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Wimmera G’days

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The Wimmera is dry, flat, and in the middle of nowhere. Why would anyone move there? Six families and individuals from all over the world share their stories.

This 33 minutes documentary explores the reasons for moving to a totally non metropolitan environment and the difficulties and opportunities faced by people from different cultures in their new land. Wimmera G’days is approved by the Documentary Australia Foundation for supplementary funding.

DAF is ‘ a private initiative that provides information and resources to philanthropic grantmakers, charitable organisations and documentary filmmakers in order to explore, share and enhance their mutual objectives of creating a better society.’    ( www.documentaryaustralia.com.au)

Donations to approved documentaries and film makers are fully tax deductible.

My aim with this documentary is to take it to broadcast standard and to produce a study guide for schools and migrant groups. Please contact me if you wish to be financially involved in this project.

 

film history

Since retiring from high altitude climbing in 1999, I’ve been concentrating on visual arts and film making. I am currently doing a visual arts course at the University of Ballarat, Horsham Campus. I have also attended the Summer Film Course at Melbourne University in January 05,  06 and 07 on the following subjects: script writing, visualizing the script, camera and lighting, editing and documentary making.

Film making Credentials:

Camera and associate producer: Alone across Australia, Shark Island Productions 2002. The film has won more than 25 awards and has screened at over 60 international film festivals. It recently was listed as one of the 20 Best Adventure DVD's of all Time by "Men's Journal" magazine in the US.

Writer: Papillon de nuit short film produced by Anne Tindall, selected for the St Kilda Film festival, 2003

Camera, story and edit: Captain Soapsud sails again: 15/15 Film Festival, selected for best use of the object. 2004

Camera: the Eighth Summit ’SBS Independent, 2005.

Camera, direction, interviews, edit ( and coffee making, and ..) on the following:

Short films:

  • Mardi Gras based on the Nati Frinj 03, screened at the Nati Frinj Festival 2005
  • Breakfast in Antarctica, a spoof on “Consuming Passions” filmed while on expedition to the South Pole, screened at the Nati Frinj Festival 2005
  • Lho La 05 a clip based on the first successful World Expeditions commercial trip to the pass at the foot of Everest in Tibet, 2005.
  • Ballroom Bliss segment in ‘Dancing in the Wimmera’, produced by Jaqui Schultz, 2006, screened at the Horsham Regional Art Gallery.

Documentary:

  • Wimmera G’days 33 minutes documentary on new migrants in the Wimmera.
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