The House That Eye Live In
The first retrospective examination of filmmaker Dirk de Bruyn's prolific and prodigious career.
- Documentary
Overview
Migrating by sea from Holland as an eight-year-old, Dirk de Bruyn went on to be a doyen of Australian experimental cinema. But as this intimate film reveals, his work is suffused with the trauma of migration, and the struggle to recognise himself as a ‘new Australian'. In conversation with documentarian Steven McIntyre, Dirk guides us through more than 40 years of his filmmaking: the early years exploring technique and technology, a subsequent phase of unflinching self-examination brought on by upheaval and overseas travel, and more recent projects where he attempts a fusion of personal, cultural, and historical identity. What emerges is an inspiring, rugged, and at times poignant portrait of an artist committed to self-expression and self-discovery through the medium of film.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 12, 2014
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Australia
- Production
- Urni Films
- Cast
- Dirk de Bruyn
- Director
- Steven McIntyre
- Budget
- $80
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
- tt3861628