Most have heard of his debut feature Beneath Clouds from 2002 which traveled and was well received at Cannes. But I came to his films via the intense, brooding and thoroughly noncommercial masterpiece Dreamland.
Dreamland - Trailer from Dreamland The Film on Vimeo.
This was followed up by Toomelah, bleak but beautiful and totally engaging. But it is the way Ivan makes his films that is just the icing on the cake. He is a one man band, not 100% but essentially.
He writes, directs, shoots, composes and probably edits (though I'm not sure of this?)
No one in Toomelah is an actor but can you pick it? No one had a script as such, Ivan fed them the lines that were for the shots/scene they were doing.
This one also traveled to Cannes in 2011.
But that is all in the past now because Mystery Road is upon us.
Ivan has returned to a more usual filmmaking process (he had a crew) and word is it is shot beautifully and has an amazing performance from Aaron Pederson plus other actors like Hugo Weaving, Ryan Kwanten, Jack Thompson, Jack Charles, Tasma Walton and Damian Walshe-Howling. Sounds cool on paper eh?
This one also traveled to Cannes in 2011.
But that is all in the past now because Mystery Road is upon us.
Ivan has returned to a more usual filmmaking process (he had a crew) and word is it is shot beautifully and has an amazing performance from Aaron Pederson plus other actors like Hugo Weaving, Ryan Kwanten, Jack Thompson, Jack Charles, Tasma Walton and Damian Walshe-Howling. Sounds cool on paper eh?
I'm up for a cracker. This Friday 26th July at the Forum. It is currently sold out but they will release the final tickets at 5pm on the night and there is always the stand-by queue at the venue.
One screening only? so it's tomoz or never! Why only one screening?
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