Adam White (born 9 January 1976) is an Australian sportsman and filmmaker.

Australian rules football career

White played for

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in the

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from 1997 to 2001. White is best remembered for his accidental collision with an umpire during a match, a collision that resulted in White knocking himself out.

Film career

After retiring from professional football due to injury (unrelated to the umpire incident), White launched a new career as an independent filmmaker. His first independently produced short film was ''

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'', which played at a number of festivals. White followed with '' Toucan'' 2008,Toucan at the 17th Annual Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival.
Retrieved 19 November 2012 for which he received funding support from

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Filmography

Director

* ''

'' (short) – 2005 * '' Toucan'' (short) – 2007 * ''

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'' (short) – 2011 * '' Kane & Disabled'' (TV series, 10 episodes) – 2012

Editor

* ''A Black and White World'' (short) – 2005 * ''Trampoline'' (short) – 2008 * '' Lowdown'' (TV series, 5 episodes) – 2010 * ''Attack'' (short) – 2011 * '' The Match Committee'' (TV series, 26 episodes) – 2011 * '' Santo, Sam and Ed's Sports Fever!'' (TV series, all 10 episodes) – 2012 * ''Kane & Disabled'' (TV series, 10 episodes) – 2012 * '' Scare Campaign'' - 2016

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:White, Adam Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) 1976 births Australian filmmakers Carlton Football Club players Living people