A man with a long white beard and baseball cap is standing on what appears to be a scooter or motorcycle in a rural, tropical setting. Behind him is a large, forested mountain or hill, and the landscape is very green with lush vegetation. The setting looks like it could be somewhere in Southeast Asia or a tropical island, given the vegetation and the mountain's shape. The man is wearing a dark blue shirt and patterned shorts, and appears to be enjoying his time in this beautiful, scenic location.

About Ellis Park

A key member of iconic bands The Dirty Three and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, multi-instrumentalist and renowned film composer Warren Ellis has cut a brilliant and unorthodox figure in music for over three decades. Far from the international concert halls in which he has plied his craft lies a very different passion project: a wildlife sanctuary in the forests of Sumatra, one co-founded by Ellis and spearheaded by the indomitable Femke den Haas, whose dedicated team of conservationists rescue trafficked and mistreated animals and then devote years to nursing them back to health.

This fly-on-the-wall documentary offers both a deeply personal insight into one artist’s life through the act of creating and an inspiring reminder of how much can be achieved when passionate people come together to do great things to impact the world around them.

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Duration includes trailers, adverts and any Q&A/panel. For events such as NT Live, Colour Box and Reel & Meal there will be minimal advertising. We do not admit latecomers after the main feature has started and we have a limited food & drink policy.

MAC’s cinema programme has been generously supported by BFI Film Audience Network and Film Hub Midlands.

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