Database Productions

A delightful project nearly in the finishing stage; stay tuned for the end result!

From The Database Archives of Weird Stuff We Like To Film: Making Of ''Sock Cinema: American Beauty''. Full clip up on our Youtube Channel!

Stills From The Database Archives of Peculiar Stories We Like To Film: FISHY

Constantine wooing girls while in fishnets and a bodysuit since before it was.. cool

Set vibes ❤️

Hi folks, we've unfortunately had to cancel Pitch Night due to unforeseen circumstances. However, we still very much intend to host another in the not-so-far future, so keep your eyes peeled for updates!

ALL THIS TALK ABOUT M**F:

During our search into this year’s film festivals to attend, we discovered that a long-standing institution dedicated to showcasing alternative, unconventional, straight-up weird films to the city of Melbourne - M**F - has run into quite a bit of drama and confusion. It has recently changed ownership and undergone a dramatic reconstruction. However, it seems both the ‘’New’’ and ‘’Old’’ M**F are still advertised across multiple festival platforms.

After a brief search on the Web, it quickly becomes evident that the old runner of the Melbourne Underground Film Festival, Richard Wolsterncroft, has made a mark of himself shamelessly expressing deeply controversial opinions regarding topics such as race and the LGBTQIA+ community. According to the New M**F director, Shane Lyons, ‘’The focus of M**F openly turned that way as well. Besides a handful of micro-budget exploitation features and 30-40 shorts, Wolstencroft eagerly programmed “special” sections of far-right videos and other paranoid propaganda from anti-vaxxers, MRAs, covid “freedom movement” cookers, and Trump supporters.’’ Interestingly, the biggest M**F scandal to date was over Wolstencroft’s decision to showcase a hardcore gay p**n film that was banned from public screening.

The New M**F has only started operating this year, bringing with it hope that it will carry on the festival's original purpose without the blatant propaganda of far-right ideology. However, the filmmakers might be easily misled to submit their films to a festival that no longer operates.

You can read more about the old and new directors here: https://ow.ly/QBkS50PEP7U.
And if that’s not enough, here’s some more stuff to read:
https://ow.ly/VW8X50PEP7X

What do you make of this? Are you planning to go to the new M**F?

Some classic behind-the-scenes magic.. what do you think our next production will be about?

Photo credits go to Kyle McLeavy of Phantom Audio

Have you ever seen actors, producers and directors get along so well? Somehow we've managed to crack the code, both on and off set.

CALLING OUT FOR A NEW TEAM MEMBER:

We are looking for a Full Time Editor/Cinematographer to join our team at Database Productions. You will be based in our office in Richmond and can start work as soon as the first week of September, but this can be discussed.

If this sounds like something you might be up for, please send your portfolio and CV to [email protected]. We look forward to having you join us!

Some magic of what we've been up to lately. Shooting Freya and the Vikings at Work Club Global

The view from our new office at Work Club Global.. Hard to lose creative inspiration looking at that 😍