The Beginning of Light is a mute choreographed film, using 2 poems. The first tells of a young woman, who, devastated by the death of her lover, finally lets him go. In the second Poem, her moods lightens, but a Young Man watches her unseen.
A story about a modern girl who gives up her life, much to the surprise of her family and friends, to persue her calling to become a nun. What she doesn't expect is the initially cold reception from the nuns themselves. Eventually the cloistered women begin to warm to Joanna until an unexpected revelation makes all the women, including Joanna herself, re-assess her commitment.
The Dust Never Settles is composed of footage recorded during a fourteen month, 50,000 km road tour of Australia with a soundtrack by The Dirty Three.
Placing fascinating, often humorous encounters with the unconventional individuals who inhabit some of the country's most remote areas against a wilderness of unimaginable magnitude, the director transcends conventions of traditional documentary with her impartial approach and distinctive visual style.
The Dust Never Settles is a rare document of the endlessly diverse landscape and culture of a continent, and a unique record of contemporary Australia.
This is the story of a rational, sceptical woman, a mother and wife, who does not normally remember her dreams. Until she dreamt her horse was dying. She woke so scared she went outside in the night. She found him dead. The next dream told her she would die herself, when she was 48.
The Edge of Dreaming charts every step of that year. The film explores life and death in the context of a warm loving family, whose happiness is increasingly threatened as the dream seems to come true. From the kids' reaction to their horses’ death (they taught the dog a new trick called 'dead dog'), the film mixes humour, science and married life as Amy attempts to understand what is happening to her.
Everyone wrestles with the concept of their own mortality, but few so directly confront the subject. When Amy fell seriously ill, as her dream predicted, she went on a search to change that dream, leading her to eminent neuroscientist Mark Solms, and to new understanding of the complexity of our brains. The final confrontation, going back into her dream with the help of a shaman, reveals a surprising twist to the tale.
The resurrection of dead dogs in Russia in the 1930s. An unstoppable heart in the US half a century later. And now in London a hand-made heart attack. How a strange, paradoxical discovery is helping to save lives.
Won BEST VIDEO AWARD at the Vedere La Scienza Festival 2009 and screened at Rushes Soho Shorts, Scinema and other festivals.
The Park is a drama that focuses on the lives of three teenage boys each living with a secret. The boys talk about things that are happening in their lives but tend not to divulge their true personal thoughts and feelings to one another. For example, the bruise on Tony’s left eye, the amount of ‘p*ssy’ JC gets and the fact that Marvin gets all the p*ssy he needs now that he has a girl friend, but the young men never delve deeper than the surface. As the sun begins to set, the boys say their good byes and this is where the drama unfolds.
David, a shy and unsuccessful door-to-door salesman is having a bad day. It's raining, he's working a long street, and the locals are doing their best to make his life hell. In one house, an emotionally unbalanced girl takes a shine to him and tries to stop him from leaving. In another house, a naked couple invite him to join in their sex games and try to take his clothes off. In the next house, a seemingly nice old lady gets him to stick his head into a cupboard full of dead, maggot-infested pigeons. After finding himself dragged into a violent domestic dispute, David retreats to a nearby café, only to receive a phone call from his boss telling him that he has to make at least one sale today or he'll be fired.
David's mood changes from trepidation and despair into something much darker. He feels like all the homeowners are conspiring against him. The next one to let him in is going to get it.
A man recounts the most terrifying experience of his childhood to his young wife. Raised in post-World War II poverty, the only beautiful object in the boy’s home is his mother's vase. Left home alone, the boy falls victim to a demonic presence which tempts him to commit his first sin.
The Starfish Principle was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa. It is an independently funded documentary that focuses on vision, hope and building bridges. We filmed individuals and groups who are creating positive change. Our focus is on community, youth and the Aids situation.
Seeing beyond the despair and hopelessness, and reaching out to make a change and a difference. Seeing the possibility in everyone and in every situation.
So often there is huge overwhelm that blocks the will and people’s ability to find solutions. People often feel broken down by isolation, betrayals, loss of trust, hunger and poverty. In this film we interviewed people, groups and organisations, listened to their stories, bearing witness to their hopes, dreams, despair and struggles. We hope to build bridges in communication, healing, forgiveness and to nurture community. We hope to inspire, demonstrate solidarity and also empower the projects and people we came into contact with.
Lucy is eleven years old. Neglected by her estranged mother and father, she ends up being placed in a children's home. Through her eyes, we follow Lucy's struggle to cope with the system. Her saving is her self-belief and her certainty that she is being watched over and protected by the holy spirit; hers is a heroic quest for love, beauty and transcendence.
A woman remembers her love-affairs with famous historical male figures. Based on the director's book of the same name, the film is a fantasy love-letter to a collection of men from diverse worlds including Orson Welles, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, sportsman Charles B Fry and Jim Morrison.
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