I Am A Dark River

In 2000 actor Tess Mitchell and musician Ben Holmes toured a theatre piece about Mitchell's charismatic grandfather: printer Robert 'Bob' Lowry, who published seminal writers of the 1940s and 50s like Frank Sargeson, Denis Glover and RAK Mason. Mitchell sought out surviving family, friends and writers to learn about the long dead relative who left such a potent legacy in her own life. I Am a Dark River mixes interviews and performance pieces to evoke Lowry's restless genius. Mitchell plays many roles, like writer Greville Texidor. In this trailer, Lowry is remembered as a vital and troubled creative force.

Even now, decades after the show, I still wonder, does the dark river that flowed through Bob, flow though me?

– Director Tessa Mitchell on her grandfather's legacy

Key Cast & Crew

Tessa Mitchell

Director

Orlando Stewart

Producer

Ben Holmes

Composer, Subject

Adam Luxton

Cinematographer

Jason Pengelly

Editor