Stage Changers premieres today on iwonder

Stage Changers is the directorial debut of WA filmmaker Ella Wright (Candidate Games, George Jones and the Giant Squid) and explores the themes of collaboration, artistic sacrifice and perseverance. Filmed across eight years, the film was produced by Janelle Landers of WA production company WBMC (RAMS, OtherLife) together with Ella.

It follows the journey of The Last Great Hunt, a collective of six passionate Western Australian theatre makers with a reputation for producing distinctive small-scale studio work. After an influential company in the UK invites them to pitch a large-scale performance, and with the renowned Perth Festival joining the list of those interested in the performance, the group looks to be on the brink of something truly remarkable. Funding challenges, personal injury, and subsequent production delays threaten to stop the show from ever reaching the stage; suddenly the group of aspirational artists, driven by hopes and dreams, are forced to ask themselves: will dreams be enough?

Stage Changers will be streaming on iwonder from Thursday, 10 February, which is currently available in Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia through its iOS and Android apps, Apple TV, Android TV and at www.iwonder.com.

Production Credit: Stage Changers is a WBMC and Tiny Lights Films production. Principal production funding from Screen Australia in association with Screenwest and Lotterywest, financed with the assistance of Documentary Australia Foundation. Local distribution and international sales by iwonder.

Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57f94BjcCb8