Director's Works
Yeah The Boys Stefan Hunt
Stefan Hunt is a filmmaker and artist. Through surrealism, mixed media, or genre-blending storytelling, he is interested in exploring life, death and other existential questions. Stefan’s filmmaking career began in 2006 when he packed his camera, headed to the USA, bought an ice cream truck and drove to all fifty states to make a documentary. He has since gone on to collaborate with the biggest global brands, directing award winning documentaries, commercials, music videos and short films. Some of his accolades include winning a BAFTA, Webby, ARIA and Flickerfest, as well as nominations for UKVMA, Raindance and Vimeo: Best of Year. In 2017 Stefan launched his most ambitious creative endeavour titled 'We’re All Going To Die’. This consisted of a published book, short film and sold out multimedia art festival that has since toured Australia, New Zealand and the USA. The project aims to empower an audience to ‘fear less and live more’ through humour, colour and death. When Stefan’s not directing, he draws pictures. His art can be seen everywhere from books to billboards to trams to magazines to clothing ranges. But film, art and death aside, Stef’s just here to have a good time.
This is a collaboration between myself and my wife Vanessa Marian, who initially choreographed this work as a dancer's exploration of Australian masculinity, viewed through a feminist lens. Conceptually, the overall idea was to explore how men emote and communicate through everything but language. We played with the tension between hyper-masculinity and dance, a combination I'd never expect to see at a typical Aussie piss-up. Our goal was to show the full, complex layers of masculine identity in a way that is equal parts larrikin, brutal, and tender.