role: Producer, script revision
Directed by: Nick Simpson and James Hackett
Production Company: Studio Hackett
Funded by the Fresh Blood initiative with ABC and Screen Australia
The Ibis queen is an adult comedy set in a very probable future - Think Futurama meets The Love Boat. The polar ice caps have melted and the Ibis Queen cruise ship offers a world of entertainment. Led by Captain Caveri, the colourful staff slip into situations that are both familiar and absurd. The backdrop for this series is climate change, this is the subtext of the series – but the core of the drama, and resulting comedy is driven by the lives, loves, the fights and the true weirdness of the cast.
I produced the short series, and received funding through Screen Australia and the ABC Fresh Blood initiative, which distributed and broadcast our series on their television and online streaming channels.
