Storm Boy

Shawn
Seet

Shawn Seet: Website Bio Award winning director, Shawn Seet saw the original Storm Boy after he moved to Australia as a boy of 12. The feature film, based on the celebrated classic novel by Colin Thiele has stayed with Shawn as a memorable and moving piece of cinema. Shawn's debut feature Two Fists, One Heart received critical acclaim and a Best Feature Film Direction nomination from the ADG. He has been awarded by the ADG for Drama Direction for Underbelly- A Tale of Two Cities and by AACTA for Best Direction Television Drama for The Code. The telemovie Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door for Shine and the Seven Network has garnered Shawn both AACTA and AWG wins for Best Director. Shawn's television credits include: The Secret Life of Us, Underbelly- A Tale of Two Cities, Business as Usual, Underbelly-Razor, Underbelly- Squizzy, My Place, Slide, The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, Camp, Love Child, The Code, Hiding, Deep Water and the Olivia Newton-John Telemovie.

Storm Boy is a moving story about unusual friendships and unconditional love. Mike Kingley tells his granddaughter a story from his childhood, which he spent with his father on a deserted Australian coast after his mother's death. His carefree life was changed forever when he found a nest of newly hatched pelicans whose mother was shot by hunters. With the help of his father and a local Australian, Bill, they managed to raise three adult pelicans. An exceptionally deep bond of friendship formed between Mike and one of the birds, Mr. Percival. But this idyllic time of fun was coming to an end.