Fear of the Dark: some desires will haunt you forever

Chris Fitchett, long term producer and agency official, has never given up on his original hunger to direct. The picture is called Fear of the Dark and journeys into the unconscious mind he first thou
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Chris Fitchett, long term producer and agency official, has never given up on his original hunger to direct. The picture is called Fear of the Dark and journeys into the unconscious mind he first thought about in the 1970’s. Some things have been scaring us like, forever.

“I made two low budget feature films in two years around 1982,” said Chris Fitchett on the phone. “Then I had a bit of a rest from it – like thirty years,” he said. “One sales agent asked what happened to me. ‘Did you spend some time in jail?’”

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.