Teddy Sheean. (Photo: Australian Navy)
Director Craig Monahan’s next feature is set to explore the story of Hmas Armidale, an Australian ship sunk by the Japanese in WWII in a three-minute hellfire off the coast of East Timor.
Titled Armidale, the project has been in development for more than 20 years, written by John Cundill and Monahan, and produced by Monahan and Ross Matthews, former Screen Australia head of production investment.
Rob Slaviero and Michael Selwyn have come on board as executive producers.
Monahan said the recent controversy around the Hmas Armidale’s 18 year old gun loader Edward ‘Teddy’ Sheean, who was denied the Victoria Cross despite the recommendation of the Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal, demonstrates the national interest in this story.
“Teddy Sheean stayed at his post during the three-minute firefight and went down with the ship, his gun still firing. Sheean was extraordinary, but his actions...
Director Craig Monahan’s next feature is set to explore the story of Hmas Armidale, an Australian ship sunk by the Japanese in WWII in a three-minute hellfire off the coast of East Timor.
Titled Armidale, the project has been in development for more than 20 years, written by John Cundill and Monahan, and produced by Monahan and Ross Matthews, former Screen Australia head of production investment.
Rob Slaviero and Michael Selwyn have come on board as executive producers.
Monahan said the recent controversy around the Hmas Armidale’s 18 year old gun loader Edward ‘Teddy’ Sheean, who was denied the Victoria Cross despite the recommendation of the Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal, demonstrates the national interest in this story.
“Teddy Sheean stayed at his post during the three-minute firefight and went down with the ship, his gun still firing. Sheean was extraordinary, but his actions...
- 5/28/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
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