FILM SYNOPSIS: Does whale watching protect or harm whales? This film explores heated controversies over whale watching, boat noise, and...

Lyn Manuel, the woman behind Wildlife Care WA Inc., welcome to the S.O.F.A Film Festival platform, thank you for taking time from a hectic schedule to speak with us. We have known Alex Cearns for a while now and are thrilled to be able to screen ‘Raising Joey’ to benefit such a worthy organisation as Wildlife Care WA Inc. Please give us a few words of introduction and your role within the organisation for our viewers just getting to know you. Hi All, I have been a wildlife vo

Jenny welcome to S.O.F.A; how did the project 'Raising Joey' first come about? Was this your first venture into the film world? I work in theatre and film, ‘Raising Joey’ was my first experience producing a documentary style film. I was introduced to Alex Cearns and visited her studio; she has many photos on display of all kinds of animals, I knew there was a story there but which story was the question! The City of Vincent and Revelation International Film festival were offe

Alex it is an honor to be screening 'Raising Joey' at S.O.F.A. as a fundraiser for WA Wildlife Inc. You are a highly successful pet/animal photographer who dedicates hours to volunteering at charities photographing animals in need and raising awareness through your social media platforms. Is this your first venture into films and how did the project come about? The project came about when our producer Jenny approached me about it and applied for a grant from the City Of Vince

ABOUT ALEX CEARNS Dogs Today Magazine in the United Kingdom calls Perth based photographer Alex Cearns “One of our greatest dog photographers in the world.” Alex is the Creative Director of Houndstooth Studio and specialises in capturing portraits that convey the intrinsic character of her animal subjects. When it comes to her photography, she is passionate, compassionate, fun, caring and committed and it would be apt to describe her as a “crazy dog lady”. Alex photographs fo

Nothing inspires me more than spending time with animals, and I particularly love Australian wildlife. I think we have some of the most...

We are very exciting about all the new changes coming to S.O.F.A in 2021 starting with our new logo We are also joining Xerb with our...

We are pleased to introduce 'Sentinels of Silence?' director Mark Pedelty to you. Mark Pedelty has produced and directed a number of...