Uploaded June 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Director Grant Sputore on how he brought his feature film debut I Am Mother to life.
Sputore, who came up with the story alongside writer Michael Lloyd Green, reveals how he was able to storyboard close to the entire film thanks to previsualisation technology.
It also helped his approach to lighting and colour design with cinematographer Steve Annis, and production design with Hugh Bateup.
Sputore also explains how the robot Mother was brought to life through a “wildly collaborative” effort.
This was thanks to voice actor Rose Byrne, and the Weta Workshop team, namely Tim Domett who puppeteered Mother’s face, and Luke Hawker who both created the suit and did the physical performance.
I Am Mother is streaming worldwide on Netflix.
For more interviews and opportunities, head to Screen News: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/screen-news
Photo supplied by Ian Routledge.
#iammother #grantsputore #screenaustralia
Director Grant Sputore on how he brought his feature film debut I Am Mother to life.
Sputore, who came up with the story alongside writer Michael Lloyd Green, reveals how he was able to storyboard close to the entire film thanks to previsualisation technology.
It also helped his approach to lighting and colour design with cinematographer Steve Annis, and production design with Hugh Bateup.
Sputore also explains how the robot Mother was brought to life through a “wildly collaborative” effort.
This was thanks to voice actor Rose Byrne, and the Weta Workshop team, namely Tim Domett who puppeteered Mother’s face, and Luke Hawker who both created the suit and did the physical performance.
I Am Mother is streaming worldwide on Netflix.
For more interviews and opportunities, head to Screen News: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/screen-news
Photo supplied by Ian Routledge.
#iammother #grantsputore #screenaustralia








![Sweet As - Behind the Scenes
Writer and director Jub Clerc talks about reflecting on her transformative teenage years, which inspired her debut feature film Sweet As.
Having worked on film sets in various capacities for many years, Western Australian writer and director Jub Clerc knew she wanted to make a feature film with her producing partner Liz Kearney, but neither knew which story to tell.
“One day she [Kearney] rang and she’s like, ‘What about that bloody story you told me about going on a photo safari when you were fourteen?’” reflects Clerc. “And I was like, ‘oh yeah, that’s a pretty cool story, isn’t it?’”
In this behind-the-scenes video, Clerc discusses the detailed process of getting permission from First Nations elders to film on sacred land, her hopes for inspiring a young audience — and the pride she felt being the first female Indigenous Western Australian director to make a feature film.
Sweet As is released in cinemas from 1 June 2023.
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