Migrating by sea from Holland as an eightyearold Dirk de Bruyn went on to be a doyen of Australian experimental cinema But as this intimate film reveals his work is suffused with the trauma of migration and the struggle to recognise himself as a new Australian In conversation with documentarian Steven McIntyre Dirk guides us through more than 40 years of his filmmaking the early years exploring technique and technology a subsequent phase of unflinching selfexamination brought on by upheaval and overseas travel and more recent projects where he attempts a fusion of personal cultural and historical identity What emerges is an inspiring rugged and at times poignant portrait of an artist committed to selfexpression and selfdiscovery through the medium of film
