Filmmakers Damian Hill and Paul Ireland plan to follow their gritty comedy-drama 'Pawno' with a contemporary adaptation of a Shakespeare classic.
With a theatrically released feature under their belt, Ireland and the film's screenwriter-star Damian Hill are pitching their next feature to Screen Australia.
Actors turned filmmakers Ireland and Hill met doing a play with storied character actor John Brumpton (Romper Stomper, The Hunter).
Set in Footscray, Melbourne, the film's cast includes Pawno screenwriter Damian Hill, John Brumpton (Romper Stomper), Kerry Armstrong (Lantana), Tony Rickards (Holding The Man), Maeve Dermody (Griff the Invisible) and Mark Coles Smith (Last Cab to Darwin)
Actor Paul Ireland is set to make his feature directing debut on Pawno, a dramedy set in a seedy pawn shop in Melbourne's western suburbs.