ANARE Club member Mike Dillon’s latest documentary film The Great White Whale has screened at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, and during the Australian Antarctic Festival in Hobart.  It will soon be screening around the country, so keep a look out!  We will post screening dates and times on the ANARE Club website as they become available.

The film captures the attempts to climb Australia’s highest peak, Big Ben, on Heard Island using footage from the expedition and interviews of those involved, among them some former ANARE expeditioners including 2024 Phillip Law Medal recipient Dr Grahame Budd.

Mike Dillon AM ACS FRGS has agreed to be our feature guest in this ANARE Club Event.  Mike has over 50 years of adventure film-making experience, including seven projects with Sir Edmund Hillary.

Mike will be joined by a panel of special guests including Dr Grahame Budd AM, Philip Temple, John Crick and Paul Jarman to discuss the making of the film The Great White Whale, and will hold a Q&A session.

Since last December, the 104-minutes film feature documentary The Great White Whale, with 5.1 surround sound, has had major successes at International Mountain Film Festivals.  The film has won the Grand Prize and Best Directors award in Mendi Spain, and the Gold Gentian for best Expedition Film at Trento, Italy.  It was produced and Directed by Michael Dillon. Film Editor was Michael Balson. Music is by John Crick and Paul Jarman