Poppy Stockell.

“This is an incredible story. It’s got it all”: Poppy Stockell traces John Farnham’s hero’s journey

Sony releases documentary ‘John Farnham: Finding the Voice’ today on 275 screens, making it the widest Australian theatrical release of the year so far. Director Poppy Stockell talks to IF about how she found Farnham’s career followed the monomyth.

When Poppy Stockell was first approached to make a documentary about John Farnham’s career, she reflects the producers didn’t quite expect her to answer the way she did; with a resounding “Hell yeah!”.

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