Backers, that’s you, get to pledge an amount and choose a reward. At the end of our 10-day campaign, your credit card will be charged and the funds will be released. If we exceed our $ target, then the extra funds will be used to make the film even better - so keep pledging! All funds raised are used directly in the making of the film.
Every pledge (but one) comes with the reward of having your name or your family's name in the credits of the film. That’s right, there forever! We believe this is a wonderful way to acknowledge those who have supported Bruce and Denise Morcombe and Daniel's legacy.
Most of the rewards also give you two tickets to a screening of the film on release. Another one gives you a chance to be an extra in the film!
So have a look at the rewards list and choose what suits you. Some of the rewards have limits to how many we can offer, so don’t delay!
Together we can make sure this film is seen all around the world and that Daniel's story travels far beyond Australia's borders.
When 13-year-old Daniel Morcombe doesn’t return home on Sunday 7th December 2003, his parents' lives are shattered in an instant and they find themselves searching the shadows for the person responsible for their son’s disappearance.
As time passes they’re driven to desperate measures in order to honour their promise to bring Daniel home.
A junior detective is handed a slim suspect file to review. What he discovers as he unravels the truth challenges every notion he held about truth and justice. He initiates an undercover operation and lures the suspect into a fantasy world of crime and corruption to encourage him to confess.
Tensions rise as the young detective gets closer to the truth and Bruce and Denise feel the cold grip of time distance them from Daniel with every day that passes.
The answer to eight years of hope and despair balances precariously on one moment of truth – will Daniel finally be brought home?
DIRECTOR - Peter Cousens has had a diverse range of experience in the performing arts over the last thirty-five years, as an actor, singer, director, producer and film director. He directed the feature film Freedom in 2014 starring Academy Award winner, Cuba Gooding Jr. and has been working for the last eighteen months on Where is Daniel?
PRODUCER - Rod Hopping established Heritage Films in 2004 and has been working in domestic and international film distribution for over 12 years. Rod brings 25 years of business experience to the project and is very excited to be producing Where Is Daniel?. He has a passionate belief that movies change people, and people change the world. Rod and his team have released over 100 films in the past 12 years.
CINEMATOGRAPHER - Dean Cundey reigns supreme as one of the best cinematographers to grace celluloid with his striking photography which includes Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Apollo 13, the Back to the Future trilogy, and Jurassic Park (to name a few). He worked with Director Peter Cousens on Freedom in 2014, and is passionate about bringing stories to the screen.
CO-WRITER - Elizabeth Mars is a respected writer based in Sydney and wrote the screenplay for acclaimed feature film The Tree (directed by Julie Bertucelli). The film, adapted from Judy Pascoe’s novel Our Father Who Art in the Tree, closed the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. Elizabeth is co-writing with Director Peter Cousens.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – Tim Wallace is a CPA leader and manager with broad commercial experience across the entertainment industry, financial services, property, telecommunication and not for profits. Recent consulting roles with J.P. Morgan included managing the financial reporting of key global clients with funds under management of $35billion. Tim’s experience brings depth and breadth to his leadership and management roles.
LEGAL – Bryce Menzies - In addition to quantity, Bryce has worked on some of Australia’s highest quality films from the 1980s to the present day. His executive producer credits include Malcolm (1985), Death in Brunswick (1990), Two Hands (1999), The Tracker (2002), Ten Canoes (2006), Mary and Max (2009), Mental (2011), Blinder (2012), 100 Bloody Acres (2012), Son of a Gun (2013), Charlie’s Country (2013) and Patrick (2013). His legal work can be seen in Muriel’s Wedding (1994), Ned Kelly (2002), The Proposition (2005), Like Minds (2006), Irresistible (2006), No. 2 (2006), Clubland (2007), Death Defying Acts (2007), Disgrace (2007), The Children of Huang Shi (2007), Red Dog (2011), A Few Best Men (2011) and The Sapphires (2012).
ACCOUNTING – Jake Johnstone is a Partner at respected firm Page Harrison based in Sydney, Australia. Jake Johnstone, FCA joined the firm and became a partner in 1989. Jake specialises in International and Australian income tax and the structuring of businesses. The firm has a strong specialty in the entertainment and sports industries. Jake is a registered company auditor through the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, an ASIC registered self-managed superannuation fund auditor and a registered tax agent through the Tax Practitioners Board of Australia.
