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''Life At The End Of The Rainbow'' is a 2002 Documentary Film . It was Produced and Directed by Wayne Coles-Janess


Synopsis


Rainbow is a small Farming Community of five hundred
existing on the Edge of the Australian Desert . It is best
known for its Dust Storms and beautiful Sunsets .
Using 1940’s home Movies , Life at the End of the Rainbow
gives an Insight into what life is and once was like for the
People of Rainbow.

The Rainbow community lies on the edge of the Big Desert,
North Western Victoria , Australia. The area was originally
considered worthless and was fenced off and Abandoned .
The Town was established around the turn of the Century , with
mainly German Settlers . It then Boomed with the Soldier Settler
Policies after the first and second World Wars .

From its Inception , Rainbow and its people have struggled to
eke out an existence for more than three Generations . Like so
many other small towns around Australia, Rainbow is fighting to
survive.

For the past 100 years the Rainbow community has battled on
against Adversity with varying degrees of Success and Prosperity .
Global Economics and Government policy are now compounding
the difficulties of Marginal farming, to the extent that
small communities such as these are now facing an increasingly
Arduous and uncertain Future .
Life at the end of the Rainbow provides Viewers with a
window into the changing world of Rural communities. Through
the use of home movies shot from the 40’s, the
Evolution of farming and the community is Vividly Depicted .
Each Character has their own Perceptions of life on the land.
They all share one thing - they make up the small country town of
Rainbow.


Credit List


Producer and Director: Wayne Coles-Janess

Camera and Sound: Nigel Thomas, Brian Robinson, Steven

Williams and Wayne Coles-Janess

Editor: Wayne Coles-Janess

Composer: Helen Mountfort

Sound Mix: Michael Gissing

Production Company: Ipso-facto Productions


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