A Farmer's Love for Film

Farmers

Thu 18 Jun 2026 at 9:30am

Brianna Jones is a farmer who used to work in the film industry.

Brianna Jones is not a typical farmer.

Brianna Jones lives on a farm in Gairdner, 470 kilometers from Perth.

Brianna Jones is from the Great Southern area, 470 kilometers from Perth.

Brianna Jones wanted to go back home after studying in Perth.

Brianna Jones studied biology and film production, and then worked on a farm.

Brianna Jones and her brother moved back to the farm during COVID and loved it.

Brianna Jones went to school in Perth and then returned to the family farm.

Brianna Jones worked on a movie set in Bremer Bay, near her home.

The movie was based on a book by Tim Winton and was filmed in Bremer Bay.

Brianna Jones helped with a film production to support her family.

Brianna Jones worked on the film adaptation of Blueback.

Careers beyond farming

New farmers have careers beyond the farm.

Brianna Jones had a unique job on a film set, hiding in a boat.

Brianna Jones sometimes flew a drone to watch for animals.

Brianna Jones found that farming skills helped with filmmaking.

Brianna Jones used her farm skills, like driving trucks, on film sets.

Brianna Jones' horse skills are useful for filming.

Homegrown talent

A producer says regional people should work on local film productions.

There is a demand for regional people to work in film.

Regional people should have opportunities to work in film and build careers.

A producer says regional people should have clear career paths.

Brianna Jones finds it hard to balance farming and filmmaking.

Brianna Jones says it's tricky to commit to film work while farming.

ABC Great Southern news

Thu 18 Jun 2026 at 9:30am

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