Feature Documentary
When a volunteer firefighter drives his car into almost certain death during the worst fires in Australian history, he does it because he ‘has a job to do’. Three months later, the fires are out but his nightmares are just beginning. What’s tormenting him, however, isn’t the memory of flames. Turning a sensitive lens on the unprecedented devastation of Australia’s 2019/2020 ‘Black Summer’ bushfires, from a country-wide emergency to the astonishing stories of help that emerged, A FIRE INSIDE presents an inspirational look at the way people respond to crisis and its true cost to the human spirit.
Distributor: Icon Films
Directed by Justin Krook
Produced by Michael Hilliard, Camilla Mazzaferro, Casey Ventura
Executive Producers: Rob Galluzzo, Corey Esse, Brent Smart, Zara Curtis, Jacqueline Maxted
Festivals & Awards:
Sydney Film Festival, Official Selection
Riviera International Film Festival, Official Selection
Uiji Mountain Film Festival, Winner Youth Jury Award
International Public Health Film Competition, Winner Best Film
Riviera International Film Festival
Vancouver International film festival
Mystic film festival
The NewsFest (true stories)
Friday Harbour Film Festival
Feature Documentary
Artificial Intelligence – the most radical new technology of our time. What is AI, how is it created and what will it mean for the way we work, play, live and learn? What will happen when we’re no longer the smartest ones on the planet? And who, if anyone, is controlling the rise of this new technology?
MACHINE talks to world-renowned experts, the people who are creating, researching and controlling this new technology. At times optimistic, thought-provoking and awe-inspiring, MACHINE looks not only at the practical applications of AI, but also the ethical questions raised by these new developments.
Distributor: Icon Films
Directed by Justin Krook
Produced by Michael Hilliard, Luke Mazzaferro
Executive Producers: Rob Galluzzo, David Gelb, Brian McGinn, Sean McKeever, Jason Sterman
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
Australian Screen Editor Awards - Nominated - Best Editing in a Feature Documentary
Melbourne International Film Festival - Official Selection
Manchester Film Festival - Official Selection
Glasgow Film Festival - Official Selection
TV Documentary
Director: Marc Radomsky
Network: ABC
TV Documentary
Director: Zach Merck
Producer: Michael Hilliard
Production: Radical Media
Network: National Geographic
TV Documentary
Director: Aaron Smith
Producer: Kirk Docker
Production: ABC
TV Documentary
Director: Jeff Zwart
Production: Radical Media
Feature Documentary
Winner One Show Entertainment Awards Best Online Branded Entertainment
Winner D&AD Awards Silver Pencil award
Nominated Directors Guild of America Awards Best Reality Show
Director: Zach Merc
Production: Radical Media
Co-edited with Peter Holmes