Down the Wind is a 1975 Australian film which marked the directorial debut of Scott Hicks. He made it shortly after graduating from university.Nick Dawson, 'SCOTT HICKS, “GLASS: A PORTRAIT OF PHILIP IN TWELVE PARTS” ', Filmmaker Magazine, 18 April 2008 accessed 28 Sept 2012
Plot Photographer Simon Jess is given an assignment to shoot backgrounds in the Snowy Mountains.
Cast David Cameron as Simon Jess Penne Hackforth-Jones as Sara Ross Thompson as Tom Christina Mackay as Tina Rod Mullinar as Reg
Production The film was the second of two joint projects between Hicks and Kim McKenzie. They had previously made The Wanderer (1974) together.
The budget was mostly provided by the Film, Television and Radio Board of the Australian Council.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 292
Release Screenings of the film were minimal.
References
External links Down the Wind at IMDb Down the Wind at Oz Movies