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Whoever Was Using This Bed
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<p><i>Whoever Was Using This Bed</i> is a 2016 Australian short film directed by Andrew Kotatko. It is based on the short story of the same name by <a href="/facts/Raymond_Carver/aE7h8Tz7">Raymond Carver</a> from his 1988 collection <i><a href="/facts/Elephant_and_Other_Stories/nlSrWLU5">Elephant</a></i>. The film stars <a href="/facts/Jean-Marc_Barr/moUsmefF">Jean-Marc Barr</a>, <a href="/facts/Radha_Mitchell/QzcodBn5">Radha Mitchell</a> and features the voice of <a href="/facts/Jane_Birkin/hr63J3AV">Jane Birkin</a>. </p><p>The film was co-produced by Altaire Productions and Midnight Coffee Films, with post-production funds successfully raised via <a href="/facts/Crowdfunding/u9gwrlYI">crowdfunding</a> on <a href="/facts/Kickstarter/J1R5A3f6">Kickstarter</a>. </p><p><i>Whoever Was Using This Bed</i> won Best Drama in the <a href="/facts/Australian_Film_Institute/a8ClHlCp">Australian Film Institute</a> / <a href="/facts/Australian_Academy_of_Cinema_and_Television_Arts/djsjeSam">Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts</a>'s 2016 Social Shorts competition. </p><p>It is Kotatko's second adaptation of Carver's writing, the first being <i><a href="/facts/Everything_Goes_(film)/sMoSmpm4">Everything Goes</a></i> starring <a href="/facts/Hugo_Weaving/dkXoxEnp">Hugo Weaving</a>, <a href="/facts/Abbie_Cornish/tIseSaSo">Abbie Cornish</a> and <a href="/facts/Sullivan_Stapleton/m3tzlP50">Sullivan Stapleton</a>. </p>