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 project
Shorts
Running time
7 mins
Format
Mini DV
Director
Jess Dickenson
Producer
Spenny Tungate
Co-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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