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ABC Nightlife Radio Interview with Fiona Poole


What an honour to be interviewed by the ABC’s Fiona Poole on the program NIGHTLIFE about our documentary about Colleen Young’s gender transition as she enters aged care: ‘Becoming Colleen’. https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/nightlife/this-mortal-coil-becoming-colleen/10671756

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‘Becoming Colleen’ wins at major film festivals


Ian W Thomson’s second feature documentary ‘Becoming Colleen’ has recently been recognised with a number of awards at some prominent film festivals around the country.  At its world premiere at the Screenwave International Film Festival the documentary won the Audience Award. Then at the Mardi Gras Film Festival the film was awarded Best Documentary. The

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Meet the maker: Ian W. Thomson


Writer and Director of ‘Out In The Line-up’. Originally published at SWELLNET.COM. Swellnet is a proud sponsor of the inaugural Sydney Surf Film Festival (SSFF), a two week celebration of surfing on celluloid. Over the next fortnight we’ll be running interviews with the folk behind all the shortlisted feature films. First up is Ian W. Thomson, creator

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OUT IN THE LINE-UP wins international awards


After winning awards in Sydney, Byron Bay, San Diego, St’Anglet and Honolulu, my latest documentary OUT IN THE LINE-UP recently won Best Action Sport Film at the Newport Beach Film Festival and Best Documentary at the London Surf Film Festival. See: www.outinthelineup.com for more details. Sydney Mardi Gras Film Festival (20th Feb. 2014) – BEST DOCUMENTARY Byron Bay International

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OUT IN THE LINE-UP & FIGHT CLUB


Check out this link to the interview I gave with Ross Grayson Bell, producer of the legendary film FIGHT CLUB at RADIO ADELAIDE. Thanks goes to Rebecca Elliott and Sophie McKay. Our interview starts at 21:45. Thanks for the great questions. Click here to listen to the interview

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