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Head On

Director: Kokkinos, Ana
Year: 1998
Type: Film
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Synopsis

Ari, a nineteenth year old Greek Australian, struggles with his sexuality and position as a second generation migrant in Melbourne.

Shot on location in Melbourne.



Adaptation of: Loaded (Tsiolkas, Christos, 1995)
Andrew Bovell wrote the screenplay for Head On, with director Ana Kokkinos and Mira Robertson also credited as writers. Christos Tsiolkas and Andrew Bovell would later work on Ana Kokkinos' 2009 feature, Blessed.

Narrative Locations

Bank Street, Melbourne region, Victoria  

Temporal setting: 1995

Location notes:

Ari and Toula pass South Melbourne Town Hall in the taxi on their way to Three Faces nightclub. 

South Melbourne Town Hall is located at 208-220 Bank Street, Melbourne.

Shooting Locations

Bank Street, Melbourne region, Victoria

A cutaway shot during the taxi scene shows the clock tower of South Melbourne Town Hall, lit at night.


Flinders Street Station, Melbourne region, Victoria  

Temporal setting: Circa 1995

Location notes:

Ari and friends drop Betty off at Flinders Street Station at the beginning of their night. 

Shooting Locations

Flinders Street Station, Melbourne region, Victoria

The car pulls up and Betty disembarks next to the station on the St Kilda Road corner. Shot on location. 


Footscray Markets, Melbourne region, Victoria  

Temporal setting: Circa 1995

Location notes:

Ari has sex in an alley adjacent to the Footscray Markets. The following scene shows him walking through the markets proper, and out onto Leeds Street, where the "Hellenic" building is visible.

Shooting Locations

Footscray Markets, Melbourne region, Victoria

Ari walks through the Footscray Markets after having sex in the market alley. Interiors of the market are shown before Ari walks out and onto Leeds Street.


Lygon Street, Carlton, Melbourne region, Victoria  

Temporal setting: Circa 1995

Location notes:

After spending the night at his brother's house, Ari and Shawn spend time at a diner. Shawn then walks Ari to the tram on Lygon Street, Carlton. Coordinates have been given for Lygon Street.

Shooting Locations

Lygon Street, Carlton, Melbourne region, Victoria

Exterior scenes on Lygon Street, with the tram stop visible, were shot on location.


Police Station, Melbourne region, Victoria  

Temporal setting: Circa 1995

Location notes:

Johnny and Ari are taken to a police station, where they are forced to remove their clothes and, upon resisting, Johnny is beaten. Narratively, this occurs shortly after they pass the South Melbourne Town Hall. Coordinates have been given for the Prahran Police Station on Malvern Road, but are an estimation. Shooting location is unknown.

Shooting Locations


The Steki (greek club), Melbourne region, Victoria  

Temporal setting: Circa 1995

Location notes:

Ari and friends go the fictional Greek Club, The Steki (or Stekki). From the club they travel south to Three Faces. Coordinates have been given for Carlton, a suburb north of Melbourne, and are an approximation. Shooting location for The Steki is currently unknown.

Shooting Locations


Three Faces, Melbourne region, Victoria  

Temporal setting: Circa 1995

Location notes:

The site of former gay club, Three Faces (and, more recently, The Market), is now occupied by restaurant and club, The Emerson.

The Emerson is located at 143-5 Commercial Road, South Yarra.

Stephen Russell talks about the closure of The Market (formerly Three Faces) here: http://www.au.timeout.com/melbourne/gay-lesbian/features/337/the-market-closes

The Emerson: http://www.theemerson.com.au/

Shooting Locations

Three Faces, Melbourne region, Victoria

The nightclub scene was shot on-location at Three Faces, 143 Commercial Road, South Yarra. The building is now home to club and restaurant, The Emerson.


West Gate Bridge, Melbourne region, Victoria  

Temporal setting: 1995

Location notes:

The West Gate Bridge and Port Melbourne feature towards the beginning of the film, where Ari shoots up, before Ari visits Toula and at the film's end, when Ari dances on the docks at sunrise. 

Shooting Locations

West Gate Bridge, Melbourne region, Victoria

Shot on location, with multiple exterior scenes featuring the West Gate Bridge in the background.




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