
Undertow Hits Its Mark
Undertow shines with its target audience
One of the best things about this holiday season is that I have been able to show Undertow to lots of people when I have been visiting friends and family.
And, more importantly, I have been able to…

Are you having fun?
I'm always asked if I'm having fun when I'm filming.
It's a tough question because I am acutely aware that I am doing something that I love, but the answer is very ambiguous...
Film making is about as fun as landing troops on a beach…

Tropfest Finalists Announced
700 people were waiting on this Tropfest Finalists Announcement but 684 of them were disappointed!
Actor / director John Polson started Tropfest in 1993 in what was then a small café in Darlinghurst Sydney call the “Tropicana” (it’s…

Director: Peter Spann
The Clapper said, “Director: Peter Spann, and I get to call “Action”.
But I’ve gotta say the first time I heard the (16mm film) camera turn over and make that little clicking sound I let it roll for a few seconds because I knew…

Ricochet Surf Dog - One Very Special Surfer Girl
Ricochet Surf Dog changes people's lives
While doing research for my short film "Surfer Girl" i came across a very special surfer girl, Ricochet Surf Dog extraordinaire.
Ricochet virtually failed in her puppy service dog training because…

Film School Days
I have never been more emotionally challenged than I have been at film school. I have laughed, I have cried, I have experienced great joy and even greater anger, I have reached out and lashed out, all my many weaknesses have been exposed and…