{{no footnotes|date=March 2011}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Broken Allegiance | image = BrokenAllegiance.jpg | caption = | alt = | director = Nick Hallam | producer = Nick Hallam <br />Sudheera Kuruppu | writer = Nick Hallam <br />Sudheera Kuruppu | starring = Paul Hooper <br />Niobe Dean <br />Hadrian Jonathan | cinematography = John Hall | editing = Nick Hallam<br>Stephen Rees | music = Rich Johnson | studio = Vidizen Films | distributor = [[TheForce.Net]] | released = {{Film date|2002|04|22|df=yes}} | runtime = 23 minutes | country = Australia | language = English | budget = {{AUD|6,000}} }}
'''''Broken Allegiance''''' is a [[fan film]] that made its debut on the [[internet]] in April 2002, created by Australian fans of the ''[[Star Wars]]'' franchise.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Otero |first1=Guillermo Paredes |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VxWbEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Broken+Allegiance%22+Nick+Hallam&pg=PT31 |title=Cultura audiovisual, periodismo y política: nuevos discursos y narrativas en la sociedad digital. |last2=Redondo |first2=Isaac López |date=2022-07-06 |publisher=Dykinson |isbn=978-84-1377-922-5 |pages=32 |language=es}}</ref> It is a live-action drama set in the ''Star Wars'' universe, taking place a few weeks between the events in ''[[Star Wars (film)|A New Hope]]'' and ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]''. It tells the story of two Sith apprentices, Ruan and Calis, who have escaped the Empire by fleeing [[Coruscant]] in a stolen transport. They must fight for their freedom when Darth Vader sends the vicious bounty hunter Korbain Thor to track them down.
== Production == The film started pre-production in January 2001, and was shot both in studio and on locations around [[Melbourne]] in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria, Australia]]. ''Broken Allegiance'' cost approximately {{AUD|5,000}} to make, mostly spent on raw materials for sets, props, costumes, catering and equipment rental to make the film. The film was made entirely with volunteer cast and crew.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2002-06-13 |title=Amazing |url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/movies/amazing-20020613-gduaqr.html |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref>
In a departure from most fanfilms, ''Broken Allegiance'' features an original symphonic score by composer Rich Johnson, which was performed by the Johnson Film Orchestra.
== Release == Broken Allegiance premiered in 2002 at the [[Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology]]'s Kaleide Theater, where it was attended by approximately 200 people.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2002-05-12 |title=The force is with them |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/the-force-is-with-them-20020512-gdu76s.html |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref> It was later posted to [[TheForce.Net]] and the movie was also screened throughout the 2002 Australian Sci-Fi Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Miller II |first=Stanley A. |date=May 10, 2002 |title='Star Wars' fans turn creativity loose by creating their own films |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/795565271/?match=1&terms=%22Broken%20Allegiance%22%20star%20wars |work=The Herald-Sun (Newspapers.com)}}</ref><ref name=":2" />
== Reception == Upon release, the film garnered major media coverage and was screened at numerous local and international film festivals to great response.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} ''Fan Films Quarterly'' magazine listed ''Broken Allegiance'' as one of the 10 most pivotal moments in fan film history in its Summer 2006 issue.{{citation needed|date=October 2012|reason=Needs verification - the magazine appears to be on sale at Lulu, if anyone wants to pay for it - will look for other alternatives}}
The ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''{{'s}} ''[[Datebook (San Francisco Chronicle)|Datebook]]'' praised the movie as "pretty much the gold standard of “Star Wars” fan films" and stating that the film's visuals, which they found weird, "works surprisingly well and adds to the short film’s artifact mystique."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Rouner |first=Jef Rouner |date=May 5, 2020 |title=May the Fourth be with you for these great 'Star Wars' fan films |url=https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/may-the-fourth-be-with-you-for-these-great-star-wars-fan-films |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=Datebook {{!}} San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide |language=en-US}}</ref> ''La Muy'' magazine praised the film in 2019, highlighting its special effects and setting.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019 |title=Hosta el infinito y en mallas |url=https://issuu.com/lamuy4/docs/lamuy_17 |work=La Muy Magazine |pages=72}}</ref>
=== Awards ===
* Audience Favorite Award in the 2003 [[I-CON]] Film Festival (won)<ref>{{cite web |title=IIFF Winners |url=http://iconsf.org/iiffwin.htm |website=I-CON |access-date=12 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030604021016/http://iconsf.org/iiffwin.htm |archive-date=4 June 2003 |url-status=live }}</ref> * Finalist in the 2002 [[AEAF Awards|Australian Effects and Animation Awards]]{{citation needed|date=October 2012}}
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060221155233/http://www.brokenallegiance.net/ Official Site] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060409162350/http://www.theforce.net/fanfilms/shortfilms/brokenallegiance/ ''Broken Allegiance'' at TheForce.Net] * {{IMDb title|id=0373735|title=Broken Allegiance}}
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