MEET THE FILMMAKER: Friday September 5, 6.30pm. Join writer/director Lorin Clarke for a post-film Q&A in-cinema.

A defining comedic voice who wrote and appeared in numerous films and TV productions, and who – in a beloved double act with Bryan Dawe – skewered political hypocrisy for almost 30 years on current affairs shows, John Clarke gave away very little about his own life. At home, by contrast, he was an open book. In a remarkable series of recorded conversations between John and his daughter, writer/director Lorin Clarke, he traces his steadfast resistance to authority back to his childhood and offers delightful insights into his four decades in the entertainment industry.

Weaving together personal anecdotes, a rich television archive, tales from international comedy greats and riches from more than 200 boxes of Clarke’s work and letters, BUT ALSO JOHN CLARKE is a personal insight into a legend of the antipodean screen, and a tribute to the disruptive power of creativity.