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Ivan Sen

Journey (Ivan Sen, 1997) a boy on the road; 20 min.

Warm Strangers (Ivan Sen, 1997) Jess reunites with his estranged father; 6 min.

Tears (Ivan Sen, 1998) dp Allan Collins, music Ivan Sen & Alister Spence; two young people (called Vaughn and Lena, as in Beneath Clouds - tho with different actors) leave the mish [mission] and head for the bus-stop, possibly to leave town; Luke Carroll (Vaughn), Jamilla Frail (Lena), Alan Campbell, Trevor Hunt, Anita Fernando, Theresa Shields; shot at Come by Chance, Walgett; short, 15 min.

Wind (Ivan Sen, 1999) short, wr. Ivan Sen, prod. Graeme Isaac, dp Allan Collins; tracker theme; in 1857 a young black tracker and his elderly sergeant follow the trail of a killer; Crossing Tracks 'compilation'; 35 min.

Dust (Ivan Sen, 2000) short, wr. Ivan Sen, prod. Teresa-Jayne Hanlon, dp Allan Collins, 2AD Rachel Perkins, music Alister Spence (keyboards) Ivan Sen (guitar); Tristan Bancks, Reta Binge, Clayton Munro, Wayne Munro, Nathalie Roy; filmed Wee Waa; broadcast on SBS Friday 2 June 2000 as part of Unfinished Business: Reconciling the Nation; indigenous short drama exploring the demons and dreams of five people on a cotton farm; colour, 23 min.

Beneath Clouds (Ivan Sen, 2002) wr. ed. dp Ivan Sen, prod. Teresa-Jayne Hanlon; Damian Pitt (Vaughn), Dannielle Hall (Lena); 52nd Berlinale - Berlin Film Festival 2002: Premiere First Film Award, Piper Heidsieck award for Best New Talent - Dannielle Hall; Perth Premiere: 9 May 2002, with Ivan Sen in attendance; Best Director AFI Awards 7 November 2002; Best Cinematography AFI Awards 7 November 2002: Allan Collins; national release 23 May 2002; 95 min.

Yellow Fella (Ivan Sen, 2005) doco on life of Tom. E. Lewis; 25 min.

Aunty Connie (Ivan Sen, 2006) doco on Connie's search for her identity; 25 min.

Shifting Shelter 3 (Ivan Sen, 2006) doco follows the lives of four young ppl; preceded by Shifting Shelter 1 (1995) & 2 (2000)

Shifting Shelter 4 (Ivan Sen, 2011) doco, fourth in the series

A Sister's Love (Ivan Sen, 2007) doco; Rhoda Roberts dealing with the murder of her sister Lois in Lismore in 1998

Fire Talker (Ivan Sen, 2008) doco biopic on Charles Perkins; 55 min.

Dreamland (Ivan Sen, 2009) wr. ed. dp Ivan Sen, prod. David Jowsey; Daniel Roberts, Tasma Walton; story of UFO hunter set in Nevada; completed but not released; 25 people have 'rated' it in IMDb; there is at least a trailer available in Vimeo; 94 min.

Toomelah (Ivan Sen, 2011) wr. ed. dp Ivan Sen, prod. David Jowsey

Mystery Road (Ivan Sen, 2013) aka Moree Girls (working title) wr. dp ed. Ivan Sen, prod. David Jowsey; Aaron Pedersen, Hugo Weaving, Jack Thompson, Ryan Kwanten, Tony Barry, Tasma Walton, Damian Walshe-Howling, Siobhan Binge, David Field, Robert Mammone, Trisha Whitton; shot in Winton, Qld; Australian release 17 October 2013; DVD release 12 February 2014

Goldstone (Ivan Sen, 2016) prod. David Jowsey, Bunya Productions, Aaron Pedersen, Jacki Weaver, Alex Russell, David Gulpilil, David Wenham, Tom E. Lewis; spinoff from Mystery Road; shot Middleton, Qld

This Winter (Ivan Sen, tba) prod. David Jowsey, Bunya Productions; Ursula Yovich, Brandon Waters; shot Tamworth; SMH article; not completed/released

Loveland (Ivan Sen, 2021) aka Expired; wr., dp., music, Ivan Sen; prod. David Jowsey, Bunya Productions; Keiichi Enomoto, June Yoon, Ryan Kwanten, Hugo Weaving; scifi; shot Hong Kong, Macau, Qld

Limbo (Ivan Sen, 2023) wr. ed. dp music co-prod. Ivan Sen, co-prod. David Jowsey, Greer Simpkin, Rachel Higgins, prod. Bunya; Simon Baker, Rob Collins, Natasha Wanganeen; shot Coober Pedy, SA


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