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| Finding Joy Finding Joy is the first feature film from Billie's production company, Laughing Owl Productions. The film won Billie an AFTI Best Actress award. Billie has committed her craft as a writer and filmmaker to raising people's awareness of the spiritual gifts brought to us by the animal kingdom. Finding Joy is dedicated to homeless animals, and tells the story of a stray dog who helps a woman touch her dreams through his special brand of "doggy medicine" — unconditional love. In the film, Raffi the dog is a pawed angel on a mission to help Joy Brown achieve her life's purpose. "True
awareness and understanding of the role companion animals play in
the web of life is deeply humbling." See the Finding Joy web site. The direct web price for Australian (PAL) version of Finding Joy DVD, including special features, is $AUD 29.94 (a $5 savings), plus $AUD 4.50 postage and packaging (that's a total of $AUD 34.45 and includes GST). Please make your cheque out to Finding Joy Productions Pty Ltd, and send it to: Finding Joy
Productions We'll pop a copy in the mail as soon as we receive your order. See the Finding Joy web site for information about the USA (NTSC) version of the DVD, as well as the soundtrack album. |
Billie
as Joy Brown with Raffi. "'Finding
Joy' spoke to me in a way that movies rarely do. The messages about
the wonder and joy of loving a dog (or any animal companion for
that matter) touched my heart. And, as I drove home that evening
I realised yet again how much I take them for granted and how precious
each and every day with them is. I wanted to thank you for this
precious reminder. "I
am still Living with "Finding Joy," Billie Dean
was phenomenal. Her spiritual essence has touched me deeply." "I
loved Finding Joy!!!!!! The movie in itself was really great.
I am a dog lover and more than that I have a blue healer that is
just a joy and blessing to me. I really liked the movie and
would watch it over again."
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Seven Days with Seven Dogs
a Reality
Seven Days with Seven Dogs
Billie's current project, a documentary called Seven Days with Seven Dogs, features the seven dogs from the Ballyoncree Animal Sanctuary taking the holiday of a lifetime.
This moving and entertaining work was inspired by Suki the kelpie-cross, who cited the cause of her lymphatic tumour as a need to go on more outings. As Suki said, "I want to see new places."
Billie, Andrew and their daughter Tamsin took the dogs on a holiday staying in everything from five star accommodation to a horse-drawn gypsy caravan.
Through natural therapies and the joy of having been made special and her dreams met, Suki is now tumour free.
Shooting started in 2004, and the full-length, 53-minute documentary is now available.
All proceeds from the sale of the dog-umentary go to the Ballyoncree Animal Sanctuary.
Twylah, Louie, Talah, Cedar, Willow, Raffi, and Suki — the stars of Seven Days with Seven Dogs
Suki
Billie Dean with Suki
Mystic Hearts
2005 has seen Billie busy writing her new screenplay, a story gifted by her late horse Sollie. Mystic Heats is a film for everyone who has ever loved and lost a soul mate in the form of an animal companion.
Billie and Andrew are currently seeking finance for the production of this film. Please email for further information, or you can make a donation on the Mystic Hearts page.
