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Gone With The Wing

WINNER BEST FILM / WINNER BEST DOCUMENTARY / WINNER BEST ADVENTURE SHORT -
From renowned adventure filmmakers Safari Productions and cinematographer Hamish Pattison comes Andrew Englisch’s world first attempt to cross treacherous Bass Strait on his Wing Foil. A stunning, intimate and raw portrait of Andrew’s journey to raise himself out of the depths of depression and be the first person to cross one of the most dangerous stretches of water on the planet, despite only learning to wing foil 12 months earlier and before his 55th birthday. Gone With The Wing is both an inspiring portrait of an ‘Old Bugger’ who pushed himself to the limits mentally and physically and an epic adventure in one of the world’s most rugged, wild and beautiful regions. The result is an inspiring triumph of the human spirit.

  • Andrew Englisch
    Director
  • Hamish Pattison
    Director
  • Hamish Pattison
    Cinematographer
  • Andrew Englisch
    Writer
  • Nigel Camilleri
    Producer
  • Andrew Englisch
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes 53 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 30, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    35,000 AUD
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, Sony FX9, Sony FX3, 4K,
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Foiling Film Festival
    Lake Garda
    Italy
    June 29, 2022
    Global Premiere
    Best Film 2022
  • Sony Catchlight Film Festival
    Sydney
    Australia
    August 26, 2022
    Sydney Premiere
    Winner - Best Documentary Cinematography
  • Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
    Melbourne
    Australia
    July 23, 2022
    Asia - Pacific Premiere
    Finalist
  • Poco Film Festival
    Ballarat
    Australia
    July 30, 2022
    Finalist
  • Waves Film Festival
    Cornwall
    United Kingdom
    October 1, 2022
    UK Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Action & Adventure Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    November 1, 2022
    Canadian Premiere
    Winner - Best Adventure Short
  • Serbfest Film Festival
    Pushkin
    Moldova, Republic of
    September 5, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Byron Bay Film Festival
    Byron Bay
    Australia
    October 21, 2022
    Short Listed (Waiting on next stage
  • Nordic Action Film Festival
    Copenhagen
    Denmark
    October 22, 2022
    Scandinavian Premiere
    Official Selection (Still awaiting major Award)
Director Biography - Andrew Englisch, Hamish Pattison

Andrew Englisch is an award winning film maker, photographer, pilot and adventurer. He runs an adventure production company called Safari which produces award winning content, ads and short films. After years of producing stories about other peoples adventures, Andrew decided to turn the camera on himself and celebrate his 55th birthday by pushing himself to the limits creatively, physically and mentally attempting to Wing Foil across Bass Strait; one of the world's most treacherous stretches of water and completing a world first.

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Director Statement

I am a pirate. I travel to the world's most dangerous, beautiful and scary places and bring back the loot. A bounty of film, photos and stories. When not scouring the world for interesting stories I work to improve awareness around mental health.