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"A debut South Australian filmmaking team has spun gold from straw, using one actor, one location and a shoestring budget to create a world-class sci-fi thriller." - Written by Rachael Mead

“The product of a collaboration between debut director Matt Vesely, writer Lucy Campbell, producer Bettina Hamilton, and cinematographer Michael Tessari (whose work is soon to be seen on Netflix's new series Gymnastics Academy: A Second Chance), the indie film is being made on a shoestring budget of less than half a million Australian dollars. The movie is distributed by Bonsai Films and is supported by Film Lab: New Voices, a new initiative funded by the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC), Adelaide Film Festival (AFF), and Mercury CX designed to foster new film-making talent in South Australia. The film's most intriguing aspect is that it features a single character.”

Filming is now underway in Adelaide on Monolith, the first feature film to go into production as part of the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) and Adelaide Film Festival’s (AFF) Film Lab: New Voices initiative.

Production has commenced in Adelaide on the Netflix young adult drama series Gymnastics Academy: A Second Chance!.

If you are living in South Australia and are interested in a career in the camera department then grab a ticket and head to the SAFC sat 17th of April to hear about all things working in the camera department!

Late last year I had the privilege of shooting one of three films funded by the SAFC and AFF. This initiative alongside support from Panavision Australia allowed us to create a wonderful little script called The Last Elephant on Earth. The film is currently in post and is aiming to be released early 2021.

Embarrassing little profile written for the ACS newsletter about how I got my start in the industry.