Rodney Van Der Wall

Made for the 2016 OzAsia Festival as part of an experimental film screening, PACO is an exploration of Australian slang, Australia’s casual racism and filmmaking itself.

A desperate mother searches for her daughter in the chaos of a zombie outbreak.

A charismatic, self-absorbed Indian writer, who discovers he may not have long to live, tries to mend a neglected relationship with his young daughter from a broken previous marriage, while his life slowly falls apart around him. When they discover a box of Lego bricks at a garage sale and decide to build a model of the Taj Mahal together, a whole new chapter opens up for them. But what story will it tell? One of self-destruction, or one of redemption?

A policeman discovers a suitcase full of drug money while on duty, meanwhile his wife is having an affair with another man.

Teenagers Tim and Ounce are hoping to sell their old automobile for an exorbitant price to an Indian gentleman by the name of Mr Dkhar. However their plans are railroaded when Mr Dkhar invites them in for an Indian feast and his family's generous hospitality is enforced upon them. Their crash course in Indian culture changes their minds, and besides... Mr Dkhar is not as clueless as he seems...

When Jack McLeod passes away, his two daughters inherit Drovers Run, a vast cattle ranch in the Australian outback. Ultimately, Tess and Claire decide to run the ranch together, with their housekeeper, Meg, her teenage daughter, Jodi, and a local girl, Becky. Their lives are hard and the obstacles many, but the rewards are every bit as grand as the wild open land they've inherited.