About the production
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Year of production
1990 Broadcast and production partners
Financed with support from the Australian Film Commission and Film Victoria.
Synopsis
Every year over a hundred families travel around Australia following an annual show circuit which started in the 1890’s.
They are showpeople. In the 1920’s Roy Bell began touring the shows with a Boxing Troupe, Bell’s Touring Stadium. Today the Bell family still follows his tracks.
The Showmen is a 52 min television documentary.
Credits
Director
Sally IngletonProducer
Sally Ingleton
Distribution
World Sales
360 Degree Films
GPO Box 2009Darwin NT 0801