7 Sins
A recently-fired columnist visits his family in Hobart and is inspired to embark on a writing project closer to the heart. COMING SOON Fired from his job writing for a weekend magazine, Ted Wilson dec…
7 Sins
A recently-fired columnist visits his family in Hobart and is inspired to embark on a writing project closer to the heart. COMING SOON Fired from his job writing for a weekend magazine, Ted Wilson decides to take a break from Melbourne and visit his family in Hobart. He realises his loss could be an opportunity, a chance to pursue something more meaningful. He happens on an idea: "I want to write something beautiful about cricket. A piece of literary non-fiction. It will in some sense be about Tasmanian batsmen and it will be from the heart." Sensing that a brush with greatness may focus his reflections, Ted embarks half-heartedly on a quixotic search for legendary Australian cricketer and exalted Tasmanian, David Boon. Yet when the search stalls, Ted finds himself immersed in a present-time of infinite riches, reconnecting with his widowed mother and adult siblings now with young children of their own. Denuded of narrative fanfare the film begins to operate as a unique documentary portrait of middle Tasmania, rare in its loving commitment to a warm and convivial present. Featuring remarkable performances from a cast comprised solely of the director's immediate family, UNDER THE COVER OF CLOUD discovers a uniquely Australian tranquillity, drawing attention throughout to the grace of what is so often hidden in plain sight. —Ted Wilson An embittered journalist (Wilson) returns home to Hobart after losing his Melbourne magazine job. With nothing to do except think about his next move, he lands on the idea of writing a book about Tasmanian upper-order batsmen, and in particular the great man himself: David Boon. But soon he's discovering there's a lot more to his homeland than he once thought, and that everything he's been searching for could be closer than he imagined. After losing his job in Melbourne, Ted returns to his hometown of Hobart, Tasmania, to spend some time with his family. While there he decides to write a non-fiction book on Tasmanian top-order Test batsmen. First on his list is a man who lives in Hobart and who he is keen to meet, the legendary David Boon. —grantss
7 Sins
Horror
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A recently-fired columnist visits his family in Hobart and is inspired to embark on a writing project closer to the heart. COMING SOON Fired from his job writing for a weekend magazine, Ted Wilson decides to take a break from Melbourne and visit his family in Hobart. He realises his loss could be an opportunity, a chance to pursue something more meaningful.
He happens on an idea: "I want to write something beautiful about cricket. A piece of literary non-fiction. It will in some sense be about Tasmanian batsmen and it will be from the heart." Sensing that a brush with greatness may focus his reflections, Ted embarks half-heartedly on a quixotic search for legendary Australian cricketer and exalted Tasmanian, David Boon.
Yet when the search stalls, Ted finds himself immersed in a present-time of infinite riches, reconnecting with his widowed mother and adult siblings now with young children of their own. Denuded of narrative fanfare the film begins to operate as a unique documentary portrait of middle Tasmania, rare in its loving commitment to a warm and convivial present. Featuring remarkable performances from a cast comprised solely of the director's immediate family, UNDER THE COVER OF CLOUD discovers a uniquely Australian tranquillity, drawing attention throughout to the grace of what is so often hidden in plain sight.
—Ted Wilson An embittered journalist (Wilson) returns home to Hobart after losing his Melbourne magazine job. With nothing to do except think about his next move, he lands on the idea of writing a book about Tasmanian upper-order batsmen, and in particular the great man himself: David Boon. But soon he's discovering there's a lot more to his homeland than he once thought, and that everything he's been searching for could be closer than he imagined.
After losing his job in Melbourne, Ted returns to his hometown of Hobart, Tasmania, to spend some time with his family. While there he decides to write a non-fiction book on Tasmanian top-order Test batsmen. First on his list is a man who lives in Hobart and who he is keen to meet, the legendary David Boon.
—grantss.