Wayne Coles-Janess

In the Shadow of the Palms

In the Shadow of the Palms (2005) is a documentary produced and directed by the Australian filmmaker Wayne Coles-Janess. He filmed it in Iraq prior to, during and after the fall of Saddam Hussein after the United States invasion of 2003. An Arab-language film, it documents the changes in Iraqi society and the lives of ordinary Iraqis by focusing on a cross-section of individuals.

Life at the End of the Rainbow

Life at the End of the Rainbow is a 2002 documentary by Australian filmmaker Wayne Coles-Janess about the small farming community of Rainbow, population 500, which lies on the edge of the Big Desert, North Western Victoria, Australia.

Bougainville: Our Island, Our Fight

Documents an indigenous people who fight against a multinational mining company (Panguna copper mine) and government forces (PNG). The guerrillas relay the belief that they fight to defend their independence and preserve the local environment on the island of Bougainville.

On the Border of Hopetown

A drama that chronicles travelers passing through a remote service station located in the Australian Wheat Belt.

On the Border of Hopetown

A drama that chronicles travelers passing through a remote service station located in the Australian Wheat Belt.