Who says stunt work in films and TV is predominantly a man’s world? Not the folks at Women in Film and TV NSW, who are keen to blow up that idea by staging a female-led stunts and film workshop in Sydney next month.
Actress, filmmaker, martial artist and fight coordinator Maria Trần had long wanted to direct a film but nobody asked her so she decided to self-fund, co-produce, direct and star in Echo 8.
Eight established and emerging filmmakers will each create a three to five minute documentary with a focus on the performing arts during the challenging time of COVID-19.
Callan Mulvey, Tess Haubrich, Claude Jabbour, Maria Tran, Matt Nable, and Damian Walshe-Howling will appear alongside Lincoln Younes and Ian McShane in Helium's 'Last King of the Cross', which has commenced production in Sydney.
English actor Tim Roth (Hateful Eight) will play lead antagonist Ezra Shipman in Helium's 'Last King of The Cross', taking over from Ian McShane, who has withdrawn from the production due to health concerns.
Cineflix Rights has sold Helium's 'Last King of the Cross' to Sky for the UK, Ireland, Italy and Germany.
January will be a time for giving in Sydney as production on Joy Hopwood's 'The Gift That Gives' gets underway.
'Last King of the Cross', an operatic story of brothers John (Lincoln Younes) and Sam Ibrahim (Claude Jabbour), will premiere on Paramount+ 17 February.