Paul Bales
Production
Biography
Paul Bales is known for Nazis at the Center of the Earth (2012), The Da Vinci Treasure (2006) and San Andreas Quake (2015).
Known For
Mockbuster
Local filmmaker Anthony Frith lands a gig with The Asylum, the studio behind Sharknado. Tasked with directing a schlock film, The Land That Time Forgot, in Adelaide on a shoestring budget, he turns the camera on himself, filming a behind-the-scenes documentary. Both productions will push their director to the brink.
Detour
Driving home from a deep desert rave, seven teenage friends travel off the beaten path only to be trapped in a reality far more horrible and frightening than any nightmare they could possibly imagine... Flesh eating cannibals roam this stretch of tortured land, feeding off anyone who is foolish enough to stray into their deadly territory. Now the friends must become as savage as their attackers if they are to escape the desert alive...
Sharksploitation
The ultimate deep dive into the world of shark cinema: filmmakers, critics, scholars and conservationists explore the weird, wild cinematic legacy of sharks on film and audiences' undying fascination with these misunderstood creatures.