach prompts ruminations on mortality in Australian director Shannon Murphy's artful, bruising debut feature.'
