True Picture
After surviving eight years in an Australian offshore detention centre, Mohammad attempts to rebuild his life at a Melbourne toy factory.
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Mohammad ImranKey Cast
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Jack RintoulDirector
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Jack RintoulProducer
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Helen TurtonCinematographerStick A Fork In Me
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Jordan LawB Cam Operator
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Project Type:Documentary, Short
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Genres:Drama, Human Rights
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Runtime:9 minutes 25 seconds
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Country of Origin:Australia
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Country of Filming:Australia
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Language:English
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
Jack is a writer, director and cinematographer based in Melbourne, Australia.
Jack earned a Masters Degree in Film and Television
from the VCA and after graduating in 2017, co-founded
Wendyhouse Films.
Over the past five years, Wendyhouse have produced
award winning short films which have screened at in Australia and internationally.
My personal interest in refugee stories developed when, in 2019, when we had an opportunity to work on a project with an asylum seeker named Farhad Bandesh. We produced a music video for him while he was still in detention on Manus Island, and have remained friends since.
Through Farhad, we met Mohammad Imran, who was also detained on Manus.
We collaborated with Mohammad and the refugee organisation Refugee Voices to tell his story, in his own words.
My desire is to contribute to the record that will be kept of this shameful period in Australia’s history, and to use what talents I and my collaborators have to strengthen a platform for refugees like Mohammad, who continue to fight for the fundamental rights of the asylum seekers still suffering in detention.