BEHIND THE EYES
The production company Living Eyes was founded by director and producer Jonathan Sequeira in 2016 to produce the Radio Birdman documentary "Descent into the Maelstrom"
Taking its name from Birdman’s second album seemed appropriate for a company that produces films and much more.
The mission and vision of Living Eyes is helping Australian creators get their work to the screen, and are proudly independent in getting great stories about Aussie musicians to film and cinema. We take on the challenges that no other film production company would do, and we do them better.
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Our latest project is the feature documentary The Most Australian Band Ever! the second in a trilogy of films documenting the Australian punk rock scene and examines iconic Sydney band, The Hard-Ons.
Living Eyes films have screened at festivals around the world including Glasgow International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, London Screen Sound, Nashville Film Festival, Indie Memphis (best documentary winner), InEdit Barcelona, Manifesto Amsterdam and the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles.
Jonathan J. SequEira
Director & Producer
Jonathan J Sequeira is an award-winning independent documentary film maker. He is a former ABC TV editor at 4 Corners, and Triple JTV.
He has produced three documentary feature film with his company, Living Eyes.
2017’s critically acclaimed Descent Into the Maelstrom: The Radio Birdman Story which garnered 4-star reviews in The Guardian and Mojo Magazine, called ‘the best rock documentary ever made’ and was listed in the New York Times’ 10 Rock Documentaries You Should Watch.
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It was also noticeably praised in Parliament by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
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Since then, Jonathan has gone on to produce the award-winning Waiting – the Van Duren Story and PUB: The Movie. He has produced over 50 music and promo videos for artists as diverse as Diesel to the Hard-Ons.
Nalini Sequeira
Writer & Producer
Nalini Sequeira is a writer and video producer with an extensive career in media organisations including Eastern Suburbs Newspapers, Australian News Syndicate and Random House.
She was mentored in film and television production by Australian TV legend, Simon Townsend, and the late Terry Bourke, pioneering director of Night of Fear (1972) and Inn of the Damned (1975).
Nalini is a specialist in music videography and short filmography, having created and produced over a dozen feature music videos for artists including The Chords (UK), Susan Muranty, Medusa's Wake, Chris Masuak (Spain), and The Hard-Ons
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Combined with her production portfolio​, Nalini has an extensive business network in governance across many sectors of the Arts and Australian organisations of societal and cultural significance
Angus Vickery
director & Producer
Angus Vickery is a music producer, multi-instrumentalist and musicologist.
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Angus established his own production label Play Vintage Australia in 2021 with the ambition of bringing more opportunity and exposure to musicians and creators being able to capture and explore their art and bring it to broader audiences both commercially and creatively.
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Angus has a passion for the blues, rock, punk culture and Australian music, and produced and recorded the debut EP in 2021 for emerging Canberra blues rock band Mangrove.
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Angus and Jonathan created a collaborative venture in 2021 to bring Living Eyes and Play Vintage together to bring the much anticipated "Most Australian Band Ever!" story of legendary Sydney band The Hard-Ons to life.
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Wade Jackson
Director and Producer
​Wade Jackson is an award-winning documentary producer, director and screen composer who specialises in music and the arts. His production company "The Timberyard" is dedicated to promoting arts, music and culture in Australia.
His first feature documentary Waiting - the Van Duran Story uncovered and helped restore the career of a long-forgotten musician, and screened in festivals around the world.
Wade has produced over 40 music videos for Australian artists and worked on numerous Television commercials including campaigns for the NRL ISC Marvel Initiative and The Commonwealth Bank "Can Stories Short Films about Great Australians" featuring Jessica Mauboy.
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Wade has also worked extensively in Television composing including Masterchef Australia, GoggleBox Australia and SharkTank Australia.​
