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Back to Nature
(1985, 13 mins)

Featuring: John Theodorou, Bill Hatzistavros.

A day in the life of an unemployed youth.


SD, from Super 8 original

Funded by Australian Film Commission ($500), as part of the "No Frills Fund".

Reviews: "Bill Mousoulis gets right back to naturalistic filming, filming young people as they are on the streets. The dialogue is colorful and natural and on occasions the actors are simply kids off the streets." - Nadine Myatt, Filmviews, Autumn 1986.

No.2 in Top Ten Super-8 Films of 1985, Andrew Preston, Super-8 Yearbook, Feb 1986.

Screenings: 29, including: Fringe Film and Video Festival, Oct 1985; 6th Sydney Super-8 Film Festival, Nov 1985 (also toured to Melb, Adel, Bris); on "Shooting Gallery" tour, 6 Australian cities, May-July 1986; three U.K. dates (including Leicester Super-8 Film Festival), Apr 1986; one screening in Japan, Mar 1986; "Super-8 films by Bill Mousoulis", July 1998.