DIR. ROHAN SPONG, WRITTEN BY SIMON MATTHEWS AND ROHAN SPONG

MOONLITE is the rollicking adventure tale of charismatic bushranger Andrew George Scott, alias, Captain Moonlite, and his close companion, James Nesbitt.

Fated to meet in prison, the pair become lifelong friends and embark on an adventure through the Australian bush. A police constable pursues them, a young newspaper journalist commentates on their journey in print and a mysterious lady in black watches from afar as the story reaches a shocking conclusion.

MOONLITE is a graphic novel style bushranger adventure film starring Barry Crocker, Tasma Walton, Val Jellay, Ian Roberts, Abby Dobson, Angus Grant, Lauren Clair, Sarah Bollenberg and Ash Flanders.

Introducing Richard Stables as 'Moonlite'.

DIR. DECLAN GREENE, WRITTEN BY ASH FLANDERS AND DECLAN GREENE
17 - 27 MARCH 2010 @ COLLINGWOOD UNDERGROUND ARTS PARK

Roger and Virginia Summers have it all. He, a successful theatre director. She, a successful drunken housewife. But their charmed lives are empty - they long for a child. Be careful what you wish for.

Rohan contributed a series of projections to this production.

SIX BLACK AND WHITE 35MM PRINTS
EXHIBITED @ RED GALLERY, FITZROY - 20th JAN - 15th FEB 2010

Rohan was invited to exhibit photographs as part of a group exhibition held for Melbourne's Midsumma Festival in 2010. The exhibition program notes:

"Six black and white prints form Rohan Spong’s striking series Behind the Scenes. Inspired by Magnum photographers who famously shot behind-the-scenes stills of film sets, these images capture in moody mise en scene the transman as movie star and pin up. Shot on the set of Claire Henry’s filmic homage to Genet’s Un Chant d’Amour these works capture the actors/subjects in thoughtful contemplation. Like the co-founders of the Magnum movement from the late forties, Spong shares the desire to explore the human condition with absolute respect for his subjects."

 

DIRECTED BY JOSH NELSON AND ROHAN SPONG
WRITTEN BY JOSH NELSON AND ROHAN SPONG
8 MINS, B&W 16mm.

Confined within a repressive convent, Sister Rosette is plagued by dreams of a monstrous clockwork presence. Desires are soon laid bare, and Rosette discovers that there will be consequences.

Screened at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival (2008)

DEVISED AND PERFORMED BY OLIVIA CRANG (X:MACHINE)
DEVELOPMENT : JUL 2006 / MELBOURNE FRINGE FESTIVAL : OCT 2007

SENSELESS is a solo performance of interconnected monologues that was conceived online by a collaboration of 25+ artists from around the world. It imagines the year 2027 and the outcomes of enforced policies of censorship and isolation.

Rohan contributed a number of video projections to both versions of this project.

SENSELESS was nominated for two GREEN ROOM awards, including one for VIDEOGRAPHY (SCENERY).

DIRECTED BY OLIVIA CRANG (X:MACHINE)
DEVELOPMENT : FEB/MAR 2006

BIAS is a creative development project that puts the media circus back in the ring.

Rohan contributed a number of video projections to this project.

Created as a work of research to accompany Rohan Spong's Honors Thesis about masculinities within film noir works, WHEN DARKNESS FALLS inverts the stock characters of Hollywood film noir, and sees a lesbian private detective Virginia Martin   (in mens attire) solving a serial murder case assisted by her alluring sidekick Betsy Sloane against a stylized noir New York.   As sexual tensions heighten and the body count multiplies. Virginia must decide where her loyalties lie and separate friend from foe.

This experimental short feature (58 minutes) featured guest performances by Natalie Bassingthwaighte (Neighbours, The Rogue Traders) and Katy Manning (Doctor Who, The Sarah Jane Adventures).

WHEN DARKNESS FALLS was rescreened several times by popular demand at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival (2006).

WHEN DARKNESS FALLS also screened independently a further 12 times to sell out houses at Glitch Bar and Cinema in Sept and October 2006.