Rod Hay (27 August 27 1947 – 30 November 2019) was an English filmmaker who worked in Australia and South Africa. He started off as an actor, then as an assistant director and editor on many features, before becoming a writer, producer, director. He lived and worked in South Africa for eight years. He also wrote ''Catch Me If You Can'', a biography of

Darcy Dugan Darcy Ezekiel Dugan (29 August 192022 August 1991) was an Australian bank robber and New South Wales' most notorious prison escape artist. During his criminal career, he committed numerous armed holdups, robbing banks and even a hospital. How ...

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*''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' (1970) (TV movie) - editor *''Tales of Washington Irving'' (1970) (TV movie) - editor *''

Night of Fear "Night of Fear" is the debut single by British rock band the Move, written by Roy Wood. The song was first released on 9 December 1966, and reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart on 26 January 1967, staying for ten weeks in the charts. "Night ...

'' (1972) - executive producer *''

Spyforce ''Spyforce'' is an Australian television series that aired from 1971 to 1973 on Nine Network. The series was based upon the adventures of Australian Military Intelligence operatives in the South West Pacific during World War II. It was produced ...

'' (1972–73) - editor *''

Inn of the Damned ''Inn of the Damned'' is a 1975 Australian western horror film, directed by Terry Bourke. It has been called Australia's first "horror Western". Plot In 1896, a crazed woman and her husband run an inn in eastern Victoria and take revenge for the ...

'' (1975) - producer, editor *'' Mama's Gone A-Hunting'' (1975) (TV movie) - editor *''

Lost in the Wild ''Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7'' (also known as ''Lost in the Wild'') is a 1993 American made-for-television drama film starring Lindsay Wagner and Robert Loggia. It was aired on CBS on November 23, 1993. It is set in Catemaco, Vera ...

'' (1976) - editor *'' Plugg'' (1977) - producer, editor *''

Dot and the Kangaroo ''Dot and the Kangaroo'' is an 1899 Australian children's book written by Ethel C. Pedley about a little girl named Dot who gets lost in the Australian outback and is eventually befriended by a kangaroo and several other marsupials. The book wa ...

'' (1977) - editor *''

Gone to Ground ''Gone to Ground'' is a 1977 Australian TV movie about a man pursued by a killer.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p69 It was one of a series of TV movies Bruning made for Channel 7. Although ...

'' (1978) - editor *'' The Little Convict'' (1979) - editor *''A Way of Life'' (1981) - writer/producer/director *''Will to Win'' (1982) - writer/producer/director *''Stoney the One and Only'' (1983) - writer/producer/director *''Don't Stop the Music'' (1984) - writer/producer/director *''Bad Company'' (1985) - writer/producer/director/editor *''

Dot and Keeto ''Dot and Keeto'' is a 1986 Australian animated film.
at Yoram Gross Films

Plot

When Dot accidentally eats ...

'' (1986) - editor *''Strike Force'' (1986) - writer/producer/director *''

Dot and the Whale ''Dot and the Whale'' is an Australian animated film from 1986. It is based on the character Dot from the animated film '' Dot and the Kangaroo'' (1977), which in turn was based on the children's book of the same name by Ethel Pedley. Plot The ...

'' (1986) - editor *''

Dot Goes to Hollywood ''Dot Goes to Hollywood'' is a 1987 Australian film directed by Yoram Gross. It was released in DVD (Region 4 format) in 2014. Plot Yoram Gross' eighth Dot movie opens in Australia with Dot and a koala named Gumley dancing and singing in the st ...

'' (1987) - editor *'' Dot and the Smugglers'' (1987) - editor *'' Breaking Loose'' (1988) - writer/producer/director *'' Escape: World Safari III'' (1988) - editor/second unit director *''Run Away'' (1990) - producer *''

The Magic Riddle ''The Magic Riddle'' is a 1991 Australian animated Musical film, musical feature film written and directed by Yoram Gross. The film tells the story of Cindy, an orphan who lives as an indentured servant to her cruel stepmother, and features elemen ...

'' (1991) - editor *''Sleeping Giants'' (1994) (documentary) - writer/editor/director *''Champions of the World'' (1996) (documentary) - writer/producer/director series *''A Change of Heart'' (1998) - writer/producer/director *''Height of Passion'' (2000) (documentary) - writer/producer/director series *''How much is Enough'' (2007) - writer/producer/director series

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Screen Australia Screen Australia is the Australian Federal Government's key funding body for the Australian screen production industry, created under the ''Screen Australia Act 2008''. From 1 July 2008 Screen Australia took over the functions of its predecess ...

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