“Eighteen” by Lucy Knox
Filmed over the Australian summer break - between the end of high school and the start of a new year - EIGHTEEN acts as a time capsule, documenting various eighteen-year-olds and high school graduates at this specific moment in their lives. Commissioned by Trust and directed by Lucy Knox, the film blends striking visuals and personal reflections to capture the collective hopes, dreams, and fears of a generation stepping into adulthood.
Set against the backdrop of an increasingly complex world - where the pressures of social media, climate change, and an uncertain future loom large - EIGHTEEN provides both a snapshot of cultural history and a glimpse into the personal and shared struggles inherent when coming of age in a world of unknowns.
FROM THE DIRECTOR
“I’d been shooting some commercials with a lot of exacting pre-production, storyboards, pre-visualisation etc; where you almost know exactly what is going to be in the final work at each timecode, before you even film it. So I was hungry for the challenge of a project that was more reactionary and documentary. I wanted a project that forced me to be finding and creating the story, in the moment, on my feet.
Around the same time I went to my cousin's eighteenth birthday, which felt momentous, having known him since he was so young. Talking to his friends made me see that this generation faces such a different world than I did at eighteen. It feels like the world has accelerated so rapidly in their lifetime, it’s hard to deny how the escalating omnipresence of social media and technology has impacted them. Social media was in its infancy when I was that age – it wasn’t an extension of everyday life like it is for young people today – I can’t imagine how I would’ve coped with it. So I wanted to create a time capsule documentary that captured what life is like for eighteen year olds right now.”
-Lucy Knox
CREDITS
Director// Lucy Knox/ @lucyvknox
Executive Producers// Trust/ @madewithtrust , Sarah Brannan/ @sarah_t_brannan
Producer// Alexandra Galloway/ @alexandraggalloway
Associate Producer// Sarah Marcuson/ @sarahmarcuson
Associate Producer// Bill Bleakley/ @wambleakley
1st AD// Matty Barker/ @hawkmothrecords
2nd AD// Jonty Ransome/ @jontyransome
DOP// Max Walter/ @maxwellwalter
1st AC// Lachlan Wright/ @_lachlainn
2nd AC// Jules Enter/ @julesenter, Tengis Dorj/ @tengis.dorj Cecelia Hedditch/ @pashrash
Gaffer// Michael Hales/ @michaelhales_
Best Boy// Lachlan “Stampy” Stamp/ @stampy35
Lighting Assistants// Darcy De Silva/ @darcy.desilva Anthony Taranto/ @anthonytrantoo
Sound Recordist// Adam Armstrong/ @adam_armstrong
Production Designer// Sam Gann/ @itssamgan
Costume Stylist// Imogen Matich/ @imogm
Runner// Bethany Sturt/ @bethsturt Angie Kilsby/ @gklsby Carly Brand/ @carlythebrand
Editors// Leila Gaabi/ @leylgaabi Shannon Michaelas/ @shannon.michaelas
Post Facility// The Editors
Edit Assist// Shaun Ellis/ @shaun.e
Colourist// Matic Prusnik/ @maticprusnik
Audio Post Production// Rumble Studios
Dialogue Editor// Joe Mount
Sound Designer// Renee Park
Sound Mix// Sean Wilkinson
Music Composition// IXYXI/ @ixyxi.ixyxi
Titles Design// Sebastian Tibbs
Poster Design// Version Industries
Starring
Rachael Awonusi/ @tin.u.ola
Lillie Chivers/ @lilliechivers_
Sammi Chua/ @sammi_.chua
Troy Colvin
Daniel Fisher
Max Gandolfo
Amelia Giancola/ @ameliagiancolaa
Flynn Glazebrook
Ayden Grima
Farhard Haidari
Lila Hamilton/ @Lilaehamilton
Sunday Harrison/ @sundayharrison_
George-Harrison Markovic/ @gh.markovic
Sophie Janusko/ @Sophiejanusko
Wendi Kinerman
Al Lumsden/ @allumsden
Leah Mahlia/ @leahpickle69
Perry Moon/ @_perrymoon
Mint Rintoul
Flynn Riquier/ @riquierflynn
Oscar Russell
Aditeya Sonigra/ @aditeya_sonigra
Jade Telford/ @jtelford07
Sonny White
Thank you
Megan D’Arcy & Nick Hamon Casting
The Vision House
Adriane Strampp
Film Star Lighting
Eben Olsen
Filmed on Wurundjeri and Bunurong lands
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