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While winning a Screen Music Award for The Portable Door would no doubt be an honour for composer Benjamin Speed, it is unlikely to top the other spoils the project has brought him – that is, his marriage and kids.
One of the film’s producers Blanca Lista, came to Australia 11 years ago to find a producing partner for the project. While in Sydney, she met Speed, they fell in love and were married within just two weeks.
“The Portable Door was what gave me all of my happiness of the la...