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Celebrity Health – Trevor Jamieson
In 2007, Aboriginal actor Trevor Jamieson won a Deadly for his acclaimed production – a personal, multilingual, family story that he conceived and developed with Scott Rankin and Alex Kelly. The production, titled Napartji Napartji won the category of Outstanding Achievement in Film, TV or Theatre. Now Trevor is starring in a production about the […]
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NITV’s Tanya Denning
A huge groundswell of community support has ensured a further 12 months funding for NITV, but the battle isn’t over yet. Tanya Denning takes us inside the campaign to keep NITV on the box. DV: A further 12 months funding for NITV is great news, but obviously not what you were hoping for, where does […]
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Desert Stories coming to a screen near you!
Have you seen yourself on screen lately? No? Well, The Stories Project is going to change that! Five very keen young Indigenous filmmakers hailing from the Pilbara are embarking on a digital media project that will bring the people, places and perspectives of Australia’s Western Desert into focus on your computer screen, on your mobile […]
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Leah Purcell – Queen Leah
Deadly Vibe Issue 157 March 2010 Despite a hugely successful career in acting, directing and music, Leah Purcell remains humble and ready to learn more about her craft Leah recently landed a role in the Bell Shakespeare production of King Lear . “Acting in Shakespeare is like playing jazz – there are actual rules you […]
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Rocky McKenzie – High-School Musical Star
The new leading man in the long-awaited movie version of the musical Bran Nue Dae had never acted, sung or danced before being cast in the role of Willie. Now he’s sharing the screen with acclaimed actors, such as Ernie Dingo, Ningali Lawford-Wolf, Deborah Mailman and Geoffrey Rush. While most aspiring actors spend their lives […]
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Darlene Johnson
Filmmaker Darlene Johnson (Two Bob Mermaid, Stolen Generations, Gulpilil: One Red Blood, Following The Rabbit-Proof Fence, Crocodile Dreaming, River of No Return) tells how being healthy helps her creativity and gives her stamina for long days on the film set. STATISTICS Height: 164cmWeight: 62kgAge: 39Mob: Dhunghutti from the North Coast of NSWOccupation/s: Writer, director, producer […]
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Richard Frankland – Laterally Speaking
Richard Frankland’s not afraid to speak his mind when it comes to Indigenous human rights, but his latest project promotes a quiet cultural revolution as the key to freedom. Gunditjmara man Richard Frankland has been called many things: a Renaissance man, a musician, an activist, filmmaker, director, writer, deaths-in-custody investigator, soldier and fisherman. When Richard […]
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Luke Carroll – On the road to redemption
Deadly Vibe Issue 151 September 2009 The new Stone Bros movie features some of Australia’s deadliest talent, including Luke Carroll in a starring role. Deadly Vibe caught up with Luke, who’s also the host of this year’s Deadlys, to find out what the movie’s all about and why it’s making history. There was a time […]
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Hunter Page – Destiny Hunter
Leaping New York’s skyscrapers in a single bound is on the books for another Page His Australian-US parents have scaled the heights of the international dance scene but his creative instincts are seeking out a career in film. Hunter Page-Lochard approaches manhood with many worlds at his feet. You might expect that the son of […]
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Brandon Walters – A Star is Born
Deadly Vibe Issue 142 He’s the newest face in film. Meet Brandon Walters – star of Australia. Brandon Walters has been described by the famous Australian film director Baz Luhrmann as “our next leading man”, but even a key role in a $130 million international film hasn’t convinced Brandon that acting is his future. “I […]
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History Boys
Deadly Vibe Issue 131 – January 2008 A stirring Australian film reveals a surprising new Aboriginal acting talent. STORY: The age-old themes of friendship and acceptance have been the subject of many a film, but rarely have these universal issues been handled so delicately, and yet so powerfully, as in the new Australian production September. […]
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Heath Bergerson
Deadly Vibe Issue 97 March 2005 A Class Act He’s been on television, in film and on the stage ” we catch up with deadly young actor Heath Bergersen. Back in 1999, a young Heath Bergersen graced the front cover of April’s Deadly Vibe. At the time he was appearing in the Channel Ten soap […]
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Erica Glynn
v >Deadly Vibe Issue 78 September 2003 Film- maker Erica Glynn took a job with the Australian Film Commission recently, but it’s not going to stop her from doing what she loves most ” telling people’s stories via film. SBS this month screens Erica’s latest half-hour documentary ” Ngangkari Way ” about two traditional healers […]
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Ten Canoes
Deadly Vibe Issue 111 May 2004 Step Back in Time A tale of love, kidnapping, sorcery, mayhem and revenge gone wrong. Most film sets are unlikely to need crocodile spotters. And most films are unlikely to feature an entire cast that has never acted before. But for Rolf de Heer’s new film Ten Canoes, these […]
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Aaron Pederson
Deadly Vibe Issue 86 April 2004 Up, up and away At the beginning of the year, Aaron Pedersen was wondering what work might be coming his way. Now he’s so busy he barely has time to think. At the beginning of the year, Aaron Pedersen was wondering what work might be coming his way. Now […]
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History Boys
History Boys A stirring Australian film reveals a surprising new Aboriginal acting talent. The age-old themes of friendship and acceptance have been the subject of many a film, but rarely have these universal issues been handled so delicately, and yet so powerfully, as in the new Australian production September. Set in the Australian wheat-belt in […]
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