There's a Fax from Bruce

Reading like a survival manual for aspiring filmmakers, this book offers a fascinating insight into film-making in the 1990s from two of Australias most successful film practitioners. Between 1989 and 1997, Bruce Beresford and Sue Milliken made nine films between them, two of which they made together. And when they werent on set, they used the fax machine to stay in touch. As well as taking care of business, the faxes were a commentary — sometimes droll and often wry — on life around them, written to amuse and liberally laced with industry gossip. Sent from Broome and South Africa and beyond, they make a fun, fascinating, informative and ultimately charming read.

Author Biography

Bruce Beresford is one of Australias greatest film directors, who has made more than 30 feature films over a 50-year career. Notable films he has directed include Breaker Morant (1980), Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Black Robe (1992), Paradise Road (1997) and Maos Last Dancer (2007). His book Josh Hartnett Definitely Wants To Do this True stories from a life in the screen trade was published in 2007. Sue Milliken AO is an Australian film producer whose credits include Black Robe (1991) Sirens (1993), Dating the Enemy (1995), Paradise Road (1997), My Brother Jack (2002) and The Redfern Story ( 2014). She is a former Chair of the Australian Film Commission and the recipient of the Australian Film Institutes Raymond Longford Award. Her book about dogs, Dogs In The City was published in 2012 and her memoir, Selective Memory, in 2013.