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Finding Joy

Sep 19, 2003 · 1h 35m
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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.

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CAST

Billie Dean
Joy Brown
Andrew Einspruch
Peter Wolfman
Janet Watson Kruse
Tessa
Rebecca Barratt
Sally
Todd Dwyer
Matt
Cameron McAuliffe
Nick
Angry Anderson
Kris Quaid
Jenny Morris
Tracey
Directed by Billie Dean

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Country
US

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