documentary

Rare Chicken Rescue

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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

“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