Here is the first look at the promotional poster for Strangers in a Carpark. The feature film was shot on location in Newcastle, NSW and follows the lives of 4 strangers and the sequence of events that eventually brings them together one night in a car park. A very big shoutout to those in front of and behind camera and their hard work on this shoot. More news to come later in the year. Check out the IMDB page for updates.
June Catch Up: Kennards Hire - meet Lil Ken; Filming complete for short film ‘Grape’; ‘Residence’ now in Post Production, plus shooting currently underway for new Feature Film in Newcastle.
t has been a long while since I’ve last posted here, so here’s a catch up of the things that have happened thus far!
There are new Kennards Hire spots released recently which introduces the character of Lil’ Ken. I was fortunate enough to have a puppet made in my likeness to use and operate for these spots, so it’s definitely one of the highlights of my career thus far! A big thanks to Kennards Hire (shoutout to Reshma and the team) Enigma, Toybox Films and Rhiannon Paige Artistry for a smooth 2 days of shooting!
For the entire Ken and Lil’ Ken series, visit the Kennards Hire Youtube Page
I recently completed filming on the Gold Coast for the short Grape, written and directed by the talented Aurora Iler. Aurora is a young creative who has already achieved many things at such a young age. She was one of the winners in the 2022 World Monologue Games and a finalist in the 7 NEWS Young Achiever of the Year Award for her work in her previous work Melonhead, which stars Nick Hardcastle. Grape highlights the impact of teenage vaping and has The Queensland Family and Child commission behind it as a distributor, so keep an eye out for it down the line. Here are a few snaps on set below:
A big thanks to Aurora and her Family for facilitating a wonderful experience on set, and the wonderful Bronte Larson, Lucas Bell and Liliya Ho for playing the rest of my family.
Another big thanks to the S Club (Sarah [of Sarah Disney Film Productions - cool news on this soon], Shan and Sam for looking after me between shooting/post shoot)
You can keep up to date by visiting Grape IG Page, as well as checking out the current Go-Fund me page used to help raise funds for post-production and it’s festival screenings.
Recently, the feature film Residence completed principal photography and is now in post prod! It’s been a while since shooting began and little by little, the wonderful film has finally completed the biggest undertaking. I can’t wait for the world to see Rongo and what role he plays in the Residence world.
What is Rongo thinking? Photo by Fabrizio Evans
And finally, I’m currently part way through shooting another movie in Newcastle. There have been many a trip back and forth between Sydney and Newy but it’s been a wonderful ride. It’s also a major opportunity for me, as it is a lead role and the opportunity to showcase sides of my acting I’ve not had the chance to before. I’m so proud of what’s been shot thus far, and can’t wait to get this out into the world. More news on this very very soon!