Four or five years ago writer-director Rodd Rathjen read a story in an environmental journal about forced labour and exploitation of children in Thailand’s fishing industry.
Director Rodd Rathjen showed his mettle in his debut feature 'Buoyancy' so he is an obvious choice to direct an asylum seeker drama based on the harrowing experiences of Kurdish-Iranian journalist Behrouz Boochani.
Rodd Rathjen's 'Buoyancy' won Best Youth Feature Film at last night's Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) in Brisbane.
Writer-director Rodd Rathjen’s debut feature 'Buoyancy', a drama set in rural Cambodia that follows Chakra, a 14-year-old boy enslaved on a fishing trawler, will have its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival.
A new feature film from Baz Luhrmann, set in a small Australian country town, is among the 18 recent projects to receive story development funding from Screen Australia.
Inspired by the real-life plight of workers sold into Southeast Asia’s fishing industry and featuring a powerful performance from its first-time star, this gripping high seas drama was awarded the Panorama Prize by Berlinale’s Ecumenical Jury.