Blokes and sheds - Ramy & John

Australia, 2005

Film

12 x 2 minute minidocos about blokes and their sheds in South Australia.
When Ramy, an Egyptian born inventor and engineer, needed someone to help him build a prototype paper making machine, he was put in touch with John, a ‘jack of all trades’ with a large farm shed in which all things were possible. And so their relationship was born. It gets stronger each day with a combination of true friendship and utmost professional admiration. The large shed, surrounded by beautiful native bushland in the Adelaide Hills, has many different projects underway: from old steam engines, dismembered motor bikes to pneumatically controlled guillotines and prototype lathes. We witness this teamwork, as Ramy and his older counterpart design, test and just generally find things to perfect in their shed, never losing their energy to find a solution. Based on the book by Mark Thomson.

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Credits

director

Robi Watt

producer

Robi Watt

Sarah Wishart

production company

Australian Film Commission

SBS Independent

South Australian Film Corporation

writer

Mark Thomson

Duration

00:00:24:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
2005

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1007193

Language

English

Audience classification

ACMI classified

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

DVCAM; Master

DVCAM; Sub-master

CD ROM; Copy

MPEG-2 Digital File; Memory Grid Pod Full Encode

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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