Hamish is a poet. He lives on a farm in the Australian Bush where he writes about the rural experience. His ambition is to become a Beat poet and travel to New York where he can read his poetry in a real jazz club. The experience is not what he anticpates. This film has been nominated and won several awards in Film Festivals world-wide including Venice and the AFI Awards.
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ACMI Identifier
306932
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - Australia - Melbourne - Awards
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - Italy - Venice - Awards
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Awards
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Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)