<p>With a buzzing Zeppelin-style airship disturbing her tranquility and A-list nursing home brochures piling up, life teems with uneasy choices for widowed “Grey Boomer” Helen.&nbsp;She finds companionship in her pet raven, Rabindranath, and solace in gardening and reading the secret journals of her dead wife Coral.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Helen daydreams of underwater escapes, an LSD-fuelled respite from reality, as the couple’s past activism comes back to haunt them. There are regular, unwelcome visits from the Bureau of Unaustralian Activities.&nbsp;When Rabindranath returns one night splattered with blood, Helen makes a shocking discovery on the harbour shores with headline-making implications.</p><br><p><strong>CREDITS</strong></p><br><p><strong>THE NEXT 5 MINUTES</strong> is written and directed by Ian Walker, based on the 1990s unpublished novella - <em>Australia Who</em> by Joanne Burns.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>Starring Helen O’Connor as Helen.&nbsp;Eliane Davis Morel as Coral. Lauren Hamilton-Neil as Jace Tapsell.&nbsp;Paul Barry as Doug The TV News Anchor.&nbsp;Elizabeth Kulas as Reporter Judith Dengate.&nbsp;Tommy Steele as Sky Bowl Pilot.&nbsp;</p><br><p>You also heard Jordan Olivier and Nic Starte.</p><br><p>Our sound designer is Martin Gallagher.&nbsp;Music written and performed by Elina Godwin. Podcast art by Lauryn Evans.&nbsp;Executive Producers are Bronwyn Mehan and Pariya Taherzadeh.</p><br><p>The show is a co-production between SPINELESS WONDERS, ECHIDNA AUDIO and EAR CANDY MEDIA.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Big thanks to Create NSW, Petria Wallace, Elizabeth Kulas and Fyona Smith.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Follow us on Instagram: @earcandypresents</p><br><p><a href="https://shows.acast.com/654d9e4a07e8cd00124881f9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TN5M webpage</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The Next 5 Minutes

Ear Candy Media | Echidna Audio | Spineless Wonders

Helen

FEB 6, 202427 MIN
The Next 5 Minutes

Helen

FEB 6, 202427 MIN

Description

<p>With a buzzing Zeppelin-style airship disturbing her tranquility and A-list nursing home brochures piling up, life teems with uneasy choices for widowed “Grey Boomer” Helen.&nbsp;She finds companionship in her pet raven, Rabindranath, and solace in gardening and reading the secret journals of her dead wife Coral.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Helen daydreams of underwater escapes, an LSD-fuelled respite from reality, as the couple’s past activism comes back to haunt them. There are regular, unwelcome visits from the Bureau of Unaustralian Activities.&nbsp;When Rabindranath returns one night splattered with blood, Helen makes a shocking discovery on the harbour shores with headline-making implications.</p><br><p><strong>CREDITS</strong></p><br><p><strong>THE NEXT 5 MINUTES</strong> is written and directed by Ian Walker, based on the 1990s unpublished novella - <em>Australia Who</em> by Joanne Burns.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>Starring Helen O’Connor as Helen.&nbsp;Eliane Davis Morel as Coral. Lauren Hamilton-Neil as Jace Tapsell.&nbsp;Paul Barry as Doug The TV News Anchor.&nbsp;Elizabeth Kulas as Reporter Judith Dengate.&nbsp;Tommy Steele as Sky Bowl Pilot.&nbsp;</p><br><p>You also heard Jordan Olivier and Nic Starte.</p><br><p>Our sound designer is Martin Gallagher.&nbsp;Music written and performed by Elina Godwin. Podcast art by Lauryn Evans.&nbsp;Executive Producers are Bronwyn Mehan and Pariya Taherzadeh.</p><br><p>The show is a co-production between SPINELESS WONDERS, ECHIDNA AUDIO and EAR CANDY MEDIA.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Big thanks to Create NSW, Petria Wallace, Elizabeth Kulas and Fyona Smith.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Follow us on Instagram: @earcandypresents</p><br><p><a href="https://shows.acast.com/654d9e4a07e8cd00124881f9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TN5M webpage</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>