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The Big Questions: What makes a film a WA story?

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- CommentAuthorgwatson
- CommentTimeAug 4th 2007
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I thought we should start these forums off with a bang, so here's a controvertial topic.

What makes a West Australian story? Is it simply being set here, or is it something less tangiable. Is there a West Australian voice?

WA has a growing history of not funding films that are based here - 'Rabbit Proof Fence', 'Lucky Miles', 'Home Song Stories' and the wait and see example -'Two Fists, One Heart'.

What are the qualities of a West Australian story?
- CommentAuthorlizsideris
- CommentTimeSep 14th 2007
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I think it's the characters. If the characters are from West Australia you can set them anywhere in the world, but essentially it's a West Australian story because it's told from that viewpoint.
- CommentAuthorfallingflowers
- CommentTimeSep 15th 2009
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it's both... never forget "shame" and deborah lee furness... filmed in perth... america tried to remake it and failed...
we've got heath ledger and sam worthington...
if you're a writer... look through WA's history.. find a story.. ralph harris' life as a perth boy...
look around at the city... it has a magic that can't be duplicated... just saying!