This August I volunteered for a group called the Australian South Sea Islander Secretariat (ASSIS) in Brisbane, Queensland. ASSIS is a group that works to be a representative voice for the descendants of 62,000 Pacific islanders who were brought to Australia in the late 19th Century to work on the cotton and sugar cane fields …
It’s been really great working on the Fishing for Culture project since 2012. The film is about 50mins in total and explores stories from 5 individuals and one group from diverse cultural backgrounds. It’s been an honor to direct and produce this film and meet wonderful people along the way (including the Koori Men’s Recreational …
We were fortunate to be able to hold the International Premiere of the Pacific Stories 2011 short films during the festival. Amie and Lisa were on hand to present the films to an absolutely packed house – it was hot, steamy and tropical in that big auditorium but that didn’t stop the show! The reaction from …
Fishing For Culture is a community film project initiated by Fisheries Victoria. I am happy to be on board as the the filmmaker. Fishing is important to many different cultures for many different reasons and as such, this 30 minute film will document some of the fishing stories from around the world and we are …