Feature Length Films
The Library Boys (2022)
SOUND RECORDIST: JAMES BROWNING
The Library Boys
In their last year of high school, three teenage slackers — Zane, James, and Mitch — join together in the fight to do as little work as possible before graduation day arrives.
But between the parties, hormones and unwanted body hair, these lifelong best friends receive an unexpected lesson in what it really means to grow up.
Sex, Love, and Shakespeare collide in this heartfelt coming-of-age ode to "hangout" films like Dazed and Confused and American Graffiti.
Winner: COMEDY VANGUARD AWARD - Austin Film Festival 2022
Writer / Director / Producer: Zane Borg
Director of Photography: Bernard Winter
CAST:
ZANE - Jack Kenny
JAMES - Joe Kenny
MITCH - Uisce Goriss-Dazeley
CHARLIE - Paige Joustra
BETH - Mia Barrett
BECCA - Enna Blake
TILLY - Megan Douglas
MR. SPINNOLI - John McCullough
Filmed in 2019
Paper Champions (2020)
SOUND RECORDIST: JAMES BROWNING
BOOM OPERATOR: LACHLAN STEWART
BOOM OPERATOR (ADDITIONAL): ALEX CHRISTENSEN
Rey is a regular guy, working a regular job, living a regular life. After spending 10 years in a job he doesn’t like, he realises all of his skills can be summed up in a pamphlet. A surge of inspiration causes Rey to quit, forcing him further outside his comfort zone than he's ever ventured before.
Slowly, Rey's life begins to take shape, but not without the help of his old work colleague and best mate Wade: a big man, with an even bigger heart. After a backyard rugby incident involving Wade’s cousins, Rey is rushed to the local clinic where he meets Holly. There is immediate chemistry between the two but Rey is unable to muster up the courage to ask Holly on a date. Wade and his cousins explain to Rey that he needs to find his Mana. To have Mana implies influence, authority, and efficacy—the ability to perform in a given situation.
In a quirky and loveable story, Rey must rely on a Polynesian family, a Spanish dance teacher, an ex-wrestler, and all of his friends to help him become the Paper Champion.
Director: Jo-anne Brechin
Director of Photography: Rudi Siira
Cast: Luke Saliba, John Tui, Gary Sweet, Kaarin Fairfax, Genevieve Morris, Tessa de Josselin, Erin Scott
Filmed in 2019
Nova Star (2021)
SOUND RECORDIST: JAMES BROWNING
SOUND RECORDIST/SOUND DESIGNER: GERARD MACK
STRONGMAN FILMS / DANIEL ARMSTRONG
Set in an 80s retro futureworld Mack, and her robot co-worker Spanners, clean toilets aboard the majestic spaceship Nova Queen. When an ancient star fragment is embedded in Mack’s skull by a dying space princess the space sh*t hits the space fan. Mack and Spanners are chased across the galaxy by Kill-Bots, Space Pirates, Bounty Hunters and an evil Space Queen who plans to use the Star to flush the entire cosmos out of reality through a black hole. Using everything she knows from a life working in sanitation it’s up to Mack to save the star, and save the galaxy!
Cast: Rebecca Fortuna, Mitchell Brotz, Whitney Duff
Screened as part of Monster Fest, 2021 in Melbourne, VIC
Filmed in 2019
Dark Place (2019) - Vale Light
SOUND RECORDIST: JAMES BROWNING
SOUND RECORDIST (ADDITIONAL): ROSE SCHRAMM
BOOM OPERATOR: GAVIN WOLFE
Outback zombies, supernatural housing projects, female revenge, sleep deprivation and Gothic spookiness electrify this twisted horror anthology from five up-and-coming Indigenous filmmakers.
Dark Place is an anthology of 5 short films. Vale Light is the segment that was filmed in Tasmania. Directed by Rob Braslin.
Filmed in 2018
The Slaughterhouse Killer (2021)
SOUND RECORDIST: JAMES BROWNING
Small town living suits Box just fine. Blue-collar, safe, simple. A passion for slaughter keeps him in line at the local abattoir where he has the chance to quench his thirst for blood. When Nathan, a young parolee arrives in town, Box is instructed to take him under his wing, and soon the two men bond over a bloody murder. Unable to resist the temptations of blood, the two form a friendship revolving around their sickness for bloodshed. A friendship which is bad news for everyone in town as they become lambs for the slaughter used solely as entertainment for the duo.
Director: Sam Curtain
Writers: Sam Curtain, Benjamin Clarke
Producers: Sam Curtain, Benjamin Clarke
Cinematography: Leuke Marriott
Makeup Effects: Arabella Barwick
Editor: Sam Curtain
Sound Design: Dmitry Kroupsky
Composer: Caleb Jacobs
Main Cast:
Box / Craig Ingham
Nathan / James Mason,
Tracey / Kristen Condon
Blake / Dean Kirkright
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Slasher
Runtime: 78 minutes
Language: English
Year of Production: 2020
Filmed in 2017
The Dunes (2021)
SOUND RECORDIST (AUSTRALIA): JAMES BROWNING
A renowned journalist from the LA Times, who returns to his hometown of The Dunes and while he's there, a mysterious figure from his past arises and threatens his entire existence.
Filmed in 2017
Trench (2018)
SOUND RECORDIST: TIM McCORMICK
BOOM OPERATOR: JAMES BROWNING
Reclusive writer Becky Holt is being stalked in her home. Struggling comedian Sam Slade is being evicted from hers. When Sam decides to play detective for cash, these two oddballs are thrown together to crack the case… if they don’t get themselves killed first.
Nominated for 2 OzFlix Independent Film Awards (Best Film Under $500K and Best Emerging New Talent), TRENCH is a loving homage to the film noir detective and screwball comedy pictures of the 1930s and '40s, shot in beautiful black-and-white, yet set during our very different, increasingly complex internet age of the 2010s, where a woman with something to say can so quickly become a target for stalkers and trolls with malevolent intent.
Director/Editor/Cinematographer: Paul Anthony Nelson
Writers/Producers: Perri Cummings and Paul Anthony Nelson
CAST: Perri Cummings, Samantha Hill, Scott Major, David Lamb, Lulu McClatchy, Cate Wolfe, Guy Davis, Simon Godfrey, Leighton Phair
Filmed in 2017
West of Sunshine (2017)
SOUND RECORDIST: JACK McCULLOCH
BOOM OPERATOR: JAMES BROWNING
Separated from his family and caught in a cycle of gambling and debt, Jim has less than a day to repay a violent loan shark. His day is turned upside down when he must look after his young. Jim's relationship with his son is tested as his plans to pay back the loan fail. When his last desperate effort to repay the debt puts his son's life at risk, he must make a choice between his past and a second chance at life.
Also featuring Kat Stewart (Underbelly, Offspring), "West of Sunshine's rough, down-to-heel Aussie vibe prompts one to set it alongside other recent bawlers and brawlers, such as Kriv Stenders' Boxing Day or David Michod's Animal Kingdom." (The Guardian).
Director: Jason Raftopoulos
Cast: Damian Hill, Kat Stewart, Ty Perham
Filmed in 2017
The Legend of Ben Hall (2016)
SOUND RECORDIST: JAMES BROWNING
BOOM OPERATOR: JOYCE NORTHEY
From writer/director Matthew Holmes (Twin Rivers) and Executive Producer Greg Mclean (Jungle, Wolf Creek) comes this epic true story of the legendary Australian bushranger and outlaw Ben Hall. Starring Jack Martin, Jamie Coffa, William Lee, Joanne Dobbin and Callan McAuliffe, "The Legend of Ben Hall" boasts powerful performances in a gritty true story, with breathtaking visuals of the stunning Australian landscape.
After two years on the road, bushranger Ben Hall considers surrendering to the law when his old friend John Gilbert entices him back into the game. Taking on a fresh recruit John Dunn, the gang ride again, before long becoming the most wanted men in the British Empire. When they are declared outlaw, the three decide to flee the colony forever. As Ben Hall seeks to make peace with his tortured past, the their trusted friend becomes a police informant. They set a cunning trap for the outlaws, and on the cold morning of May 5th 1865, Ben Hall emerges alone from his camp... and walks into legend forever.
Made with strict adherence to historical accuracy, THE LEGEND OF BEN HALL will be the first big screen adaptation of this iconic Australian story, and the first in a proposed trilogy by writer/director Matthew Holmes.
Produced by Russell Cunningham ("Birth of a Warrior"), Jessica Pearce ("Waiting on Sound"), Michael Favelle ("Canopy") and Executive Produced by Greg Mclean ("Wolf Creek", "Rogue", "Jungle") and Ross Angelo. Cinematography by Peter Szilveszter ("The Artifice"), Production Design by Das Patterson, Costumes by Michael Chisholm ("Ponderosa"), Music by Ronnie Minder, Edited by Caitlin Spiller, Historical Advisor Peter Bradley.
An Odin's Eye Entertainment presentation of a Two Tone Pictures/RLC Motion Picture Entertainment/Running Panda Films production, in association with Emu Creek Pictures, SunJive Studios and Film Victoria, with Soundfirm and Palmarium LLC.
TRAILER CREDITS: Trailer edited by Edward Tresize. Music produced by Ronnie Minder. Mixed by Meena Shamaly.
All images and music are Copyright © 2016 Two Tone Pictures Pty Ltd. All rights reserved. For promotional use only.
Filmed in 2014 - 2015
JAMES BROWNING - SOUND RECORDIST / BOOM OPERATOR - HOBART, TASMANIA