Australian Traveller

WHAT IT’S REALLY LIKE TO BE A… filmmaker

NULLA NULLA WAS THE FIRST SHORT FILM I MADE AND IT’S STILL MY FAVOURITE. I’m a big believer in telling stories close to home. That’s what I’m passionate about and what I want to do. A lot of the stories I want to tell and the films I want to make are based in the desert, in Alice Springs. It’s a way of me staying grounded at home, and being able to live in the desert here and make a career out of it.

and I have a different perspective on my hometown than people who just visit. With writing and directing my own projects I try to do them at home; I try to do them where I’m comfortable. But then with shooting for other people I’ve been able to travel all around

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