Nora & R.D. Productions

28/08/2026

Execs from Nine, SBS and ABC are joined by top directors and writers in Darwin for a free industry weekend.

28/08/2026

oh, hello, look where LATCH has popped up? Love it!

Screen Territory’s premier networking and industry development event will transform Darwin into a major meeting place for Australia’s screen industry, September 18–20, with the 2026 NT Screen and Cinematic Craft Summit.

28/08/2026

It seems the little short is getting a few promotional images out there, lol. and it is not even finished yet.

The speakers, sessions and screenings for the NT Screen and Cinematic Craft Summit 2026 have been announced. Here's everything to know.

08/07/2026

That's a wrap on LATCH.

Day two done and dusted. Every shot in the can, a big push at the end to get us over the line, and the sun finally came out and warmed us up after yesterday's freezing start.

I'm knackered, elated, and so proud of what this team has pulled off over two days out bush. Trisha Morton-Thomas, Pedrea Jackson, Dylan River and the whole crew, you were extraordinary.

Now the film goes into the hands of our editor Mat Phillips, with Chris Plummer mentoring, sound and music design with Jez Conlon, and we head towards our world premiere at the SPARK showcase in Darwin in September.

For anyone who donated, shared, sent a message, made a coffee, lent a hand, or just cheered from the sidelines, thank you. This film exists because of you.

And if you've been meaning to chip in and haven't yet, the ACF campaign is still open. Every dollar still helps as we head into post.

Artist Project: LATCH https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn00000gEwGsMAK/latch

More soon.

06/07/2026

This was funny until it wasn't.

One of our lead characters is a Parks ranger. And then, halfway through the morning, a real Parks ranger turned up and started asking what on earth we were up to. I mean, we are not small, even with a small team!

They were totally great, and to be honest, so nice, but I did have a moment of "oh no, I am in real trouble here."

Huge thanks to the permits team and the Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Service - without them I wouldn't be able to get anything made out here. They are superb, and they always go above and beyond when things go a little sideways.

But yeah. Funny, until it wasn't. Then funny again.

Ha!

28/05/2026

$4,300 raised for LATCH, nearly 20% of our target. Honestly, thank you. Every single donation has made my day.

Quick reminder for anyone who's been meaning to chip in: donations through the Australian Cultural Fund are fully tax-deductible, and we're a month out from end of financial year. If you've been thinking about doing some EOFY giving and want it to back an Australian film made in Alice Springs, this is your sign 😉

Every dollar pays our cast and crew on a 10-minute dark comedy shooting in early July. SPARK-supported, tax-deductible, and made with a lot of love.

https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn00000gEwGsMAK/latch

Shares always appreciated. ❤️

Hitman. Ranger. One very inconvenient car door. LATCH is a 10-minute dark comedy from Mparntwe / Alice Springs, shooting July, premiering Darwin September.

13/05/2026

Six days in. $1,400 already donated. 6% of our target.

Tiny steps, but big momentum, and I'm so grateful to every single one of you who's chipped in.

If you've been meaning to back LATCH and haven't yet, this is your nudge (subtle!): https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn00000gEwGsMAK/latch

All tax-deductible. Shoot is in 8 weeks. Every dollar goes to paying our crew properly. ❤️

08/05/2026

Right, I've been holding this in for a few weeks, I have only gone and written a short film!

A 10-minute dark comedy called LATCH: a hitman, a ranger, and one very inconvenient car door. It's all about the flies and the lies.

It's been selected (with three other teams) for Screen Territory's SPARK Short Film Initiative 2026. We shoot in early July outside Alice Springs and the film world-premieres at the SPARK showcase in Darwin in September.

The cast and crew is wild. Trisha Morton-Thomas and Pedrea Jackson are playing our leads. Dylan River is shooting it. David Tranter on sound. Greg Haddrick is mentoring me on the script. Honestly, I'm completely over the moon that I've actually written something. Mat Phillips is editing, being mentored by Chris Plummer! Jesse Tyssen, first time directing, mentored by Dylan!

Jez Conlon, Left Of Elephant, is doing the sound and music design. Aiofe Murray is doing HMU, plus costumes, Alan Pfau is doing props, and hopefully roped her dad into helping with unit. Nathen Wiles is coming on as 1AC, and Shane Mulcahey is also on board. So a really solid team!

SPARK gives us a great foundation, but only about $22K of the headline funding actually reaches production, and the film genuinely costs around $55K to make properly. Insurance on $300K of camera gear, freight from interstate, two days of cast and crew wages, location, music, sound design, catering for a desert shoot post production. It adds up fast.

So I'm running a fundraising campaign through the Australian Cultural Fund to raise the $22,000 gap.

Every dollar goes to paying the people doing the work. All donations are fully tax-deductible.

Link below comments to donate (or just share, that genuinely helps too):
Thank you. ❤️

Screen Territory Rachel Clements Trisha Penangke

https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn00000gEwGsMAK/latch

07/05/2026

Love LOVE doing locations, need to find something for my short film, partial funded by Screen Territory, don't worry, if you want to support you can, details coming soon. First up, need an awesome location!

01/05/2026

So proud to be part of this team. An incredible project to be involved in, and one I am truly proud of.

A second award for a different film, this is massive!

Huge congratulations to , Brindle Films and Bunya Productions on winning Feature Film Production of the Year for Kangaroo at the 24th Annual 🏆