THE DIVER
Directors - Jamie Helmer Michael Leonard
Writer - Michael Leonard
Producers - Michael Leonard Justin Pechberty Damien Megherbi
Cast - Nicholas Denton John Brumpton Kaarin Fairfax Julie Nihill Dana Miltins
Director of Photography - Giovanni Lorusso
Production Designer - Sara Glaoua
Editor - Greg Cooper
Sound Design - Sean Crowley Vincent Arnardi
Sound Composition - Jessie L. Warren
Chaos and confusion rage inside Callan. His father, Malcolm, attempts to contain his son's volatile nature, but when his base instincts are left unchecked, the violence he is capable of displays its full potential.
THE DIVER
(EXPERIMENTAL SHORT)
This experimental piece is an exploration of the moods and textures within the world of The Diver.
During pre-production for The Diver, a small crew of us travelled down to a few select locations on the Victorian coast with the intention of immersing ourselves in the essence of the idea. The result is the impressionistic 16mm piece presented here.
Director - Michael Leonard
Writer - Michael Leonard
Producer - Michael Leonard
Cast - Michael Leonard
Director of Photography - Giovanni Lorusso
Editor - Greg Cooper
Sound Design - Greg Cooper
Sound Composition - Jessie L. Warren
The Knife Salesman
A frustrated house wife invites a traveling knife salesman into her home. Tensions rise as he goes to work sharpening her dull blades.
In a small nook of heat-drenched coastal Australia, a traveling Knife Salesman, Tom, visits upon Mary, a frustrated house wife. As blades grind on stone, tensions build as Mary’s two boisterous children observe Tom and Mary playing out their all too familiar roles.
Directors – Jamie Helmer and Michael Leonard
Writer – Michael Leonard
Producer – Michael Leonard
Cast – Syd Brisbane Dana Miltins
Director of Photography – Giovanni Lorusso
Production Design – Jamie Helmer
Editor – Greg Cooper
Sound Design – Sean Crowley
Sound Composition – Sean Crowley Jessie L. Warren
LATE OCTOBER
The consciousness of a man who killed himself decades ago, lingers in the house of a couple whose relationship is falling apart.
A man and a woman in the dying throes of a long-term relationship move into a house where years ago, a lonely man took his own life. The consciousness of the dead man lingers in the couple's home. As he watches their relationship fall apart, he is drawn closer to the woman, feeling a kinship with her sadness. The woman becomes increasingly unsettled by his presence within her home and encounters violence and chaos in an abrasive outside world.
Director – Jamie Helmer
Writer – Jamie Helmer
Producer – Michael Leonard
Cast – Nick Pelomis Dana Miltins
Director of Photography – Ryan Alexander Lloyd
Production Design – Rennie Watson
Editor – Greg Cooper
Sound Design – Sean Crowley
Sound Composition – Jessie L. Warren Rohan Cooper