Big Dreamers

Big Dreamers is a 55-minute documentary showcasing the Big Things of Australia. Directed by Camille hardman, and produced by Camille Hardman and John Fink, Big Dreamers features the construction of The Biggest Gumboot in world in Tully, in far North Queensland. Tully was a prosperous town in tropical north Queensland, until Brazil dumped its sugar surplus on the global market. The locals call a meeting to save the town from financial disaster. Ron Hunt stands up and proposes to build The World’s Biggest Gumboot in honour of Tully’s rainfall record of 7.98 metres in 1950. Ron declares the Big Golden Gumboot will put Tully on the map, so he and the local Rotary Club hire out-of-towner Bryan Newell to build the edifice. Tully's local...