FEATURED IN
THE CONVERSATION
Oscar and BAFTA-Qualifying Festival Run
The Conversation | Documentary
Judith never got the chance to ask her mother if she was adopted — so we hired actresses and gave her that chance.
Awards & Screenings
- 🥈 Silver at the Young Director Awards, Cannes 2025
- Official Selection – Brooklyn Film Festival 2025
- Official Selection – St Kilda Film Festival 2025
Cast
Judith Hancock, Ruth Greening, Tara Barton, Sharon Leigh Dunne, Sandy Adsett
Crew
- Directors: Archie Hancock, Jack Zimmerman
- Cinematographer: Flynn Clarkson
- Editors: Archie Hancock, Jack Zimmerman, Baro Lee, Matias Bolla
- Colourist: Baro Lee
- Sound Design & Mix: Mara Schwerdtfeger
- Composer: Darren Lim
PRESS
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SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
‘Are my parents really my parents?’ Judith’s search for answers took an unlikely turn
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THE CURB
St Kilda Film Festival Interview: Archie Hancock & Jack Zimmerman on giving space to unsaid stories in The ‘Conversation’.
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FILMINK
The Conversation about The “Conversation”
DESPITE THE NIGHT
In Post-Production
Despite the Night | Live Action
After a volcanic eruption shrouds an unnamed Australian city in darkness, two brothers struggle to adjust to the perpetual night.
Cast
Ed Oxenbould (Wildlife, The Visit), Joe Bird (Talk to Me)
Crew
- Directors / Writers / Editors: Archie Hancock, Jack Zimmerman
- Director of Photography: Sean Ryan (The Moogai)
- Producers: Patrick & Duncan Graham (Dipped in Black), Zac Perry (Space Rats), Maisie Watkins, Luca Blades
KINDLING
Official Selection – Revelation Festival Perth
Kindling | Live Action
On a road trip through rural Australia, a girl discovers her mother is looting bushfire evacuees.
Awards & Screenings
- Official Selection – Revelation Perth International Film Festival 2024
- Semi-Finalist – Cannes Indie Shorts Awards 2024
- Official Selection – Berlin Indie Film Festival 2024
- Honourable Mention – Oz Indie Film Festival 2024
- Official Selection – Brisbane Indie Film Festival 2024
- Official Selection – Sparrowland Short Film Festival 2024
Cast
Catherine Mazur, Gabriella Hirschson
Crew
- Directors / Writers / Editors: Archie Hancock, Jack Zimmerman
- Producers: Mitch Seljanovski, Giorgia Starwaruk
- Director of Photography: Tyron Seeto
- Music: Jordan Tulinsky
WHERE THE CATTLE GO TO DRINK
Blackbird Moonrise Festival 2024
Where the Cattle Go to Drink | Live Action
Synopsis
Trapped on a remote farm, an Argentine worker calls his son home—hiding the truth: his passport has been confiscated.
Cast
Spencer Develyn, Agustin Paz, Anthony Thomas
Crew
- Director: Archie Hancock, Jack Zimmerman
- Producer: Izabella Rizzo, Mitch Seljanovski
- Assistant Director: Bianca Wei
- Director of Photography: Tyron Seeto
- Sound Recordist: Jack Moiseyev
- Gaffer: Jasmin Suivi
- Best Boy: Royang Huangfu Murray
- 1st Assistant Camera: Jubilee Chan
- Art Department / Costume: Cameron Farnham