Tony Williams

A Place Called Robertson

Tony Williams

A celebration of the spirit found in an Australian rural village. Old timer farmers rub shoulders with newcomer creative people which include some of Australia's most famous artists and composers seeking a tree change. They discover in Robertson there is more than just trees. Above all, the residents of Robertson want to retain their town as a rural village. Collectively the community, old and new, vigorously fight against the invasion of the outside world, threats of a large jail, bores which deplete the aquifers and coal seam gas mining. In a contemporary world that sometimes questions the advantages of social media technology, A Place Called Robertson is a snapshot of traditional Australian values, a magical film, celebrating the spirit that can be found in a small Australian rural village.

Next of Kin

Tony Williams

Jacki Kerin, John Jarratt

In a rest home for elderly people, a daughter reads her mother's diary. Soon events that are mentioned in the mother's diary begin to happen to the daughter.

The Hum

Tony Williams

Peter Vere-Jones, Lloyd Scott

Documentary about sailing legend Geoff Stagg and his yacht Whispers.

The Day We Landed on the Most Perfect Planet in the Universe

Tony Williams

Michael Heath

A documentary taking its cues from children's imaginative flights of fancy.

Getting Together

Tony Williams

A documentary about socialising and society in early 1970s New Zealand.

Solo

Tony Williams

Martyn Sanderson, Lisa Peers

When a young Australian hitchhiker, Judy (Peers), enters a prohibited forest area, she encounters Paul (Gil) whose job is spotting fires from a plane. She is invited to stay with him and his teen son, Billy. Later they go on a sightseeing flight in a "Tiger Moth" bi-plane, but having a forced landing, are accommodated by an odd elderly couple.

Lost in the Garden of the World

Tony Williams

Michael Heath, Paul Bartel

Cannes is the town in France where Bergman meets bikinis, and the art of filmmaking meets the art of the deal. In 1975, a group of expat Kiwis managed to score interviews with some of the festival's emerging talents, indulging their own cinematic dreams in the process. Werner Herzog waxes lyrical on the trials and scars of directing; a boyish Steven Spielberg recalls the challenges of framing shots during Jaws; Martin Scorsese and Dustin Hoffman talk a gallon.

The Sound of Seeing

Tony Williams

Gary Mutton, Ray Grover

Made on a wind-up Bolex camera, The Sound of Seeing announced the arrival of 21-year-old filmmaker Tony Williams. Based around a painter and a composer wandering the city (and beyond), the film meshes music and imagery to show the duo taking inspiration from their surroundings.