There’s a reason we get excited when adept filmmakers come out with passion projects. The demands of sponsors, athletes, and other outside influences often have a way of disrupting the artist’s creative vision. Not so with passion projects – they’re stripped of all of that and exist as the truest expression of what the filmmaker is trying to convey.
With that in mind, we invite you to buckle up for all 21 minutes of an incredibly inviting little number called Engrained that documents some of the world’s best slab hunters over 18 months backed by poetic narration sure to inspire your cold-water, tube-wrangling sensibilities. Visually, this film is absolutely stunning, following the likes of Brett Burcher, Russell Bierke, Sean Mawson, Louie Hynd, Elliot Marshall, Paul Morgan, Nath Bartlett, Khy Hoole, and Glen McDonald through Ireland, Scotland, Tasmania, and mainland Australia.
