James Roper's Colleagues at Closer Productions
Ansuya Nathan
South Australia's recipient of the SBS Emerging Writer Incubator placement
James Roper's Contact Details
Adelaide,South Australia,Australia
Closer Productions
James Roper's Company Details
Closer Productions is a multi-award winning Adelaide-based production company with a focus on, and reputation for, producing distinctive high quality work - work that resonates across international boundaries.Closer is responsible for some the most exciting and challenging Australian films of recent years. These include three theatrically released feature documentaries - SHUT UP LITTLE MAN! (Sundance 2011) SAM KLEMKE'S TIME MACHINE (Sundance 2015), LIFE IN MOVEMENT (Australian Documentary Prize Sydney Film Festival 2011) - and the unique breakout feature drama 52 TUESDAYS (Winner Best Director Sundance and Crystal Bear, Berlin Film Festival 2014). Closer also make TV documentaries including the acclaimed ABC arts-series HANNAH GADSBY'S OZ, short films and other screen-work, like our recent collaboration with ACMI and Sydney Dance Company, the Virtual Reality film STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU and video installation work for South Australian Art Gallery, Samstag Museum and Carriageworks. Closer is dedicated to telling compelling stories that entertain, challenge, provoke and make the heart soar-stories that celebrate the terrible, wonderful complexity of being alive. We believe in harnessing deep collaboration, unique processes and direct engagement with our audience. We aim to spark dialogue and maintain an unwavering commitment to emergent ideas, independent spirit and underrepresented people.