Summary
This is a mockumentary style satire in protest of NSW Government budget cuts and the deregulation of nursing. The film opens with a mock television panel style interview with a health minister called Mary Antionette – a reference to the French queen who is popularly thought to have uttered the words, “Let them eat cake”. This is followed by satirical Bop Till You Drop scene in which a nurse dances between patients.
Special Notes/Achievements
- Official selection – NSW Nurses and Midwives Association‘s Nurses & Midwives Short Film Festival (Aust), 2010
Author: J Bird, 2023