Overview
A mockumentary about Brian ‘Toggs’ Toggle who is a seasoned drummer and self-proclaimed timekeeper from the town of Ulver- stone, Tasmania. Toggs talks to filmmaker Ursula Woods about dimensions of drumming and how the significant town clock influenced his rhythmic thinking as a child. Is time the most important element in the music we like to listen to? Clockumentary takes a look at life through a drummer’s lens. Playing with young art-pop group ‘Sunset Thrills’, Toggs encounters artistic differences with the band.
Director Biography - Ursula Woods
Ursula Woods is a filmmaker based in southern Tasmania. She graduated from the National University of Ireland with an honours degree in Music and Irish (language and literature) and also the Victorian College of the Arts Melbourne with postgraduate studies focused on film. Her video artwork is shown daily on Hobart’s latest digital platform, The Loop. Ursula has made music videos for artists worldwide. Her projects have been increasingly well-received and this past year her work culminated in directing a short film funded by Wide Angle Tasmania. She is currently working on more short films, writing a feature and continuing to learn about analogue film techniques in collaboration with Artist Film Workshop, Melbourne.
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The Tasmanian Breath of Fresh Air (BOFA) Film Festival is proudly Tasmania’s film festival. The featured short films are finalists in the 2021 Stories of Tasmania as part of BOFA’s free online film festival. With viewing starting May 3, Forty South is proud to offer previews of the eight best films chosen by the BOFA judging panel. Follow this link to sign up for free access to the online event.
