http://www.tommagazine.com.au/2013/10/01/lasseters-bones/
Luke Walker’s acclaimed documentary Lasseter’s Bones is confirmed for theatrical release in selected cinemas around Australia on October 31, 2013.
A Best Documentary nominee at the Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards 2013, Lasseter’s Bones was also voted one of the Top 5 Most Popular Documentaries at the 2012 Melbourne International Film Festival.
Like so many others over the years, director Luke Walker became fascinated by the story of Harold Lasseter, whose body was found after perishing in Central Australia’s deserts in 1930.
Lasseter’s diary tantalisingly revealed he’d discovered a fabulous seven mile seam of gold, worth millions, but that he’d “give it all for a loaf of bread”. Despite hundreds of expeditions since, the gold has never been found.
In making Lasseter’s Bones Walker discovered Lasseter’s 85-year-old son Bob still wandering the desert after 50 years, on a quixotic mission to discover the gold that killed his father and destroyed his childhood. As a result, Walker found himself teaming up with Bob Lasseter on a quest to solve the many riddles his father left behind and believes this film has finally deciphered the Lasseter puzzle.
Says Walker: “All the evidence you need to understand what truly happened to Lasseter and his gold is in this film. For all the myth and mystery, this film gets closer to the gold than anyone has been in 80 years.”
We have 10 double passes to a special preview screening of Lasseter’s Bones to giveaway. The preview will be held on the 20th of October, 10am at Regal Twin Cinemas Brisbane. To enter please email sean@timeoffmedia.com.au with ‘Lasseter’s Bones’ in the subject line and your details in the message. Only one entry per person.
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