donnyfilm.com

Storyteller & Filmmaker — Adelaide

Every frame begins with a story.

I make short films, documentary and cinematic work built around story — not footage. Restrained, intentional, and made to last longer than a scroll.

Narrative · Documentary · Commercial
The work
A film should feel like it was made by someone who was paying attention. I direct stories that earn their quiet — and their weight.
Selected work

A short filmography

2025
The Long Way Home

A daughter drives her father across the Nullarbor to a funeral neither of them wants to attend.

Short film
2024
Saltwater

Three generations of a fishing family hold on to a coast that is quietly disappearing.

Documentary
2024
Quiet Hours

A night-shift nurse and the strangers who pass through her ward before the city wakes.

Short film
2023
Tributary

The river country of South Australia, told entirely without dialogue.

Short · Wordless
Behind the work

How a film comes together

Every project starts with a conversation, not a quote. I want to know what the story actually is before we talk about cameras — who it’s for, what it’s trying to say, and what it would be a shame to lose.

From there the work stays small and deliberate: a tight crew, real locations, and as few moving parts as the story will allow. The restraint is the point.

Let's work together

Let's create something worth keeping.

Tell me about the story you’re trying to tell. The good ones tend to start as a short email.

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