MATILDA & ME

Director of Photography

60min documentary
In Films and ABC
Dir: Nel Minchin and Rhian Skirving

Matilda & Me tells the story of the Australian debut of the global smash hit stage show, Matilda the Musical, and its composer Tim Minchin. With intimate access to his life, family and closest friends, the film reveals how Tim has evolved from lour mouthed, iconoclastic comedian to Australia’s most successful musical theatre export.

Through candid interviews, rare archive, glimpses into Tim’s daily life and exclusive personal performances at his home piano, we reveal how the boy from Perth went from the beaches of WA to the stages of Broadway and the West End. We discover the bittersweet success of an Australian away from home and experience Tim’s thrill at bringing his beloved ‘Matilda’ home for the first time.

Featuring high profile interviews with Andrew Lloyd Webber, Roald Dahl’s wife Felicity, Hollywood film-star Mara Wilson from Danny Devito’s ‘Matilda’, along with revelations by Tim’s colleagues, friends and family, the film examines how Roald Dahl’s ‘Matilda’ was transformed by the Royal Shakespeare Company into one of the most successful musicals of its generation.

Nominee — AACTA Award for Best Documentary 2016