Damon Gameau

Suspended (2012)

Confronted by the stark reality that his father is in an intimate relationship with another woman, seven-year-old Caleb grapples with his sense of belonging and begins to inhabit a realm of frightening magical possibility. The cracks in his parents relationship, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damian Walshe-Howling
CAST:  Clare Bowen  •  Damon Gameau  •  Yasmin Honeychurch  •  Finn Ireland

Confronted by the stark reality that his father is in an intimate relationship with another woman, seven-year-old Caleb grapples with his sense of belonging and begins to inhabit a realm of frightening magical possibility. The cracks in his parents relationship, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damian Walshe-Howling
CAST:  Clare Bowen  •  Damon Gameau  •  Yasmin Honeychurch  •  Finn Ireland

Save Your Legs! (2013)

When cricket obsessed Teddy Brown realizes his mates are growing up and moving on, he leads them and his D-Grade team on an audacious tour of India, where stumps fly, friendships fray and Ted learns that it's time to start playing shots for himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boyd Hicklin
CAST:  Brenton Thwaites  •  Stephen Curry  •  Brendan Cowell  •  Damon Gameau

When cricket obsessed Teddy Brown realizes his mates are growing up and moving on, he leads them and his D-Grade team on an audacious tour of India, where stumps fly, friendships fray and Ted learns that it's time to start playing shots for himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boyd Hicklin
CAST:  Brenton Thwaites  •  Stephen Curry  •  Brendan Cowell  •  Damon Gameau

Patrick (2013)

Patrick lays comatose in a small private hospital, his only action being his involuntary spitting. When a pretty young nurse, just separated from her husband, begins work at the hospital, she senses that Patrick is communicating with her, and he seems to be using ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Hartley
CAST:  Rachel Griffiths  •  Charles Dance  •  Sharni Vinson  •  Damon Gameau

Patrick lays comatose in a small private hospital, his only action being his involuntary spitting. When a pretty young nurse, just separated from her husband, begins work at the hospital, she senses that Patrick is communicating with her, and he seems to be using ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Hartley
CAST:  Rachel Griffiths  •  Charles Dance  •  Sharni Vinson  •  Damon Gameau

Cockroach (2010)

Cockroach is a romantic, black comedy. When Charlie is accidentally run over by his own wedding car, he is given another chance at life. Reincarnated as a cockroach he does everything in his power to convince his grieving widow that he has returned. He must woo her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luke Eve
CAST:  Damon Gameau  •  Brooke Harmon

Cockroach is a romantic, black comedy. When Charlie is accidentally run over by his own wedding car, he is given another chance at life. Reincarnated as a cockroach he does everything in his power to convince his grieving widow that he has returned. He must woo her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luke Eve
CAST:  Damon Gameau  •  Brooke Harmon

Animal Beatbox (2011)

What is the true call of the wild? Here we travel down a very special river and are introduced to a wide variety of the animal kingdom who all contribute their name for the sake of music  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damon Gameau
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What is the true call of the wild? Here we travel down a very special river and are introduced to a wide variety of the animal kingdom who all contribute their name for the sake of music  (more)

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Balibo (2009)

As Indonesia prepares to invade the tiny nation of East Timor, five Australian based journalists go missing. Four weeks later, veteran foreign correspondent Roger East is lured to East Timor by the young and charismatic José Ramos-Horta to tell the story of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Connolly
CAST:  Anthony LaPaglia  •  Oscar Isaac  •  Nathan Phillips  •  Damon Gameau

As Indonesia prepares to invade the tiny nation of East Timor, five Australian based journalists go missing. Four weeks later, veteran foreign correspondent Roger East is lured to East Timor by the young and charismatic José Ramos-Horta to tell the story of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Connolly
CAST:  Anthony LaPaglia  •  Oscar Isaac  •  Nathan Phillips  •  Damon Gameau

Court of Lonely Royals (2007)

A group of disaffected twenty-somethings occupy a dystopic, hyper-urban Australia. They spend their time eating udon noodles, listening to Swedish pop music and committing mass executions for the police.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rohan Michael Hoole
CAST:  Damon Gameau  •  Samantha Noble  •  Leah de Niese  •  Ayse Tezel

A group of disaffected twenty-somethings occupy a dystopic, hyper-urban Australia. They spend their time eating udon noodles, listening to Swedish pop music and committing mass executions for the police.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rohan Michael Hoole
CAST:  Damon Gameau  •  Samantha Noble  •  Leah de Niese  •  Ayse Tezel

The Tracker (2002)

Somewhere in Australia in the early 20th century outback, an Aboriginal man is accused of murdering a white woman. Three white men are on a mission to capture him with the help of an experienced Indigenous man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rolf de Heer
CAST:  David Gulpilil  •  Gary Sweet  •  Damon Gameau  •  Grant Page

Somewhere in Australia in the early 20th century outback, an Aboriginal man is accused of murdering a white woman. Three white men are on a mission to capture him with the help of an experienced Indigenous man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rolf de Heer
CAST:  David Gulpilil  •  Gary Sweet  •  Damon Gameau  •  Grant Page

Thunderstruck (2004)

After a near death experience, five Boys, all devoted AC/DC fans, make a pact to bury their best friend next to the grave of Bon Scott. 12 years later, having gone their different ways, they come together to fulfill the promise.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Darren Ashton
CAST:  Damon Gameau  •  Stephen Curry  •  Ryan Johnson  •  Callan Mulvey

After a near death experience, five Boys, all devoted AC/DC fans, make a pact to bury their best friend next to the grave of Bon Scott. 12 years later, having gone their different ways, they come together to fulfill the promise.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Darren Ashton
CAST:  Damon Gameau  •  Stephen Curry  •  Ryan Johnson  •  Callan Mulvey

Charlie's Country (2013)

Blackfella Charlie is getting older, and he's out of sorts. The intervention is making life more difficult on his remote community, what with the proper policing of whitefella laws that don't generally make much sense, and Charlie's kin and ken seeming more ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rolf de Heer
CAST:  Peter Djigirr  •  Luke Ford  •  Jennifer Budukpuduk Gaykamangu  •  David Gulpilil

Blackfella Charlie is getting older, and he's out of sorts. The intervention is making life more difficult on his remote community, what with the proper policing of whitefella laws that don't generally make much sense, and Charlie's kin and ken seeming more ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rolf de Heer
CAST:  Peter Djigirr  •  Luke Ford  •  Jennifer Budukpuduk Gaykamangu  •  David Gulpilil

That Sugar Film (2014)

One man's journey to discover the bitter truth about sugar. Damon Gameau embarks on a unique experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body, consuming only foods that are commonly perceived as 'healthy'. Through this entertaining and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damon Gameau
CAST:  Damon Gameau  •  Brenton Thwaites  •  Isabel Lucas  •  Stephen Fry

One man's journey to discover the bitter truth about sugar. Damon Gameau embarks on a unique experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body, consuming only foods that are commonly perceived as 'healthy'. Through this entertaining and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damon Gameau
CAST:  Damon Gameau  •  Brenton Thwaites  •  Isabel Lucas  •  Stephen Fry

Being Carl Williams (2009)

What would you do if you crossed paths with one Australia's most notorious criminals?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Abe Forsythe
CAST:  Gyton Grantley  •  Damon Gameau  •  David Terry  •  Patrick Brammall

What would you do if you crossed paths with one Australia's most notorious criminals?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Abe Forsythe
CAST:  Gyton Grantley  •  Damon Gameau  •  David Terry  •  Patrick Brammall

2040 (2019)

A three year self-described labour of love, 2040 takes the form of a visual letter from the filmmaker to his four-year-old daughter Velvet, showing her what the year 2040 could look like “if we simply embraced the best solutions that exist today.”  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damon Gameau
CAST:  Damon Gameau  •  Eva Lazzaro  •  Zoe Gameau  •  Davini Malcolm

A three year self-described labour of love, 2040 takes the form of a visual letter from the filmmaker to his four-year-old daughter Velvet, showing her what the year 2040 could look like “if we simply embraced the best solutions that exist today.”  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damon Gameau
CAST:  Damon Gameau  •  Eva Lazzaro  •  Zoe Gameau  •  Davini Malcolm

Regenerating Australia (2022)

What would Australia look like in 2030 if we simply listened to the needs of its people? From Damon Gameau (2040, That Sugar Film), a hypothetical news report from 2030 based on interviews with a diverse group of Australians who were asked about their hopes and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damon Gameau
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What would Australia look like in 2030 if we simply listened to the needs of its people? From Damon Gameau (2040, That Sugar Film), a hypothetical news report from 2030 based on interviews with a diverse group of Australians who were asked about their hopes and ...  (more)

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The 13th House (2003)

A highly stylized metaphorical tale about the brutalization of employees under corporate culture.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shane McNeil
CAST:  Damon Gameau  •  Shaun Micallef  •  Rebecca Havey  •  John Scott

A highly stylized metaphorical tale about the brutalization of employees under corporate culture.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shane McNeil
CAST:  Damon Gameau  •  Shaun Micallef  •  Rebecca Havey  •  John Scott