Diving In

Adam Bowes is an actor, writer and director who grew up in
the small country town of Yamba on the Far North Coast of
NSW. He is a double above knee amputee, after being born without the tibia bones in both legs and having them amputated at the age
of two. Adam is an avid writer, most recently co-writing and
co-directing the viral video NDIS FAILS for Tonightly with Tom Ballard on ABC COMEDY and listed as a creative consultant for Princess Pictures’ TV series Jeremy The Dud. As an actor, Adam has
been seen in Hacksaw Ridge, Winchester, Rostered On, The Angus
Project and The Heights. He was also handpicked by The Equity Diversity Committee to perform in The 2018 Diversity Showcase. Diving In is Adam’s first time co-directing a short film and is loosely based on his time as a swimmer in the mid-2000’s, having broken seven Australian Records and competing at the Youth Paralympic Games in 2009.

Nina Oyama is a 26 year old comedy writer and director
whose work has been seen on You’re Skitting Me, The
Chaser’s Election Desk and Squinters Season 1 & 2. While
working on Tonightly with Tom Ballard, Nina co-wrote the
viral video NDIS FAILS with Adam Bowes. In 2017, Nina and
actor Angus Thompson co-created The Angus Project web
series, about a guy with cerebral palsy who parties really hard
with the help of his useless carer. In 2018 ABC COMEDY
commissioned a pilot episode of the show which landed Nina
an Australian Directors’ Guild nomination. In 2019 Nina was
handpicked to be part of Screen Australia’s Talent LA
Delegation and AFTR’s Talent Camp in NSW. This year, Nina
was shortlisted for ATYP’s Rebel Wilson Scholarship and is
slated to write for YOLO Crystal Fantasy on Adult Swim.
Diving In is Nina’s first short film and was born from her and Adam’s shared love of teen comedies.