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'Dougie Waters loves nothing more than a weekend barbie and cricket match with his mates. But his paradise on earth is destroyed when his best mate and neighbour Norm is forced to leave town and their new boss, a pompous English administrator named Edward Lords, moves in.
'The animosity between the two peaks during one fateful backyard cricket match when Dougie hits a ball that accidentally stuns Edward’s prize winning cat, Dexter. The cat falls into the roaring BBQ and is instantly incinerated, leaving only ashes.
'Dougie’s son captures footage of the unfortunate event on camera and it is uploaded onto the internet where the video instantly goes viral! The idea of a backyard cricketing challenge is hatched, with the winner keeping the ashes of Edward’s deceased cat, Dexter. The two teams battle it out in the greatest game of backyard cricket ever for the Backyard Ashes. ' (Publisher's blurb)
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It's Pitch Perfect Comedy
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 February 2014; (p. 25)
— Review of Backyard Ashes 2013 single work film/TV -
Backyard Ashes Battlers Hit the Big Guys for Six
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 January 2014; (p. 5)
— Review of Backyard Ashes 2013 single work film/TV -
Hat-Trick as Community Film Delivers
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 January 2014; (p. 7)
— Review of Backyard Ashes 2013 single work film/TV -
Filmmaker's Debut a Fine Innings
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23 January 2014; (p. 16-17)
— Review of Backyard Ashes 2013 single work film/TV -
Short Cuts
2013
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— Appears in: The Age , 14 November 2013; (p. 32)
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Filmmaker's Debut a Fine Innings
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23 January 2014; (p. 16-17)
— Review of Backyard Ashes 2013 single work film/TV -
Hat-Trick as Community Film Delivers
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 January 2014; (p. 7)
— Review of Backyard Ashes 2013 single work film/TV -
Backyard Ashes Battlers Hit the Big Guys for Six
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 January 2014; (p. 5)
— Review of Backyard Ashes 2013 single work film/TV -
It's Pitch Perfect Comedy
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 February 2014; (p. 25)
— Review of Backyard Ashes 2013 single work film/TV -
Bespoke Movies Resist Cinema's Curtain Call
2013
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— Appears in: The Australian , 30 October 2013; (p. 13) -
From Backyard to Big Screen
2013
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 November 2013; (p. 7) -
Backyard Ashes a Flame for Self-Funded Success
2013
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— Appears in: The Australian , 13 November 2013; (p. 15) -
Short Cuts
2013
single work
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14 November 2013; (p. 34) -
Short Cuts
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 14 November 2013; (p. 32)