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Adrian Wills Adrian Wills i(A123621 works by) (a.k.a. Adrian Russell Wills)
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal
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1 form y separately published work icon The Hungry Truth Michael Lucas , Adrian Wills , ( dir. Emma Freeman ) Australia : Werner Film Productions , 2023 27370895 2023 single work film/TV
1 1 form y separately published work icon Crazy Fun Park Nicholas Verso , Magda Wozniak , Craig Irvin , Enoch Mailangi , 'Fury' , ( dir. Nicholas Verso et. al. )agent Australia : Werner Film Productions Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2022 10724339 2022 single work film/TV horror

'Crazy Fun Park is a hair-raising coming of age tale following best friends Chester and Mapplethorpe, a duo so inseparable, not even death can pull them apart. After Mapplethorpe tragically dies in the town’s abandoned Crazy Fun Park, Chester discovers that his friend is now “living” with the other undead Fun Kids who also met their end at the park. With no adults, free rides and all the junk food you can eat, it’s every kid’s dream. But this tragic turn of events means the two teens are forced to redefine their friendship, and as they navigate the already complicated teenage years, they fear their friendship may not be as eternal as they originally imagined.'

Source: Screen Australia (https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-centre/news/2021/11-03-ambitious-horror-comedy-crazy-fun-park).

1 form y separately published work icon RFDS Ian Meadows , Claire Phillips , Jon Bell , Adrian Wills , ( dir. Jennifer Leacey et. al. )agent Australia : Endemol Australia Seven Network , 2021- 23102272 2021 series - publisher film/TV

'The gripping new eight-hour drama, based in Australia’s red heart, where the modern-day heroes of the Royal Flying Doctor Service navigate private lives as turbulent and profound as the heart stopping emergencies they attend.'

Source: Endemol Shine.

1 form y separately published work icon Black Divaz ( dir. Adrian Wills ) Australia : Pursekey Productions Kalori Productions , 2018 14539136 2018 single work film/TV

'BLACK DIVAZ goes beyond the glitz, glue guns and glamour of black drag to reveal a fun, fabulous and sometimes fearful place. A sassy, intimate portrait of what it means to be an Indigenous Drag Queen today.' (Production summary)

1 2 form y separately published work icon Grace Beside Me Danielle MacLean , Jon Bell , Sue McPherson , Adrian Wills , Tristan Savage , Erica Glynn , Briar Grace-Smith , ( dir. Beck Cole et. al. )agent Australia : National Indigenous Television , 2018 10634717 2018 series - publisher film/TV children's

'A rich and humorous coming of age story, GRACE BESIDE ME transports young audiences into the world of 13-year-old Fuzzy Mac and her best mate Tui Mui as they navigate life, and with help from Fuzzy's Nan and Pop, learn how to find strength and grace.'

Source: Screen Australia.

1 form y separately published work icon 88 Adrian Wills , Michaela Perske , ( dir. Adrian Wills ) Sydney : Pursekey Productions Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2017 11934471 2017 single work film/TV

'"88" is a landmark documentary that explores the remarkable events that led up to January 26th 1988, the march and its aftermath. For many people their memories of the Bicentennial are tied to the Tall Ships coming through Sydney Harbour with Princess Diana and Prince Charles gracing our shores. At the other end of the city the March for Justice, Freedom and Hope took place – the largest protest march since the Vietnam Moratorium with over 30,000 Aboriginal people serving as a reminder that white Australia has a black History.'

Source: Pursekey Productions.

1 7 form y separately published work icon Little J and Big Cuz Leah Purcell , Beck Cole , Adrian Wills , Danielle MacLean , ( dir. Tony Thorne ) Victoria : Ned Lander Media Australian Children's Television Foundation , 2017-2019 10444886 2017 series - publisher film/TV children's

'Little J is five and has just started kindergarten year at school. He lives with his grandmother (Nanna), his girl cousin (Big Cuz) who is nine, and their dog (Old Dog) who is also the story narrator. LITTLE J & BIG CUZ follows the family's adventures and is told primarily from the point of view of Little J.'

Source: Screen Australia.

1 form y separately published work icon The Blue Tin Stephen Sewell , ( dir. Adrian Wills ) Australia : 2017 10434360 2017 single work film/TV
1 2 form y separately published work icon The Warriors Jon Bell , Tracey Rigney , Tony Briggs , Tony Briggs , Robert Connolly , ( dir. Adrian Wills et. al. )agent Victoria : Arenamedia Pty Ltd Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2017 10234405 2017 series - publisher film/TV humour

'THE WARRIORS is set in the world of Australian Rules Football. It explores the elite world of professional sport through the eyes of two new recruits - plucked from obscurity to fame and fortune - and two established players as they are thrown together in a share house in Melbourne.'

Source: ABC media release (https://tv.press.abc.net.au/footy-season-may-be-over-but-new-abc-tv-series-is-just-warming-up#). (Sighted: 11/10/2016)

1 form y separately published work icon Plan Bea Michael Lucas , ( dir. Adrian Wills ) Fremantle : FremantleMedia Australia , 2016 10253352 2016 single work film/TV
1 5 form y separately published work icon Ready For This Leah Purcell , Greg Waters , Adrian Wills , Kristen Dunphy , Liz Doran , Jon Bell , Josh Mapleston , ( dir. Daina Reid et. al. )agent Australia : Blackfella Films Werner Film Productions , 2015 8888376 2015 series - publisher film/TV children's young adult

'Six teenagers, all elite within their own field, have come to live at Arcadia House to pursue their dreams. For some it's the opportunity of a lifetime. For others it's a last chance. All are strangers, some a long way from home, and the last thing they expect to find is family. Far from home, they must find a path through the new challenges and adventures that the big city offers while dealing with all the trials of growing up.' (Source: ABC3 website)

1 form y separately published work icon The Birthday Party Leah Purcell , ( dir. Adrian Wills ) Australia : Blackfella Films Werner Film Productions , 2015 10275527 2015 single work film/TV
1 3 form y separately published work icon 8MMM Aboriginal Radio Sonja Dare , Tricia Morton-Thomas , Danielle MacLean , ( dir. Dena Napuljarri Curtis et. al. )agent 2014 Northern Territory : Brindle Films , 2014 7504875 2014 series - publisher film/TV humour

'8MMM Aboriginal Radio in Alice Springs runs on the smell of an oily rag, the enthusiasm of its motley Indigenous crew and the misguided intentions of the whitefellas in charge. For the 3M's of Alice Springs - the missionaries, mercenaries and misfits - saving Aboriginal people from themselves is hard work. Especially Aboriginal people who expect to be heard on the radio and in the office. Princess Pictures and Brindle Films bravely step into the vortex of Aboriginal Australia, where truth and comedy collide.' (Production summary)

1 form y separately published work icon Eddie's Country Adrian Wills , 2013 7586974 2013 single work film/TV

'The remarkable true story of courage, resilience and the epic struggle to wake a country up.' (Source: Screen Australia website)

1 12 form y separately published work icon The Gods of Wheat Street Jon Bell , Lois Randall , Jon Bell , ( dir. Catriona McKenzie et. al. )agent 2012 Australia : ABC Television , 2014 Z1875098 2012 series - publisher film/TV

'The central character in the series is Odin Freeburn, who promised his dying mother 20 years ago he would keep the family together. Now, he has one brother in jail, another brother in love with the daughter of the family enemy and his wife has run away to the city, leaving him to raise their two daughters.

His employer has just died, his sister-in-law is in love with him and the spirit of his mother Eden has come back to tell him how to do it all so much better and protect the important destiny of the Freeburn line.'

(Source: Koori Mail 2012:27)

1 52 form y separately published work icon Redfern Now Jon Bell , Adrian Wills , Steven McGregor , Danielle MacLean , Michelle Blanchard , Wayne Blair , ( dir. Catriona McKenzie et. al. )agent Australia : ABC Television Screen Australia Blackfella Films , 2012-2013 Z1750518 2012 series - publisher film/TV

Redfern Now is 'the first contemporary TV drama series written, directed and produced by Indigenous Australians.'

Source: ABC Television website.

1 form y separately published work icon The Story of Bran Nue Dae ( dir. Adrian Wills ) Australia : Robyn Kershaw Productions Mayfan , 2010 Z1755545 2010 single work film/TV
1 1 form y separately published work icon Daniel's 21st ( dir. Adrian Wills ) Annandale : Rusted Angel Films , 2010 Z1714263 2010 single work film/TV

A car pulls into a service station and two young men get out. Minutes later shots are fired and out stumbles Daniel. It's his 21st birthday and something has gone horribly wrong. He stumbles into the darkness and returns home to his mother who has been waiting for him, balloons at the gate, cake on the table. Later there is a knock at the door. It's the police and what they have to say doesn't make sense. When the mother returns to speak to Daniel she finds him gone.

1 8 form y separately published work icon Boxing for Palm Island Michaela Perske , Adrian Wills , ( dir. Adrian Wills ) ABC Television , 2009 Z1690902 2009 single work film/TV 'There is a new generation of warriors coming out of Palm Island, a place with a dark history and a less than stellar reputation. A new era of hope, strength and courage is about to show the world that the kids from Palm Island are fighting back and have the makings of champions, but within this gilded cage come stories of generational poverty, stories of disadvantage, stories of the vicious cycle of intergenerational trauma. This group of boxers are defying stereotypes and taking the future into their own hands with the help and support of Uncle Ray - the man who has brought boxing back to Palm Island.' Source: http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/ (Sighted 13/05/10)
1 form y separately published work icon Bourke Boy Adrian Wills , ( dir. Adrian Wills ) Potts Point : Scarlett Pictures , 2009 Z1587805 2009 single work film/TV

An adopted Aboriginal boy, Russell is a troublemaker who has been suspended from school and arrested. The narrative sees him fly to Bourke, the town where he was born, with his white foster father, John. The trip is John's way of trying to find an opportunity to communicate with his foster son before it's too late. For John the trip is simply a tick-off list - visit the Bourke District Hospital, visit the Aboriginal reserve, go for a swim, etc. For Russell, however, the trip is much more personal. When John leaves him alone briefly Russell tries to get hold of as much as he can, including his birth mother's name and a handful of earth which he puts into his pocket. He also experiences racism by a white hotel manager.

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