BBFF2022 Meet the Filmmaker: Adam Finney
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BBFF2022 Meet the Filmmaker: Adam Finney

Adam Finney takes us on a story that follows Lanz Priestley, a charismatic homeless man who owns nothing but a phone and a Facebook page. When Lanz discovers that taps have run dry in the drought-stricken outback, he raises the money to deliver drinking water himself.

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BBFF2022 Meet the Filmmaker: Gudmund Helmsdal
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BBFF2022 Meet the Filmmaker: Gudmund Helmsdal

Gudmund Helmsdal has created a powerful story set in the Faroe Islands, about two lone brothers who struggle to save their fragile relationship after the sudden loss of their older brother.

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BBFF2022 Meet the Filmmaker: Yoo Lee
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BBFF2022 Meet the Filmmaker: Yoo Lee

Yoo Lee takes us on a journey based loosely on her own experience of moving to a new place. The story follows a young mother who moves into New Jersey and learns about the value of community and how her own perception determines her own experiences.

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BBFF2022 Meet the Filmmaker: Richard Yelland
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BBFF2022 Meet the Filmmaker: Richard Yelland

Richard Yelland provides a fascinating recount of Californian surf pioneer Dick Metz’s journey as he vagabonds the globe from 1958-1961, revealing the untold story behind one of the most watched and beloved documentaries of all time, ‘The Endless Summer’.

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BBFF2022 Meet the Filmmaker: Wilkins Ho
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BBFF2022 Meet the Filmmaker: Wilkins Ho

Wilkins Ho has a created an exceptional proof of concept dramatic short film. Based on the first act of a feature length screenplay, 'Abrupt Chaos' follows two desperate souls who find themselves in bad company...

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BBFF2021 Meet the Filmmaker: Igor Ivanov
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BBFF2021 Meet the Filmmaker: Igor Ivanov

Part black comedy, part thriller and part deep social drama, in Only Human (Homo) director Igor Ivanov explores the essence of humanity.

We had a chat about the abstract nature of his third feature film and its commentary on contemporary society.

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BBFF2021 Meet the Filmmaker: Yoni Goldstein and Meredith Zielke
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BBFF2021 Meet the Filmmaker: Yoni Goldstein and Meredith Zielke

A Machine to Live In is a documentary feature about cosmic dreams and mystical architecture at the heart of Brazil’s remote wilderness.

We spoke to co-director Yoni Goldstein about the similarities between modern architecture and science fiction and the importance of utopian endeavours.

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BBFF2021 Meet the Filmmaker: Matthew Walker
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BBFF2021 Meet the Filmmaker: Matthew Walker

I'm Wanita is the story of a renegade country music singer, hell-bent on realising her childhood dreams of stardom.
We spoke to director Matthew Walker about his experience capturing this larger than life character on screen.

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BBFF2021 Meet the Filmmaker: Camilla and James Becket
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BBFF2021 Meet the Filmmaker: Camilla and James Becket

The Seeds of Vandana Shiva tells the remarkable life story of eco-activist Dr Vandana Shiva and how she inspired an international crusade for change.
We spoke to filmmakers Camilla and James Becket to learn more about the ecological issues at stake, and what audiences can do to make a difference.

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BBFF2021 Meet the Filmmaker: Jim Stevens
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BBFF2021 Meet the Filmmaker: Jim Stevens

Our 2021 opening night film, Meet the Wallers is a documentary following Lennox Head painter Mark Waller and his family over nearly 20 years.

We spoke to director Jim Stevens about his journey filming this epic saga and bringing the Wallers to the big screen.

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BBFF2021 Meet the Filmmaker: Judith Ehrlich
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BBFF2021 Meet the Filmmaker: Judith Ehrlich

From Oscar nominated filmmaker Judith Ehrlich comes the story of a group of draft resisters who chose conscience over killing in the Vietnam War.

We spoke to Ehrlich to learn more about her inspiration and how today’s activists can promote positive change.

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BBFF2021 Meet the Filmmaker: Jake Taylor
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BBFF2021 Meet the Filmmaker: Jake Taylor

Green Is The New Black is a story of passion and purpose behind an ambitious environmental feat of one of Australia’s leading heavy music acts, In Hearts Wake.

We spoke to frontman and co-director Jake Taylor about his pioneering endeavour.

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BBFF2021 Meet the Filmmaker: Frauke Sandig and Eric Black
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BBFF2021 Meet the Filmmaker: Frauke Sandig and Eric Black

What does it mean to have awareness – and is this a capacity that we share with fish and animals, and even plants? How is it that we are aware that we are aware?

These questions and many others are explored and sometimes answered in the fascinating documentary Aware: Glimpses of Consciousness, screening at BBFF2021.

We spoke to filmmakers Frauke Sandig and Eric Black about their thought provoking work.

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