Finding Joy

Sep 19, 2003

1h 35m

★ 0.0

Overview

Joy Brown (Billie Dean) is a 40-something woman with little confidence, less self-esteem and a burning desire to realise her dream of being a singer/songwriter. But she cant sing. When Joy takes in a stray dog, Raffi, her life immediately changes. Her best friend, the tarot card reading Tessa (Janet Watson Kruse), moves in, Joy changes her name to Luna Starr, and she meets Peter Wolfman (Andrew Einspruch). When Peter encourages her to perform with him at the local pizzerias folk music nights, Joy sings sort of hiding behind masks of wigs and silliness. Despite the singing, Peter and Joys relationship blossoms. But there are lots of hiccups along the way -- ex-wives, ex-husbands, frightening performances, and bucket loads of doubt. Set to the backdrop of the folk music scene in an arty country town, the film celebrates universal themes of friendship, low self-esteem, love relationships, and the joy of dogs.

Genres

Drama

Romance

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Cast

Joy Brown

Billie Dean

Peter Wolfman

Andrew Einspruch

Tessa

Janet Watson Kruse

Sally

Rebecca Barratt

Matt

Todd Dwyer

Nick

Cameron McAuliffe

Kris Quaid

Angry Anderson

Tracey

Jenny Morris

Tarquin

Tamsin Dean Einspruch

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