Project Detail

Helmut's House

Synopsis

During a 50,000km road tour of Australia the film makers encountered 89 year-old Helmut. Living alone and remotely for nearly 40 years in a hand-built house on the bed of one of the largest rivers in the country, he was wearing only a loin cloth when they arrived unannounced.

Helmut's House is a portrait of an original character leading a truly unconventional lifestyle in the wilderness, and a rare document of a unique encounter with a remarkable human being.

Details

Year
2011
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
7 mins
Format
Mini DV
Director
Jess Dickenson
Producer
Spenny Tungate
Editor
Jess Dickenson
Director of Photography
Jess Dickenson
Production Designer
Jess Dickenson
Sound
Jess Dickenson

Production Status

Production Company

Good Films

agoodfilm@hotmail.com

Sales Company

Jess Dickenson

www.agoodfilm.blogspot.com

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