Dirt Music
Dirt Music is a gripping, sexy drama with a haunting love story at its heart set against the powerful backdrop of Western Australia’s evocative landscape.
Wildgaze Films
Aquarius Films
Film4
Synopsis
In Dirt Music, Kelly Macdonald plays Georgie, a sometime sailor, diver and nurse who is stranded in a remote fishing town with Jim (Wenham), a man she doesn’t love, and his young sons whose dead mother she can never replace.
A reckless moment leads Georgie to an intense, sexually charged affair with Lu Fox (Hedlund), an enigmatic loner, musician and poacher who is traumatised by a tragic accident from his past.
When Lu retreats into the wilderness, Georgie embarks on a journey to bring him back with the unlikely help of Jim, who is determined to right wrongs from his own past.
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Production Information
Screenwriter
Jack Thorne
Author
Tim Winton
Director
Gregor Jordan
Producers
Finola Dwyer
Polly Staniford
Angie Fielder
Associate Producer
Kate Separovich
Line Producer
Sandy Stevens
Key Cast
Kelly Macdonald
Garrett Hedlund
David Wenham
Aaron Pedersen
George Mason
Julia Stone
Dan Wyllie
Jacob Clayton
Distributor
Film4 (ANZ)
Sales
Cornerstone Films (INT)
Key Locations
The Kimberley
Perth
Esperance
Dampier Peninsula
1st Assistant Director
Chris Webb
Composer
Craig Armstrong
Sound Recordist
Trevor Hope
Gaffer
Dan Spriggs
Production Designer
Michael Carlin
Sound Designer & FX Editor
Rob Ireland
Editor
Pia Di Ciaula
Executive Producers
Daniel Battsek
Sue Bruce-Smith
Lauren Dark
Peter Touche
Stephen Dailey
Costume Designer
Anna Borghesi
Makeup and Hair Designer
Zeljka Stanin
Shooting in Bardi Jawi Country and on Noongar Boodja
Much of the film, particularly up North in the Kimberly region, was shot on Aboriginal Native Title land.
There were complexities in getting the appropriate permissions to film from the Traditional Owners of this land. But once we had the permissions in place, our experience of filming in these areas became something really quite profound. The Traditional Owners and the local 5 communities were very collaborative and openhearted, working very closely with us to help us achieve what we needed to
– Angie Fielder, Producer
Photo credit Pelgo (Dirt Music) Pty Limited and Wildgaze Films (Dirt Music) Limited
Photo credit Pelgo (Dirt Music) Pty Limited and Wildgaze Films (Dirt Music) LimitedStraight from the Director of Photography
“Putting very good actors in very strong environments…”
…is, you know, it’s a dream for filmmakers. The images were just making themselves essentially. We’d go to places where there wasn’t a bad frame to be found
– Sam Chiplin, Director of Photography
Production Gallery
Pelgo (Dirt Music) Pty Limited and Wildgaze Films (Dirt Music) Limited
Pelgo (Dirt Music) Pty Limited and Wildgaze Films (Dirt Music) Limited
Pelgo (Dirt Music) Pty Limited and Wildgaze Films (Dirt Music) Limited
Pelgo (Dirt Music) Pty Limited and Wildgaze Films (Dirt Music) Limited
Pelgo (Dirt Music) Pty Limited and Wildgaze Films (Dirt Music) Limited
Pelgo (Dirt Music) Pty Limited and Wildgaze Films (Dirt Music) Limited
Pelgo (Dirt Music) Pty Limited and Wildgaze Films (Dirt Music) Limited