Take Two: Mark Grentell and Damian Callinan on making ‘The Merger’

Mark Grentell and Damian Callinan. 

Director Mark Grentell first worked with actor and comedian Damian Callinan on his debut feature Backyard Ashes, and the two followed it up by collaborating to bring Callinan’s one-man stage show The Merger to screen. The film, released in cinemas today, follows a struggling small town AFL team that recruits recently settled refugees to survive. Callinan penned the script and stars in the lead, while Grentell directed. The two speak to IF.

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