Gravel Road

Production Country: Australia
Running Time: 68mins
Year: 2021

In Australia's remotest community of Tjuntjuntjara, lives Jay Minning - a singer-songwriter and frontman of the rock band the Desert Stars. As the band hit the road to head out on their first tour we see the trials and tribulations that beset them. From van trouble, to smashed windows, to navigating the infamous Gravel Road. On the journey Jay shares with us his passion for music, his inspiration and a rare glimpse into his Indigenous way of life.

FILM CREW:
Director: Tristan Pemberton, Tjuntjuntjara Community
Producer: Tristan Pemberton
Writer: Tristan Pemberton, Harriet Clutterbuck
DOP: Tristan Pemberton
Editor: Harriet Clutterbuck
Sound Design: Phil Snow
Composer: Jay Minning, Tristan Pemberton
Animation: Tristan Pemberton

Cast: Jay Minning, Ashley Franks, Derek Coleman, Justin Currie, Leigh Ivin, Mick Daley, Sean Butcher, Grant Bedford, Dean Sewell, Ned Grant, Leonard Walker


FESTIVALS:
LightReel Film Festival June 2023
SOUND On SCREEN Music Film Festival March 2023
Soundscreen Film Festival September 2022
Cinefest Oz Film Festival (Albany) August 2022
Phoenix Film Festival April 2022
Poppy Jasper International Film Festival April 2022