Category Archives: In Development

May
26
2010

The Volcano’s Wife

The Volcano’s Wife, in association with Michael Dillon Film Enterprises, is an untold slice of Australian history set in Papua New Guinea and Sydney – a story of how one woman survived the 1951 volcanic eruption of Mt Lamington which killed over 10,000 people. It was the biggest natural disaster in Australia’s immediate region. The [...]

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May
07
2010

In the House of Pure Red Feathers

Robert Flaherty’s first film, Nanook of the North became a cinema sensation in 1924 and brought Flaherty international fame. When Hollywood contracted him for a second film, Flaherty chose Samoa as the location. In the House of Pure Red Feathers charts Flaherty’s creative labours in Samoa, strange off-camera experiences, his volatile relationship with Hollywood during [...]

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