Fair Dinkum Manjit
Faramarz K-Rahber
Australia 2006
English
26 Minutes
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"Fair Dinkum Manjit! is all about Manjit, a 49-year-old Indian-Australian cab driver who is so proud of being an Aussie that he has composed a music album, singing of his love for Australia and its people. After selling over two thousand copies of his homemade CD to his cab customers and attracting considerable attention in his hometown of Brisbane, this singing cabbie is now planning to film a Bollywood video-clip for his most popular song “Song Australia”.
Director’s Bio
Faramarz K-Rahber is an Australian-Iranian filmmaker. An award-winning graduate from Griffith University Queensland College of Art, he has worked across many roles in the documentary industry in the last 7 years. His focus on directing, mixed with a strong background in cinematography, has helped shape his insightful, observational style of filmmaking. His debut feature documentary, Fahimeh’s Story, was the winner of the Independent Spirit Award at the 2004 Australian Lexus IF Awards.