Features

HIPS currently has two feature films in development:
Deep Water and My Persona.

Deep Water:
This is the tale of a love triangle set in an isolated fishing village on the rugged west coast of Tasmania. Where betrayal forces three people to accept the truth or risk losing everything

John is a fisherman living on the Wild West coast of Tasmania with his Filipino wife Lita. Following the unexpected arrival of Murray, a young Aboriginal man, John's world begins to disintegrate. He becomes tormented by his fruitless attempts to get Lita pregnant and his inabilty to catch enough fish to pay off the mortgage on his boat. When things finally begin to turn around for him he is confronted with a terrible choice. Either he accepts the truth about the past, or he loses all hope for the future.

Deep Water was written by Michael Cummins.


My Persona:
This is a light-hearted comedy of errors and mistaken identity. Helen attempts to revitalise her marriage by masquerading as Monique (a beautician junkie with a French accent), not realising that the character she has created is disturbingly similar to the woman who has run off with all of Dominic Depardieu's money.

With Helen's husband falling in love with the pseudo Monique and his business partner meeting the real one, Helen is drawn into a dangerous game of cat and mouse

When the real Monique mysteriously disappears, Helen becomes the prime suspect, and must resurrect Monique, prove her innocence, and save her marriage.

My Persona was written by Peter Jessop.

Documentaries

Ice Maverick and Reputation and Livelihood.

Ice Maverick:
Sir Hubert Wilkins spent most of his life as a scientist and adventurer exploring the polar regions. The driving force in his life was his vision "to bring mankind to a higher state of civilisation". He believed that the long-term prediction of global weather patterns would enable more efficient food supply and allow agricultural industries to eliminate scarcity and thus bring harmony to the world.

Born in South Australia in 1888 Sir Hubert became the first man to fly over the Artic Sea and take a submarine below the Arctic ice. An Indiana Jones type character, Hubert Wilkins was an official war photographer in WW1 and then a documentary cinematographer. Despite becoming entangled in espionage and the politics of the race for glory and discovery, Sir Hubert was known as a courageous explorer and scientist, receiving a knighthood in Britain, honours in Europe and celebrity in the US.

Ice Maverick details the life of this extraordinary man now forgotten by history, and his quest to alleviate human suffering. It uses his extraordinary archival footage to recreate the adventure, drama and excitement of Sir Hubert Wilkins' life and times.


Reputation and Livelihood:
This is a documentary filmed at the 2002 Melbourne Art Fair featuring interviews with artists at all stages of their careers, exploring how they work, survive and build their careers.

Visaurals

Soundscape visual pieces documenting the:
Melbourne Art Fair 2000 and Melbourne Art Fair 2002.

Aurora Art 2000 (Melbourne Art Fair 2000)
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A digital, audiovisual feast of colour, rhythm and proportion. This film includes fine works of art from all the contemporary masters exhibited at the Melbourne Art Fair 2000, curated, appropriated and edited to create a retrospective view of the impressive 2000 art show. When displayed on a widescreen TV this emotive ambient art film is both entertaining and cerebral.

The first in a series of Digital Visaurals a new media DVD product produced for the definitive sensory meditation. Chill out to the music by Neil Kelly from polka records, while reflecting and journeying through the visual beauty, inspiration and soul of the 2000 Melbourne Art Fair.

Recorded digitally in 16.9 widescreen the paintings, sculptures, people and galleries have been visually woven together with the music to create a unique and extraordinary audiovisual experience.

Developed to play on the home theatre in 5.1 surround sound this new age music video can be played on your computer (with DVD) at work for a short alternative inspirational head space break.

The content of the Digital Visaurals includes many of the most exciting and accomplished artists in the world today. This work also offers the viewer a highly educational reflection on the contemporary art scene today. Whether you are an artist, gallery, educator or investor - this Digital Visaural is for you.


Aurora Art 2002 (Melbourne Art Fair 2002)
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The best of contemporary art with the ambient rock sounds from another award winning band (TBA) on DVD with 5.1 surround sound.

The second in a series of Digital Visaurals a new media DVD product produced for the definitive sensory meditation. Chill out to the music while reflecting and journeying through the visual beauty, inspiration and spirit of the 2002 Melbourne Art Fair.