DISCLAIMER
The book that this biopic is planned to be based on is my autobiography: ‘No Looking Back’ and has been written as anonymously as possible. While some states, cities and institutions have been mentioned, no real humans names have been, except mine.
The school where the bullying occurred is in NO WAY AT FAULT NOR IN THE LEAST BIT RESPONSIBLE FOR MY EXPERIENCES.
Oops! Looks like a couple of months have slipped by without another blog. Well, OK, I did issue one special blog on the 27th March – just after lockdown/isolation was announced. But before that, the last one was on 16th March. That wasn’t supposed to happen – I mean, the blog post was supposed to happen but I had planned to issue one out every month.
What a strange, strange time it is.
I hope that this blog finds everyone enjoying good health and remaining sane. It is the weirdest time that I can ever remember – and never hope to experience it again.
I also hope that those of you whom are involved with this film or have indicated that they were interested, still are. PLEASE let me know if you are no longer interested. There’s no problem with that, either way, but I just need to be kept up to date. Thank you.
While we have all been in lockdown/isolation the world over, many of us have found ways to ‘keep going’. And I really hope that applies to everyone whom reads this blog.
Our last real blog post was issued on the 16th March – I’m just trying to figure out where that time has gone. When we first went into isolation/lockdown with no end in sight, I thought that the time would absolutely drag.
How wrong I was. I think it is now seven weeks. 
The good news is, for those of you whom ARE still interested, the film pre-production continues. I have been workng pretty solidly on it throughout all these weeks and things are going quite well. And while there have been very frustrating moments, I continue to thrive on it all. There are things quietly happening in the background and other things that, frustratingly, cannot even be considered while we are going through this restriction phase. But I hope to jump on them as soon as possible once things return to ‘normal’ – or the ‘new normal’, or whatever it is.
I think you will all realise that, unless a miracle occurs in more ways than one, actual filming will not now be starting until sometime next year (ie 2021). I am NOT giving up but this thingy that has turned the world upside down, kind of hit and changed everything in pretty well every way possible. We are not alone in having everything thrown into a spin – I believe many in the entertainment industry – and most industries – have been affected badly (or positively in some respects, I believe) and no-one really has any idea of what the future holds.
Something that has been happening since the beginning of the lockdown/isolation is that I have been receiving some very positive/encouraging emails from a few people and I cannot thank those people enough. As you all know, one thing I am determined to do with this film, is to give rising actors in Australia (and a smattering from other counties) a chance. While our film won’t open many doors, unless we are very lucky, I am hoping that, steered and managed and showcased the correct way, it just might help some of our actors, as well as crew members, production companies generally as well as shining a light on the bullying issue which remains so rampant everywhere, through everything. Also I am hoping that by showing my own experiences of growing up in the outback, going through correspondence and School of the Air, might educate and highlight such a life for others in the urban areas of Australia and overseas. There are many more aspects in the film, throughout my life to date, which I hope will prove to be inspirational to others.
The other thing that I am hoping that working on this film will be, apart from sheer hard work, is FUN. And lots of it. Good laughs. Although I don’t think that will be too much of a problem with my snorts.
On that happy note, I bid you all farewell until our next post. And again, PLEASE, all those of you whom responded to my original callouts for potential actors, PLEASE contact me to let me know you are still interested, no matter when we get the chance to start this film. If I do not hear from you within a few weeks, I will presume you are no longer interested. And that is fine – I just need to know.
Thank you everyone – and stay well.
‘Dawson’s Burrowing Bees’. This hive (not sure of the correct name for the home of these particular bees) was found on a road in the outback of Western Australia.
