"The goal of the place is to give them their freedom back." Madman Films in Australia has revealed the trailer for a documentary film titled Ellis Park, telling the story of musician Warren Ellis. This is actually directed by the acclaimed Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel, of Macbeth, Assassin's Creed, Nitram, The Order. It first premiered at the 2024 London & Melbourne Film Festivals last year. A key member of iconic bands The Dirty Three and Nick Cave's Bad Seeds, multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis has cut a brilliant and unorthodox figure in music for over three decades. Far from the international concert halls in which he has plied his craft lies a very different passion project: a wildlife sanctuary in the forests of Sumatra. This place is co-founded by Ellis and spearheaded by the indomitable Femke den Haas, whose dedicated team of conservationists rescues trafficked and mistreated animals and then devotes years to nursing them back to health. They explain more: this fly-on-the-wall doc offers both a deeply personal insight into one artist's life through the act of creating and an inspiring reminder of how much can be achieved when working together. Sounds great, looks great. I'm in. I always love a good story about people realizing saving animals is so vital. // Continue Reading ›