Title: The Art of Fish Taxidermy
Director/Producer/Editor: Angela Heathcote
Cinematographer/Producer: Patrick Wiecks
Run time 8:55
Synopsis: Fish taxidermist Steve Mathews first arrived in Cairns in the 1970s. At that time, the skin of the fish would be preserved and stuffed with hay, which proved difficult and varied in quality. The new technique of molding was developed out of Cairns, right next to the Great Barrier Reef, with the help of Steve and has now been taken up worldwide. Steve has pieces hanging in the Louvre in Paris and the Smithsonian in the US.
Accolades: Official selection for the 2023 Ocean Film Festival
Published for the ABC : https://youtu.be/gwRUgpEFEto?si=KY0nItpXpziFA5cQ
Title: Saving the Rainbow Bones
Director/Producer/Editor: Angela Heathcote
Cinematographer: Patrick Wiecks
Original score & sound design: Pip Leason
Run time: 27:45
Synopsis: The relationship between the opal miners and palaeontologists of Lightning Ridge has been forged over many decades. This is the story of how they work together to ensure Lightning Ridge’s iconic opalised fossils are protected.
Published for Australian Geographic: https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2021/04/saving-the-rainbow-bones-film/
Title: The Weird World of Sea Urchins
Director/Producer/Editor: Angela Heathcote
Cinematographer/Producer: Patrick Wiecks
Run time: 21:54
Synopsis: The small Blue Mountains town of Kurrajong seems an odd place for a sea urchin museum; being almost 80 kilometres from any Sydney beach, but here, at the end of an unassuming cul-de-sac, you’ll find a collection of over 20,000 expertly curated specimens, painstakingly prepared and displayed by local sea urchin expert Ashley Miskelly. Childhood photographs of Ashley are replete with the tiny, spiky sea creatures, pointing to a lifetime of passion. Since then, Ashley has become an international expert on urchins, discovering new species, publishing books, contributing to scientific papers, all while running one of the world’s only dedicated sea urchin museums; all without ever undertaking any formal study.
Published for the ABC: https://youtu.be/_-w3vKcHkuQ?si=hcAIOTrIeC-5KuHq
Title: Birder
Director/Producer/Editor: Angela Heathcote
Cinematographer: Patrick Wiecks
Run time: 9:00
Synopsis: When Paralympian Richard Cordukes took up birding 30 years ago, he was instantly hooked. Since then, he’s travelled Australia in search of beautiful birds. But, as a person with disability he’s come up against his fair share of challenges. Richard is an advocate for accessibility in national parks and thinks there’s more we can do to ensure everyone can enjoy the outdoor and birding.
Accolades: Official selection for the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
Published for the ABC: https://youtu.be/EZ7pwsotxBM?si=hOp9MGCFWFF7GfpL
Title: Plasticity
Director & Editor: Seth Gabrielsson
Written by: Jonas Holle
Produced by Seth Gabrielsson, Jonas Holle, Alex Teo
Cinematographer: Patrick Wiecks
Run time: 5:50
Synopsis: 'Plasticity' explores the textures of neural plasticity through celluloid, sound, and performance, to illuminate new ways of treating imposing cognitive afflictions.
Commissioned by Cingulum Health
Title: ONEFOUR Against all odds
Director: Gabriel Gasparinatos
Role: Camera operator
Netflix
Title: Outfoxed
Director/Producer/Editor: Angela Heathcote
Cinematographer: Patrick Wiecks
Run time: 6:21
Synopsis: Meet Janine Davies, the manager of the Shoalhaven Bat Clinic and Sanctuary. During the bushfires, Janine was inundated with starving flying foxes. And most of the support she got was from overseas, rather than from Aussies. Flying foxes are a maligned species, but they’re essential pollinators. Even koalas rely on them.
Published for Australian Georgraphic
Title: The Scratch
Director/Producer/editor: Angela Heathcote
Cinematographer: Patrick Wiecks
Run time 17:03
Synopsis: Canberra-based wombat rescuer Yolandi Vermaark is on the frontline of fighting mange in wombats. Here, Australian Geographic follows her on one of her typical weekends, which involves looking for joeys in roadkill and treating a small population of wombats with cydectin that helps get rid of mange.
Published for Australian Georgraphic
Title: Eagles Soar free in Australia’s largest raptor rehab
Director/Producer/Editor: Angela Heathcote
Cinematographer: Patrick Wiecks
Run time: 7:30
Synopsis: Wedge-tailed eagles, kestrels, goshawks and owls soar free at Australia’s largest raptor rehabilitation centre, tucked away in the southern highlands of NSW. Unlike other birds, raptors have complex needs when in care and handling them isn’t for the faint-hearted. Go inside the rehab and meet the people giving these birds a second chance at life.
Published for the ABC