Banshee Hills

18/04/2025

The Juggers are coming in 4K widescreen uncut and regraded for the first time since 1989 thanks to Preorder now.

26/02/2025

Onwards to Pre-production on Aaron’s film with . Very proud.

25/12/2024

FREE today until Boxing Day. Happy holidays.

17/11/2024

Moving away from X (formally Twitter) for all the obvious reasons. You can find us at here:

Australian-based genre production company. www.bansheehills.com

11/09/2024

We just got our 200th user review for Top Knot Detective over at Letterboxd Huge thank you to everyone who has watched, rated & reviewed our little film and we hope many more of you keep viewing and sharing. Big love ❤️

In the early 1990s, a Japanese samurai detective series was aired in Australia and became a cult success. Titled in Japan Ronin Suiri Tentai (meaning roughly Deductive Reasoning Ronin), it was soon known in the West as Top Knot Detective. The original series was legendary in Japan, a cultural train....

21/08/2024

Price drop on our debut novel, Big Red. If your dad loves themselves some satirical Sci-Fi, then why not grab them a copy for Father’s Day:

Big Red

06/06/2024

So EOFY is coming up again and if you (or someone you know) is looking to make a tax deductible donation before the end of June, then why not contribute to the arts and help this Aussie documentary get the funds it needs for completion:

https://documentaryaustralia.com.au/project/the-juggers-are-coming/

Your support is welcomed and helps to pay the crew behind the scenes so that we can finally complete this feature docutary and get it onto our screens for all to see.

Discover how a star-studded sci-fi masterpiece was lost and found and inspired an international sport.

02/11/2023

The feature film by and , produced by is now available in a special collectors edition via thanks to - this version is limited to just 1000 copies so pick one up today.

16/10/2023

Want to know about the elusive sport of Jugger? Want to discover the film that inspired it? Want to see exclusive (never-before-seen) behind the scenes footage? Want to know about the writer and director who crafted some of the most memorable films in history including Bladerunner, Levithan, Ladyhawke, The Day After Trinity, Unforgiven, Hero, Salute of the Jugger… then head on over to our page and help us get this documentary made: https://documentaryaustralia.com.au/project/the-juggers-are-coming/

All Australian donations are tax deductable.

Discover how a star-studded sci-fi masterpiece was lost and found and inspired an international sport.

10/10/2023

We are excited to announce our new documentary: The Juggers Are Coming, LIVE on .

https://documentaryaustralia.com.au/project/the-juggers-are-coming/

If you love wasteland movies, sci-fi sports, or documentaries about the unsung heroes behind the scenes, then this is for you.

We need your support to make this Doco a reality. All donations are tax-deductible (both within Australia & globally) and will help us cover the costs of:

- Finishing our interviews with the original cast and crew (in Australia and the USA).

- Filming interviews with the international Jugger leagues.

- Licensing the original film footage & documenting the restoration process.

- Creating + licensing new original music.

- General production and post-production costs.

- Showcasing the international sport of Jugger to a wider global audience.

- Shining a spotlight on the life and work of David Webb Peoples.

We started shooting in January 2023, and have already captured some amazing footage and stories. But we still have a long way to go, and we need your help to finish this film and bring it to a global audience.

Please watch the sizzle reel we have prepared, which showcases some of the footage we have already shot and acquired, and some of the footage we would like to get access to, with your help, of course.

Credits:
Executive Producer: Taryne Laffar
Producers: Aaron McCann, Kristan Angel, Travis Johnson
Directors: &
Researcher/Interviewer:
Editor: .trappe

A huge thank you to and for our initial development funding, to & for the production support, and to for the technical + camera support.

Please visit the link below for more information and please share.

https://documentaryaustralia.com.au/project/the-juggers-are-coming/

10/10/2023

NEWS!

We are excited to announce our new documentary: The Juggers Are Coming, an exploration of the cult classic The Salute of the Jugger and the global phenomenon of the sport of Jugger that emerged because of its impact. This project is now LIVE on Documentary Australia here: https://documentaryaustralia.com.au/project/the-juggers-are-coming/

If you love wasteland movies, sci-fi sports, or documentaries about the unsung heroes behind the scenes, then this project has it all, plus some NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN footage and all-new interviews.

We need your support to make this documentary a reality. All donations to this project are tax-deductible (both within Australia and globally) and will help us cover the costs of:

- Finishing our interviews with the original cast and crew (in Australia and the USA).

- Filming interviews with the international Jugger leagues across the globe.

- Licensing the original film footage and documenting the restoration process.

- Creating and licensing new original music.

- General production and post-production costs.

- Showcasing the international sport of Jugger to a wider global audience.

- Shining a spotlight on the life and work of David Webb Peoples, the legendary screenwriter and filmmaker behind The Salute of the Jugger and other masterpieces.

We started shooting this documentary in January 2023, and we have already captured some amazing footage and stories. But we still have a long way to go, and we need your help to finish this film and bring it to a global audience.

Please watch the sizzle reel we have prepared, which showcases some of the footage we have already shot and acquired, and some of the footage we would like to get access to, with your help, of course.

Credits:
Executive Producer: Taryne Laffar
Producers: Aaron McCann, Kristan Angel, Travis Johnson
Directors: Aaron McCann & Kristan Angel
Researcher/Interviewer: Travis Johnson
Editor: Chris Trappe

A huge thank you to Screenwest and Lotterywest for our initial development funding, to PiNK PEPPER & POX Eclipse for the production support, and to Blackmagic Design for the technical and camera support.

Please visit this link for more information and please share this project with all those who might be interested:

https://documentaryaustralia.com.au/project/the-juggers-are-coming/

Discover how a star-studded sci-fi masterpiece was lost and found and inspired an international sport.

20/07/2023

A huge congratulations to our dear friend Taryne 'Pinky" Laffar on her appointment to NITV

Writer, producer, and director Taryne Laffar has joined NITV as commissioning editor.