BFF Masterclass

Working with Archive Wendy Champagne, Sharon Shostak and Sam Griffin

Presented by Tilt Media

This engaging session features esteemed local filmmakers Wendy Champagne and Sharon Shostak delving into their rich experiences of incorporating archival material into factual filmmaking. Facilitated by Sam Griffin (Tilt Media), this session will explore the intricate process of working with historical archives. Using Wendy's forthcoming documentary "Aquarius" as a case study, they will share their experiences and insights. As part of this session, we will have the exclusive opportunity to screen a series of clips from Wendy's forthcoming documentary about the legendary 1973 Nimbin's Aquarius festival.

Wendy Champagne
Starting as a freelance radio and print correspondent in South-East Asia and ending up as an author and documentary filmmaker her writing and filmmaking tackle difficult and disparate subjects looking for the points of connection, the threads of our shared human experience. Her films have been viewed and awarded internationally and revolve around themes of exile and belonging, justice and redemption, gender and spirituality.

Sharon Shostak
Sharon Shostak is best known for her Mullumbimby's Madness and Magic series of four feature documentaries on the history and legacy of the Mullumbimby hippies in the 70s-80s, which were commissioned by Brunswick Valley Historical Society between 2015 and 2020. She also directed the feature documentary, The Echo Doco - Born To Be Trouble, which examines the history of the Byron Shire Echo newspaper.

Sam Griffin
Sam Griffin is the Head of Unscripted at Tilt Media. Before joining Tilt Media, Sam held the position of Head of Documentary and Specialist Factual at Essential Media and was an investment manager at Screen Australia from 2011 to 2016.

Limited places available!