documentary

Rare Chicken Rescue

Best Sound in a Documentary

AFI AWARD (2008)

Winner

Best Documentary Film

AFI AWARD (2008)

Nominee

Best Direction in a Documentary

AFI AWARD (2008)

Nominee

Best Editing in a Documentary

AFI AWARD (2008)

Nominee

Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Short

Slamdance Film Festival, Utah (2009)

Winner

Best Documentary

Dendy Award (2008)

Winner

Best Short Documentary

Film Critics Circle of Australia (2009)

Winner

Best Documentary Short form

ATOM Awards (2008)

Nominee

Best Documentary Human Story

ATOM Awards (2008)

Nominee

Panda Award

Wildscreen Film Festival (2008)

Nominee

Best Short Documentary

IF Awards (2008)

Nominee

55th Sydney International Film Festival

(2008)

Official Selection

After a long battle with depression, Queensland rare chicken breeder Mark Tully is now on a mission to protect the endangered chickens to which he owes his life.

I was part of the sound post production team that picked up an AFI award for Best Sound in a Documentary!

Year:

2008

Director:

Randall Wood

Producer:

Vicki Gest, Trish Lake

Editor:

Scott Walton

Prod Company:

Freshwater Productions

Broadcaster:

ABC1

LINKS:

“A beautiful, simple tale about one man’s love of rare-breed chickens and how that love redeemed him from chronic depression…. funny, heartfelt, and surprisingly moving.”

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Sunday Age, Melbourne. 4 May 2008

“With a whimsical style reminiscent of Errol Morris (The Fog of War) and Mark Lewis (Cane Toads), writer-director-cinematographer Randall Wood has laid a beauty.”

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Sydney Morning Herald. May 2008

“Half an hour just doesn’t do justice to this unseen world, and the soul-mending solace this young man found clucking within it.”

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The Age, Melbourne. 1 May 2008

“Every now and then, a show comes along that has a much bigger punch than you could possibly anticipate, and tonight that honour goes to this little gem.”

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TV Week. 6 May 2008

“It’s difficult to imagine a documentary on rare chickens making for enthralling viewing, but it’s not hard to get sucked into this one….”

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Herald Sun, Melbourne. May 2008