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Wayne Groom
Wayne Groom is the principal of the independent film production company Australian International Pictures Pty Ltd. He is the Producer/Writer/Director of the feature film Maslin Beach (1996), the telemovie Summer of Love (2001) and the television documentaries Tomorrow's Sun (1999) and Runnning on Sunshine (2004). Wayne is based in Adelaide, South Australia. He graduated from the University of Ade…
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Maslin Beach · 1997Maslin Beach
★ 4.31997
MovieComedyDrama
Set on a famous nudist beach, Maslin Beach is a film about crazy people involved in crazy misunderstandings and romantic squabbles, a naked and hilarious search for the meaning of life. And it's also a gentle story about love. Simon attempts to summon the courage to face the truth about his relationship with Marcie over the course of one afternoon, leading to a bittersweet jolt to his life. With other relationships on the beach interfering with his objective to propose, a myriad of characters attempt to make sense of life, love and it all.
The Dreaming · 1988The Dreaming
★ 5.61988
MovieHorrorFantasy
When a group of Indigenous activists attempt to repatriate ancestral artifacts found in a cave on Australia's Kangaroo Island, one of them is shot, evading police and taken to a local hospital, where the doctor attending to her experiences strange visions relating to violent events from the past.
Marjorie Lawrence: The World at Her Feet · 2021Marjorie Lawrence: The World at Her Feet
2021
MovieDocumentary
Marjorie grew up in Winchelsea in country Victoria, Australia, dreaming of becoming an opera star like Dame Nellie Melba. In 1928 she went to Paris to study opera without knowing a word of French and having never heard of Richard Wagner. In 1941, at the height her success, she was tragically cut down by polio and became completely paralysed. With the help of Australian nurse, Sister Kenny, Marjorie regained movement in her upper body and resumed her career in a wheelchair. In 1955, MGM made a movie of her life, "Interrupted Melody", starring Eleanor Parker and Glenn Ford, which won an Academy Award.
Summer of Love · 2001Summer of Love
★ 4.02001
MovieRomanceDrama
A young couple share a summer romance/trip with a visiting American artist. A story about love, relationships, nature, art, death and the meaning of life set in a beautiful scenery.
Missing Pieces: The Curious Case of the Somerton Man · 2018Missing Pieces: The Curious Case of the Somerton Man
2018
MovieDocumentary
The Somerton Man mystery has baffled a global audience for over 70 years. A dead body found on Adelaide's Somerton Beach has never been identified. Now a new documentary, including interviews with friends, witnesses and detectives who worked on the case, some now in their 100's, reveals a fascinating first hand view of this extraordinary, enduring mystery. Was he murdered? Did he commit suicide? Why did he have a tiny piece of paper in his pocket with the words "Tamam Shud"? Missing Pieces examines the case in detail and cast new light on the woman he came to visit.
Centrespread · 1981Centrespread
★ 4.71981
MovieScience FictionDrama
In a world at the brink of the 21st century, where strict social stratification is rigidly enforced, and the only manifestation of violence is in magazine pages, a photographer whose special talent is mixing violence and sex, is told to find a new girl whose freshness will rejuvenate the pages of the magazine.
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