Teesh and Trude

Teesh and Trude
Directed byMelanie Rodriga
Written byVanessa Lomma
Wilson McCaskill
Produced byMelissa Hasluck
Melanie Rodriga
StarringSusie Porter
Linda Cropper
Peter Phelps
CinematographyRob Bygott
Dale McCready
Edited byMerlin Cornish
Music byTim Count
Keith Van Geyzel
Mitey Ko (motif)
Distributed byScreenWest
SBS Independent
Showtime Australia
Release dates
  • 18 July 2002 (2002-07-18) (Brisbane Film Festival)
  • 27 March 2003 (2003-03-27) (Australia)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Teesh and Trude is a 2002 Australian drama film directed by New Zealander Melanie Rodriga, and was adapted from an original stage-play by Wilson McCaskill. The film was produced and shot entirely in Western Australia with Production Investment Funding Support from ScreenWest and Lotterywest. It was shot on video at Murdoch University where Rodriga teaches.

The film received three nominations at the Australian Film Institute Awards in 2003 and one at the Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards.