THE GARTH METHOD (2004)
(82 mins)
In 2001 unemployed actor Garth Petridis was imprisoned for one of the most unusual crimes in Australian history.
Desperate for success he kidnapped members of the public and forced them to perform in a bizarre movie intended to make Garth a household name. He kept a video diary of the whole process.
Upon his release from jail he convinced filmmaker Gregory Pakis to recreate the story of his life before his crimes and the outrageous stunts he would pull 'method acting' to get 'sexy and tough' to win parts.
The Garth Method is a combination of Garth's REAL video diary and the re creation of his comic struggle to become an actor that drove him to such a dangerous method of achieving acting fame.
Director: Gregory Pakis Screenplay: Gregory Pakis
Producers: Gregory Pakis, Paul Dowie
Cinematography: Anders Olson
Music composed by: Craig Bryant
Cast: Gregory Pakis, Scott Terrill, Katrina Baylis, Jamie Unicomb
Jo Buckley, Michael Gilberto, Elena Niotis, Sam Nisiforou
Official Selection
Down Under International Film Festival, Darwin, April 2004 Runner Up, Best Male Actor (Garth Petridis)
5th Melbourne Underground Film Festival, July 2004 Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Editing (Gregory Pakis) Best Male Actor (Garth Petridis)
Home Brewed International Film Festival, Wollongong, October 2004
Fiery Film Fest, New Mexico, U.S.A. 2004
Finalist SnowyFest, Thredbo, NSW
2005 Cinefest, Melbourne Uni, VIC, August 2005
Atlanta Underground Film Festvial, U.S.A. August 2005
8th Annual Oxnard Independent Film Festival, LA, U.S.A. 2005 Best Actor (Garth Petridis)
Woodstock Museum FiIm and Video Festival, NY, U.S.A. September 2005
OVERVIEW
A flyer (2006).
Reverse of flyer (2006).
Gregory Pakis directing The Garth Method (2000)
Bud Tingwell watching The Garth Method in 2006.
With Bud Tingwell in 2006.
Promoting in Woodstock, NY in 2005.
Screening at Woodstock Film and Video Festival in 2005.
Gregory Pakis writing The Garth Method in 1998.
Image from The Garth Method with Lorna (Katrina Baylis) and The Fairy (Mario Di Lenno).
Image from The Garth Method with Bruce (Michael Gilberto).
THE TRAILER
THE MOVIE
THE PRESS
FILMINK
WOO-HOO !
DVD cover by Vanguard Ent. for USA / CANADA
DVD cover by Accent Ent. for AUS / NZ
A still from The Garth Method with Bruce (Michael Gilberto).
Image from The Garth Method with Bruce (Michael Gilberto), Clive (Nick Guthrie) and Theo (Sam Nisiforou).
With Lloyd Kaufman in 2006.
