Something’s burning
This year's festive season has been marred by catastrophic technical failure for our feature documentary, 'Sisters for Sale'. 'Sisters for Sale' is comprised of over a thousand separate video, audio, animation, graphics and music files. Using the software, editing...
Australian premiere
After the recent success of our world premiere (and first award!) at the Human Rights Film Festival of Naples, Italy, I'm excited to announce the details of the next major event on our calendar: our Australian premiere. Our feature documentary, 'Sisters for Sale',...
Courage
Last Thursday was the world premiere of our feature documentary, 'Sisters for Sale', at the X Festival del Cinema dei Diritti Umani di Napoli - that is, the 10th Human Rights Film Festival of Naples, in Italy. The day before the premiere, we released the gorgeous...
For the first time today
Ahead of tomorrow's world premiere of 'Sisters for Sale' in Naples, Italy, I'm excited to announce that the 'Sisters for Sale' soundtrack is being released today! 'Sisters for Sale' has a gorgeous original score composed by the amazing Johanna N. Wilson and Will M....
Respect
Next week, our feature documentary, 'Sisters For Sale', will premiere at the Human Rights Film Festival of Naples, in Italy. 'Sisters For Sale' will serve two purposes: to raise awareness of the global human trafficking crisis, and to raise much-needed funds for...
Something to think about
For months, the question on everyone's lips has been, When will 'Sisters For Sale' be released? Last week I announced the details of our premiere, which will be held on 29th November at the Human Rights Film Festival in Naples, Italy. Several team members and...
Premiere
Two weeks ago, I announced that the world premiere of our feature documentary, 'Sisters For Sale', would be taking place in Italy this month. Today I can share the details with you. 'Sisters For Sale' will be screening in competition at the 'X Festival del Cinema dei...
Afterall
It's been a wild few weeks here at 'The Human, Earth Project'. Our feature documentary, 'Sisters For Sale' - conceived in 2013, shot in 2014, scratched together in 2015, finally funded in 2016, cut and polished in 2017, with an original score added just last month -...
Ducks in a row
The world premiere of our feature documentary, 'Sisters For Sale', is coming up next month in Italy, and we're busy getting all of our ducks in a row. I haven't yet announced the details of the premiere - I will do as soon as I receive the schedule from the film...
Galvanize
It's been an exciting week here, with plenty of good news to share. First of all, we've just confirmed screenings of 'Sisters For Sale' at not one but two great film festivals, on opposite sides of the planet. These will be the Australian and European premieres for...
Crunch time
'The Human, Earth Project' has now been running for over five and a half years. While many of its participants have been paid, I've never received anything from the project but the most basic living expenses - averaging less than $25 a day, and sometimes as little as...
Into the music
Imagine you're a painter. For years, you've been labouring away on one huge canvas, pouring your heart and soul into it. Suddenly another artist - someone you barely know - enters the studio and starts painting all over your work. You don't know which brushes,...
Preparation for launch
I have two very special surprises for you today. It has taken more time than expected to finish our feature documentary, 'Sisters For Sale', and you've all been waiting very patiently. Today I want to give you a special sneak peek at what we've been working on. I'm...
The masterplan
I have something very special to share with you in the coming week. Today I want to give you a glimpse at what's been happening behind the scenes, to give you a better idea of where we've come from, and where we're going. Ten years ago today, I began my first journey...
Pro-dialogue
This post isn't about our work against human trafficking - it's more important than that, and it affects us all, so please take a moment to read it through. We're living in a deeply divided world. Politically, I identify as a liberal, as do most of my friends. We...
Keep the dream alive
Incredibly, it has now been five years since I left full-time work to pursue 'The Human, Earth Project'. It was five years ago this week that I received my final paycheck. At the time, I imagined the project would unfold in a very predictable way. I'd spend six...