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Special Guests
Warren Ellis is an Australian music icon—Dirty Three founder, longtime Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds collaborator, film composer (The Proposition, The Road), and one of the most celebrated multi-instrumentalists of his generation.
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- Year2024
- CountryAustralia
- LanguageIn English
- DirectorJustin Kurzel
- ScreenwriterJustin Kurzel, Nick Fenton
- CinematographerGermain McMicking
- EditorNick Fenton
- GenreDocumentary
Beyond music, Ellis’s passion project is a wildlife sanctuary in the forests of Sumatra: at “Ellis Park”, trafficked and mistreated animals are nursed back to health by a devoted team of carers led by indefatigable activist Femke den Haas. Returning a creature to the wild, Ellis brims with the same ardent candour as he does when jamming with his dad back in Ballarat. In telling his life story, from playing his first gig to forming The Dirty Three and beyond, he draws a bow between his hedonistic, addictive years, his redemption, and the sanctuary’s traumatised residents. Kurzel’s inspiring documentary, scored by Ellis, is an apt celebration of his talent and humility, and his commitment to the animal kingdom.
Warren Ellis will attend the ELLIS PARK screening to introduce the film. As an additional event, Ellis will take the City Recital Hall stage for 'An Evening With Warren Ellis' – an intimate conversation and short performance presented with Vivid Sydney. Admission to the film does not include tickets to the talk. Find out more and book tickets to 'An Evening With Warren Ellis' here.
