The Cairnes brothers – an empathy machine drenched in blood

The Cairnes brothers approach to horror is simple, assured, and gets to the guts of the matter. We dare you to take the same path.
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Image: Scare Campaign. 

With a session at Adelaide’s Media Resource Centre’s Screen Makers Conference fast approaching, Colin Cairnes has been thinking about his approach to filmmaking. He and his brother Cameron are the genial, unassuming duo responsible for a pair of light hearted horror films, 100 Bloody Acres and Scare Campaign. There is a lot to learn by contemplating their gentle, humane approach.  Mind you, the images they invent are pretty savage…

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.