Daley Pearson

Interview: Daley Pearson on childhood, loss and bringing Allen to life; “The best people hold wonder and responsibility in equal measure.”

Growing up doesn’t necessarily mean letting go of the things that once made us feel alive. For Australian filmmaker Daley Pearson, that delicate balance between childhood wonder and adult responsibility sits at the heart of Allen, Netflix’s nostalgic, wonderfully offbeat adventure about a man who never quite recovered from losing his extraterrestrial best friend. Co-directed…

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Allen brings a little extraterrestrial magic to Brisbane as Netflix and Ludo Studio celebrate a distinctly Australian adventure

From childhood nostalgia and the friendships that shape us to alien invasions and the enduring magic of a Friday night at Blockbuster, the cast of Allen reflected on their new Netflix adventure at a special Brisbane premiere. Queensland has long provided the backdrop for stories of adventure, but on Wednesday evening, November 11th, Brisbane played…

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