“Upon discovering the history of Ben Hall, John Gilbert and Frank Gardiner, it sent me into a frenzy of research and writing. It’s become somewhat of an obsession that has hung on for almost 10 years.” by Matthew Eeles Australian filmmaker, Matthew Holmes has announced two prequels to his highly anticipated The Legend of Ben…
What a year 2015 was for Australian cinema. Box office records were smashed thanks to Mad Max: Fury Road, George Miller’s contemporary interpretation of his 1979 classic, and Jocelyn Moorhouse’s The Dressmaker. Each film was headlined by international heavyweights including Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron and Kate Winslet respectively. It was a massive year for indi-filmaking in Australia…
A very short teaser trailer for Matthew Holmes’ highly-anticipated film The Legend of Ben Hall has been revealed ahead of full trailer due for release just before Christmas. It might only be 15 seconds worth, but it looks like we’re in for a real treat, folks. Ben Hall makes plans to escape NSW before the law catches up…
The Legend of Ben Hall Directed by: Matthew Holmes Starring: Jack Martin, Jamie Coffa, William Lee, Callan McAuliffe, Joanne Dobbin, Lauren Grimson, Adam Willson, Jordan Fraser-Trumble, Gregory Quinn, Micheal Resce, Angus Pilakui, Peter Flaherty Release Date: 2015 Did you know?: Tom Beaurepaire, the actor portraying Inspector Sanderson was born on 17th January… the real Sanderson died…
The Legend of Ben Hall production team is calling for a Camera Department Runner. We are currently looking for a Camera Department Runner for our production The Legend of Ben Hall. We are looking for reliable Camera Department Runner with experience within the film industry and a keen interest on working within our exciting production. You will be…
You all know the story of Ned Kelly but how many of you have heard the story of Australia’s other bush ranger, Ben Hall? Well, we’re about to find out a hell of a lot more thanks to local filmmaker Matthew Holmes. After an incredibly successful crowdfunding campaign which raised over $75,000, and the recent announcement of Greg Mclean…
The team behind new Australian film The Legend of Ben Hall are calling on supporters to help raise $75,000 to start shooting new scenes required for the feature length version of their film. Producers of the film hope that The Legend of Ben Hall will be the first in a “proposed trilogy of bushranger feature films, that will…
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