Dennis Tupicoff
Into the Dark (2001)
As a man dies, his mind drifts back to the evenings of his childhood. (more)
As a man dies, his mind drifts back to the evenings of his childhood. (more)
His Mother's Voice (1997)
On 25 April 1995 16 year old Matthew Easdale was shot in Brisbane. His mother was interviewed on the radio. Using rotoscoped animation the film presents the story in two very different ways. (more)
On 25 April 1995 16 year old Matthew Easdale was shot in Brisbane. His mother was interviewed on the radio. Using rotoscoped animation the film presents the story in two very different ways. (more)
The First Interview (2011)
In the world's first media interview, shot in Paris in August 1886, the great photographer Nadar interviews the famous scientist and sceptic Chevreul on his 100th birthday. In their own words - originally recorded in shorthand - they discuss photography, colour ... (more)
In the world's first media interview, shot in Paris in August 1886, the great photographer Nadar interviews the famous scientist and sceptic Chevreul on his 100th birthday. In their own words - originally recorded in shorthand - they discuss photography, colour ... (more)
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em (1988)
The world is a blazing atomic hell. Civilisation is dying in agony... What do you do? ...THROW A PARTY! The Third World War has happened. Bombs are dropping everywhere, even Elwood, Melbourne, Australia. In the ruins that follow, three survivors find a bomb ... (more)
The world is a blazing atomic hell. Civilisation is dying in agony... What do you do? ...THROW A PARTY! The Third World War has happened. Bombs are dropping everywhere, even Elwood, Melbourne, Australia. In the ruins that follow, three survivors find a bomb ... (more)
Chainsaw (2007)
A Photo of Me (2017)
During a family outing to a cinema, a young boy falls asleep. His mind flashes back to an early memory where, as a toddler, his family try to take a photo of him in their backyard. As he drifts in and out of sleep, his memory and the present begin to merge. ... (more)
During a family outing to a cinema, a young boy falls asleep. His mind flashes back to an early memory where, as a toddler, his family try to take a photo of him in their backyard. As he drifts in and out of sleep, his memory and the present begin to merge. ... (more)
Still Alive (2019)
Death sings to celebrate the God that moves him - and then encounters Something in the darkness. (more)
Death sings to celebrate the God that moves him - and then encounters Something in the darkness. (more)
Dance of Death (1983)
An animated satire on television violence, set in a world where the skeletal Don Death runs a popular variety show called “Dance of Death”. (more)
An animated satire on television violence, set in a world where the skeletal Don Death runs a popular variety show called “Dance of Death”. (more)
The Darra Dogs (1993)
Confronted by his daughter's wish to own a dog, award-winning animator Dennis Tupicoff recalls the dogs of his childhood, in the industrial outer Brisbane suburb of Darra. Every household seemed to have a dog. Some were friends who shared his explorations and ... (more)
Confronted by his daughter's wish to own a dog, award-winning animator Dennis Tupicoff recalls the dogs of his childhood, in the industrial outer Brisbane suburb of Darra. Every household seemed to have a dog. Some were friends who shared his explorations and ... (more)
The Heat, The Humidity (1999)
A bank robber flies in to a tropical town where the only conversation is: ”It's not the heat, it's the humidity”. First the weather wrecks his plans; then it destroys him. (more)
A bank robber flies in to a tropical town where the only conversation is: ”It's not the heat, it's the humidity”. First the weather wrecks his plans; then it destroys him. (more)
Silly & Serious: The Self-Portraits of William Robinson (2008)
One of Australia’s leading landscape artists, William Robinson has twice won the Archibald Prize for his self-portraits. SILLY & SERIOUS presents Robinson at work, playing Debussy, and discussing his work: his love for old Laurel and Hardy movies; how humour and ... (more)
One of Australia’s leading landscape artists, William Robinson has twice won the Archibald Prize for his self-portraits. SILLY & SERIOUS presents Robinson at work, playing Debussy, and discussing his work: his love for old Laurel and Hardy movies; how humour and ... (more)
The One-Minute Memoir (2020)
When Academy Award®–winning animator and painter Joan Gratz asked eleven filmmakers if they would contribute to an omnibus film, she wasn’t sure what to expect—after prompting them to make a “one-minute memoir,” she let them figure out the rest. The One-Minute ... (more)
When Academy Award®–winning animator and painter Joan Gratz asked eleven filmmakers if they would contribute to an omnibus film, she wasn’t sure what to expect—after prompting them to make a “one-minute memoir,” she let them figure out the rest. The One-Minute ... (more)