''Channelling Baby'' is a 1999
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
film starring several of the country's well known actors as well as up and coming actress
Amber Sainsbury
Amber Sainsbury (born 28 August 1978) is a New Zealand actress.
Biography
She has starred in the Sky One UK television series '' Hex'' as Roxanne Davenport. Amber has also appeared in ''Coronation Street'', ''The Bill'', '' Trevor's World of S ...
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Plot
After being blinded by taking drugs in the 1970s during an eclipse, Bunnie (
Danielle Cormack
Danielle Cormack (born 26 December 1970) is a New Zealand stage and screen actress. She was one of the original cast members of the long-running soap opera ''Shortland Street'', though she is also known for her role as the Amazon Ephiny in the ...
) marries her Vietnam soldier boyfriend, Geoff (
Kevin Smith
Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, comic book writer, author, YouTuber, and podcaster. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy buddy film ''Clerks'' (1994), which he wrote, directed, co ...
). However, as she remains very flaky, he eventually disappears and takes their child with him. Twenty years later, Bunnie decides to use a medium, Cassandra (
Amber Sainsbury
Amber Sainsbury (born 28 August 1978) is a New Zealand actress.
Biography
She has starred in the Sky One UK television series '' Hex'' as Roxanne Davenport. Amber has also appeared in ''Coronation Street'', ''The Bill'', '' Trevor's World of S ...
), to try to find her daughter.
Cast
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Danielle Cormack
Danielle Cormack (born 26 December 1970) is a New Zealand stage and screen actress. She was one of the original cast members of the long-running soap opera ''Shortland Street'', though she is also known for her role as the Amazon Ephiny in the ...
as Bunnie
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Kevin Smith
Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, comic book writer, author, YouTuber, and podcaster. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy buddy film ''Clerks'' (1994), which he wrote, directed, co ...
as Geoff
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Amber Sainsbury
Amber Sainsbury (born 28 August 1978) is a New Zealand actress.
Biography
She has starred in the Sky One UK television series '' Hex'' as Roxanne Davenport. Amber has also appeared in ''Coronation Street'', ''The Bill'', '' Trevor's World of S ...
as Cassandra
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Jodie Rimmer
Jodie Rimmer (born 1974) is a New Zealand voice and performer actress best known for starring on '' Young Hercules'', as Lilith. Her work includes '' Xena: Warrior Princess'', ''Channelling Baby'', ''The Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is a stretc ...
as Baby (voice)
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Donogh Rees
Donogh Rees (born 1959) is a New Zealand actress. She starred in the long-running soap opera ''Shortland Street'' as Nursing management#Director of Nursing, director of nursing Judy Brownlee from 2001 to 2006.
She starred as Abbie in the sci-fi ...
as Childbirth Nurse #1
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William Sabin as David Curtis
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Joel Tobeck
Joel Tobeck (born 2 June 1971 in Auckland, New Zealand) is an actor known for his roles in the television series ''Tangle'', ''The Doctor Blake Mysteries'', ''Xena Warrior Princess'', ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'', and '' Young Hercules'' ...
as Tony
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Alison Wall
Alison Wall (born 1966 in Auckland) is an actress and a comedian, best known for her role as Minya in the American TV series '' Xena: Warrior Princess''.
Biography
Career
Wall is a comedy veteran, having worked on New Zealand comedy shows '' I ...
as Childbirth Nurse #2
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Bunny Walters
Bunny Te Kokiri Miha Waahi Walters (31 May 1953 – 14 December 2016) was a New Zealand singer who had a number of New Zealand hits during the 1970s. He is best known for the hits "Brandy" and "Take the Money and Run".
Background
Of Ngāi Te Ra ...
as Himself
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Joshua Bricknell as Baby #1
Awards
External links
Official Website*
1999 films
1999 drama films
New Zealand drama films
1990s English-language films
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