Documentary/narrative about the author Ross Franklyn (Frank Hardy). An experiment in documentary form working in the border region between narrative/fiction and documentary/fact.
Written, Produced and Directed by Daryl Dellora
Frank Hardy HIMSELF
John F. Howard ROSS FRANKLYN
Rhonda Wilson 1ST ACADEMIC
Bruce Knappert ALAN HALL
David Gray REPORTER
Susie Fraser 2ND ACADEMIC
Monty Maizels ROSS FRANKLYN, 1985
WITH
Rick Westley, Barry Thomas, Mark Courtney, Elaine McKenna Lyndel Cureton, Anna Piantoni Zaita Oldfield, Tom Clayden, Jenny Franklin, Noreen Kane, Jack Battista, Mirielle Vignon, Tess Flynn, Alex Lawlor, Gerry Watts, Gary Dellora, Janet Stutley, Jim O’Donoghue
Ian Wansbrough, Frank Hardy, Jenny Hocking SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT Stephen Terry MUSIC Ian Wansbrough PRODUCTION MANAGER & 1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Jock Healy SOUND RECORDIST Karen Von Bamberger ART DIRECTOR Ollie Martin, John Armstrong CAMERA ASSISTANTS Noellie Taylor BOOM SWINGER Michael Rogowski PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Janusz Molinski LIGHTING ASSISTANT Sally Groom CONTINUITY Sarah Minifie CATERING Jilly Hocking, Janusz Molinski STILLS Jim Clayden SUPER 8 Janet Stutley COSTUMES Tess Flynn VIDEO MIXER Tom Lambert, Vin McPherson 1940s CARS
THANKS TO
John Hughes, George Seelaf, John McLaren, Alvie Booth, Lance Loughrey, Margory Sutherland, Delsie Elliot, Waldemar Buczynski, Ron Smith, Ian Lang, Geoff Montfort, Ray Fenner, Pascoe Publishing, Discount Rent-a-car, Open Channel, International Bookshop, Communist Party of Australia, Collingwood City Council
Produced at the Swinburne Film and Television School, Hawthorn Victoria Australia with the assistance of the Australian Film Commission