Film: EDITOR

Selected works:

The angels: kickin’ down the door

2022, Feature Documentary, 100min
EDITOR

Synopsis: It’s not easy being in a rock ‘n’ roll band. The Angels came hurtling out of Adelaide with the searing guitars of the Brewster brothers and Doc Neeson, a frontman who was beyond intense. Their songs are etched in the DNA of this city: Take a Long Line, Am I Ever Goin’ to See Your Face Again. They were on the path to international success… until they just missed out. Yet they revolutionised Aussie music with gritty guitar rock and ferociously theatrical live shows. Adelaide’s Madeleine Parry has made an intimate documentary exploring the tensions that tore relationships apart while producing unforgettable rock’n’roll.

Cinema Release: December 2022 (Australia)
Currently streaming: Binge, Foxtel, Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play

Adelaide Film Festival 2022 Opening Night Film Select (Australian Premiere)

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Selected works:

Embrace Kids

2022, Feature Documentary
ASSISTANT EDITOR

Synopsis: Body-image advocate Taryn Brumfitt is a best-selling author and speaker, and the film director behind break-out documentary EMBRACE (2016). This time she’s talking to school-aged kids and famous friends about body image, bullying, gender identity, advocacy, representation and more. Featuring Taryn’s network of well-known celebrity friends including Celeste Barber, Jameela Jamil, Electric Fields, along with Chico the family dog, EMBRACE: KIDS brings together a vibrant collection of stories and voices to entertain and inspire kids and parents alike, showing us that the first step in changing the world, is changing your own mind.

In cinemas September 1, 2022.

Barbecue

2017, Feature Documentary
ASSISTANT EDITOR

Synopsis: Barbecue is about more than grilling a piece of meat. It is a deeply entrenched ritual, an act performed religiously around the world, a ceremony refined over millennia. Every culture has some form of barbecue. But what is it about cooking meat over fire a thing that brings communities and families together? Barbecue is a tool for celebration. It is the pride of nations. It is something that transcends cultural differences.

Filmmakers Matthew Salleh and Rose Tucker have travelled the globe, finding what it is that makes us human, what unites us in an increasingly uncertain world. Filmed obsessively over two years, in 13 languages, Barbecue is intimately told by those who stoke the flames and turn the meat. This is their story, told on the world stage. The result is a densely woven tapestry of thoughts and moments from a truly diverse world. With glorious cinematic images in 4K, and a full orchestral score, ‘Barbecue’ is a symphony of meat and fire told in epic detail.

Barbecue looks not only to the past, but also the future. From Shisanyama in Africa, to Engangsgrill in Sweden, people light fires, gather, and talk. This isn’t just a film about food – it’s about why life is worth living. From the Syrian border to an outback town in Australia, barbecue is all around us. We celebrate life through it. We find unity in it. We discover answers through it.

Winner of the James Beard Award for Best Documentary
Official Selection: SXSW 2017 (World Premiere)
Official Selection: Sydney Film Festival 2017 (Australian Premiere)