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Dreamweavers - Liz Hicklin

Dreamweavers is a short documentary film series recently made on the Mornington Peninsula by award winning local film makers Heather Forbes-McKeon and Yanni Dellaportas, about local inspirational women.

Dreamweavers - Liz Hicklin

Liz Hicklin is an author, poet, and raconteur aged in her early 90’s who lives on the Mornington Peninsula. She’s an inspiration to writers and women of all ages. Many years ago, her two adult daughters suffered from mental illness and committed suicide seven years apart when aged in their early forties. Liz challenges people’s views on ageing, particularly as a performer. Liz has recently presented ‘Love Letters to a Laureate’, an account of her relationship in the 1950’s with the famous poet Ted Hughes, to audiences in the USA, Australia and the U.K. She recently won the the poetry slam at the 2023 Clunes Booktown Festival and has been featured on ABC radio Melbourne.

  • Heather Forbes McKeon
    Director
    Writer / Producer - The Shell (2018)
  • Yanni Dellaportas
    Director
    Director - The Shell (2018)
  • Heather Forbes McKeon
    Writer
    Writer / Producer - The Shell (2018)
  • Heather Forbes McKeon
    Producer
    Writer / Producer - The Shell (2018)
  • Liz Hicklin
    Key Cast
  • Yanni Dellaportas
    Music
    The Shell (2018)
  • Yanni Dellaportas
    Cinematography, Editing
    The Shell (2018)
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    documentary, poetry, quirky, tedhughs, author, raconteur, australia
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 10 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 11, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    0 AUD
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Dreamweavers - The Event - Rosebud Cinema
    Rosebud
    Australia
    October 24, 2023
    Australian Premier
Director Biography - Heather Forbes McKeon, Yanni Dellaportas

Heather Forbes-McKeon is a playwright, screenwriter, poet, short film director and producer and radio producer. Heather wrote, co-directed and produced the short film series ‘Dreamweavers’ (2021-2023). She wrote and produced the short film ‘The Shell’ in 2018. She also produced a series of ten radio plays for RPP FM over 2017 - 2018. Melbourne Writer’s Theatre have produced some of her works including: ‘Hope’ in 2017, ‘‘Desperate & Dirty at Twilight’ in 2019 and both 'Iso in Fountain Lakes' and ‘This Sheila’s Lockdown’ in 2020. Heather completed a Masters in Writing and Literature at Deakin University in 2014. Heather is the founder and convenor of Poets Corner; a Mornington Peninsula based group of performance-bards.

Yanni Dellaportas is a professional visual storyteller who resides and works on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia, as a well-established photographer and digital artist. Yanni began creating and directing short films in 2018. Yanni collaborated with Forbes-McKeon on the short film series ‘Dreamweavers’ (2021- 2023) as co-director, cinematographer, editor and music composer.
Past credits include: ‘The Shell’ (2018), ‘Liquid’ (music video- 2018) and as co- director on ‘Dreamweaver – Jacquie Beddows’ (2022). He is currently collaborating as co-director on web-series of documentaries entitled ‘Dreamweavers’.
Yanni’s award-winning photographs have been exhibited in fine art and photographic exhibitions across Australia. His work is widely recognised having been published in leading Australian newspapers, magazines, photo books and international novels.
Since the 1990s his work as a photojournalist and innovative digital artist has kept Yanni’s work in the public consciousness. His photographs are immediately recognizable. From iconic landscapes to breathtaking thunderstorms, local wildlife or the people in his community, Yanni’s photographs are synonymous with quality and insight.

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