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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ACMI Identifier
B1007193
Language
English
Audience classification
ACMI classified
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Italians - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Australia
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