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RIDE LIKE A GIRL (2019)
Starring Teresa Palmer, Sam Neill, Sullivan Stapleton, Genevieve Morris, Stevie Payne, Gryffin Morrison, Summer North, Brooke Satchwell, Sophia Forrest and Anneliese Apps. Directed by Rachel Griffiths.
As a little girl, Michelle Payne dreams of the impossible: winning the Melbourne Cup — horse-racing's toughest two-mile race. The youngest of 10 children, Michelle is raised by single father Paddy. She leaves school at 15 to become a jockey and after early failures she finds her feet, but a family tragedy, followed by her own near fatal horse fall all but ends the dream. But with the love of her dad and her brother Stevie, Michelle will not give up. Against all the medical advice, and the protests of her siblings, she rides on, and meets the Prince of Penzance. Together they overcome impossible odds for a shot at the dream: a ride in the 2015 Melbourne Cup, at odds of 100 to 1. The rest is history.
Starring Teresa Palmer, Sam Neill, Sullivan Stapleton, Genevieve Morris, Stevie Payne, Gryffin Morrison, Summer North, Brooke Satchwell, Sophia Forrest and Anneliese Apps. Directed by Rachel Griffiths.
As a little girl, Michelle Payne dreams of the impossible: winning the Melbourne Cup — horse-racing's toughest two-mile race. The youngest of 10 children, Michelle is raised by single father Paddy. She leaves school at 15 to become a jockey and after early failures she finds her feet, but a family tragedy, followed by her own near fatal horse fall all but ends the dream. But with the love of her dad and her brother Stevie, Michelle will not give up. Against all the medical advice, and the protests of her siblings, she rides on, and meets the Prince of Penzance. Together they overcome impossible odds for a shot at the dream: a ride in the 2015 Melbourne Cup, at odds of 100 to 1. The rest is history.
REVIEWS Ride Like a Girl - Melbourne Cup biopic plagued by race's questionable history
A STREET CAT NAMED BOB (2017)
Starring Luke Treadaway, Ruta Gedmintas, Joanne Froggat and Anthony Head. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode.
The true feel good story of how James Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat.
Starring Luke Treadaway, Ruta Gedmintas, Joanne Froggat and Anthony Head. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode.
The true feel good story of how James Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat.
JOHN DOE: VIGILANTE (2014)
Starring Jamie Bamber, Lachy Hulme and Daniel Lissing. Directed by Kelly Dolen.
The story of John Doe, a man accused of being a brutal vigilante serial killer. As we await verdict on his trial, the film uncovers his crimes and dissects the reasoning behind his actions – actions that have divided the community. When a vigilante group called ‘Speak for the Dead’ emerges in support of John Doe’s cause, the debate about justice versus vengeance is elevated to dangerous new heights.
Starring Jamie Bamber, Lachy Hulme and Daniel Lissing. Directed by Kelly Dolen.
The story of John Doe, a man accused of being a brutal vigilante serial killer. As we await verdict on his trial, the film uncovers his crimes and dissects the reasoning behind his actions – actions that have divided the community. When a vigilante group called ‘Speak for the Dead’ emerges in support of John Doe’s cause, the debate about justice versus vengeance is elevated to dangerous new heights.