CURRENT MISSION

To make gripping cinematic films about life’s precarious balance, love and catastrophe, fear of monsters, obsession on small things, fixation on big things and the expansive transformative power of hopes and dreams on the soul.

ABOUT ME

I grew up in the countryside near Brisbane, Australia. In my teens my passion for the arts and in particular architecture led me to hand-build an ancient Egyptian-inspired sculptural house. In my early 20’s I completed a degree in piano performance and composition at Queensland Conservatorium before turning to filmmaking as a professional career.

I write, direct and shoot films. I aspire to make the best films possible about the transformative power of hopes and dreams. I believe people can change the world and love telling stories about epic journeys. I love people gripped by inexorable obsessions, people driven by love, fear or both.

My recent credits include The Grammar of Happiness: a film about a controversial linguistics theorist and an Amazonian tribe, The Curse of the Gothic Symphony: a feature documentary about music and obsession, The Worm Hunters: a film about hunting worms and Rare Chicken Rescue: a film about overcoming depression through loving chickens. At the moment I'm working on a six-part ABC series: Will’s Big Aussie Twitch about Australian birds and their devotees.

PHILOSOPHY

Live and let live- I am interested in buddhism, yoga, meditation and healthy living...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have an organic farm near Brisbane, Australia. We welcome wwoofers and couchsurfers to come and participate;)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

As a traveller, I am quite new to couchsurfing and have only done it once so far....

Interests

I love gardening with a passion - I grow flowers, fruits and vegetables.... I love making home-made wine, bread and beer. Travel is a huge part of my life and I love people the world over... The world is our home and needs our greatest care - Biodiversity is essential to the survival of the planet....

• chickens
• birds
• arts
• performing arts
• architecture
• documentaries
• film making
• wine
• beer
• yoga
• meditation
• gardening
• flowers
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• survival
• music
• piano
• hunting
• buddhist

Music, Movies, and Books

Peter Carey, David Malouf, Tim Winton, Tim Flannery...
Great films of my life right now include Beasts of the Southern Wild - I loved that film!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've been lucky to travel the world, meeting people that change the way I see the world

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Brazil, Costa Rica, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Poland, Portugal, Samoa, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, United Kingdom, Vanuatu