SALT (Doco Prize)
Salmon-pink clouds and reflections in a vast lake — photographer-artist Murray Fredericks emerges into the picture, laden down with gear as he cycles onto Lake Eyre. On his sixth trip to the region in as many years, he’s familiar with the tribulations of dust on the camera and bogged wheels, even of the monotonous food. In this stunning video diary, Fredericks chronicles his creative process and the value of solitude - ‘When the space is that over-powering you lose some sense of self’ — as well as the surreal beauty of Lake Eyre’s 360º horizon (footage augmented by dramatic aerial photography and haunting music from Aajinta’s Harmonic Spheres). JN•
Directed by
Michael Angus, Murray Fredericks
Screenwriter
Michael Angus
Produced by
Michael Angus
2009 FOXTEL Australian Documentary Prize
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Session times
Greater Union George Street - GU - Cinema 8