Private Project

The Jew Boy

This documentary recounts the story of Teddy “The Jew Boy” the only Jewish Bushranger.

  • Thomas Kelly
    Director
  • Thomas Kelly
    Writer
  • Lachlan Pasfield
    Writer
  • Lachlan Mayfield
    Writer
  • Sam Baker
    Writer
  • Sam Baker
    Producer
  • Thomas Kelly
    Producer
  • Lachlan Mayfield
    Producer
  • Lachlan Pasfield
    Producer
  • Luke Consani
    Key Cast
    "Teddy "The Jew Boy""
  • Lachlan Mayfield
    Cinematographer
  • Thomas Kelly
    Editors
  • Lachie Pasfield
    Editors
  • Thomas Kelly
    Sound Design
  • Lachie Pasfield
    Sound Design
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Documentary, Docu Drama, Drama
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 3, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    0 AUD
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - University of Newcastle
Director Biography - Thomas Kelly

21 year old Filmmaker from Newcastle Australia.

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Director Statement

'The Jew Boy' was a project that grew from an obscure piece of local history my Dad once told me as a kid.

Several years later, me and a group of friends were looking to make a Film about Australian Bushranging. That's when I remembered Teddy's story, and that's why this film now exists. It's a small vignette into the final months of Teddy's career as a bushranger while recounting his downfall. The film is an impressionistic Docu-drama whose visual style was inspired by cartoons from newspapers of the late 19th and early 20th century.