Shooting begins on 'Babyteeth' directed by Shannon Murphy

Shannon Murphy begins shooting this week on her feature directorial debut Babyteeth. The film is based on the successful play by Rita Kalnejais and is being produced by Alex White and executive produced by Jan Chapman.

Babyteeth is a bittersweet comedy featuring Ben Mendelsohn and Essie Davis. Henry and Anna Finlay discover their ailing teenage daughter Milla has fallen for tearaway drug addict and dealer Moses. The romance is their worst nightmare but Milla, who is staring her mortality in the face, does not want to play safe anymore.