The Elusive Heart Rock
Edited by Sam Barnes
From the 2025 Castlemaine Documentary Film Festival, locals documentaries.
Dawn Walker
a film about dawn, and belonging to Country - dedicated to the Djaara Mob who continue to walk, and have walked these hills for thousands of years.
Words and narration: Trace Balla
Footage: Trace Balla and Troy Bailey
Editing: Sam Barnes
Filmed on Djaara Country
This film was part of the Castlemaine Documentary Film Festival
Cycling Together
The book follows the lives of two Indian girls, one who has access to clean, safe toilets at school while the other doesn’t and how the lack of this basic necessity can affect girls education and their lives.
Lily and the Yellow Cake
Student film, 1994
Celebration of a cake recipe that has survived generations, ocean voyages, technological change and creative re-interpretation to unite a family.
Letters to Faraway Friends
1998
A gentle story told by way of two letters between India and Australia, offering insight on two cultures, a sense of belonging as well as a sense of longing