Thomas is turning 16. His dad's in the army and they've just moved to a town in New South Wales; his mom is pregnant; his older brother, Charlie, who's autistic, has his own adolescent sexual issues. Thomas finds Charlie an embarrassment in public, so when Thomas is attracted to Jackie, a girl in his swim class, Charlie presents any number of obstacles when she drops by their house, when the three of them go for a walk, and during a family birthday dinner. Can Thomas find a way to enter the world of teen romance and still be his brother's keeper, or is Charlie's disability going to prove more than Thomas can handle?
Unfortunately the movie The Black Balloon is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Editing | Veronika Jenet | Editor |
| Production | Tristram Miall | Producer |
| Directing | Elissa Down | Director |
| Camera | Denson Baker | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Michael Yezerski | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Morag Mirankar | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Drew English | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Mark Rogers | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Simon Chapman | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Simon Cardwell | Additional Still Photographer |
| Camera | Gerard Maher | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Denson Baker | "A" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Benjamin Jasper | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Pim Kulk | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Alby Orellana | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Jay Torta | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Robert Tench | Clapper Loader |
| Writing | Duncan Thompson | Script Editor |
| Directing | Melissa Hayward | Continuity |
| Writing | Kelly Lefever | Script Editor |
| Camera | Kate Rose | Focus Puller |
| Production | Jimmy Jack | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claire Granville | Costume Design |
| Art | Nicholas McCallum | Production Design |
| Writing | Elissa Down | Writer |
| Writing | Jimmy Jack | Writer |
| Production | Toni Collette | Executive Producer |
