As Chapel Street slowly emerges from forced dormancy, we’re there waiting to hear the stories of the people and businesses which make this slice of Melbourne so damn special.
12 new films, 12 old perspectives which explore the real and what feels like imagined history of Chapel Street. United by tradition, experience, and a drive for group prosperity, each narrative gives special insight into this wonderful collection of shops and shop owners, acknowledging how their experienced has been shaped, and indeed shaped this three mile stretch of misfits, memory, and fever dreamed strangeness beyond reckoning.
Cue nostalgia.
We once again found ourselves looking deep into people’s lives. Into businesses that were built over decades; blending themselves into a community that’s shown us a solid half century’s worth of good times, and acute misfortune.
But the sentiment of ‘once was’ surprisingly doesn’t exist in the local vocabulary. Despite ongoing challenges, you can sense a spirited attempt to shepherd Chapel Street from one era into the next.
The people in these stories are forward thinking, innovative and daring.
These short glimpses into their universe reflect just how crucial they are in the preservation of local culture.
Client – Chapel Street Precinct Association · Production Company – Wildebeest · Executive Producer – Josie Baynes · Producer – Jack Dixon-Gunn · Director – Jarred Osborn · DoP – Joey Knox + Jesse Lane · AC – Taylan Ceylan + Lewis Rodan · Sound Operator – Lewis Mcqueen + Boris Borokhov · Gaffer – Michael Hales + Justin Macawali · Editor – James Lee · Colourist – Abe Wynen + Dan Stonehouse (Crayon)