On the Waves of the Adriatic

Melbourne filmmaker Brian McKenzie spent 5 years working on this engrossing study of a notsotypical Brunswick household Its a laconic observational documentary similar to the directors Ill Be Home For Christmas MFF 85 in which McKenzie plays a central part camera in tow as he documents the lifestyle of Graham a youth in his 20s his family and friends After having spent so long with the family McKenzie becomes part of the furniture a situation which enables him to dig deep into the subjects lives