Philip Dadson: Sonics from Scratch

Kiwi avant-garde artist and musician Phil Dadson is the subject of 80-minute documentary Sonics from Scratch.  Dadson has conjured sounds and experimental films from all manner of objects and locales. The documentary charts his love affair with sound, including performances with From Scratch, who created percussive music from PVC pipes. Appearing are some of the group's rotating ensemble of members, including Don McGlashan and cinematographer Leon Narbey. Sonics from Scratch screened at the 2015 New Zealand International Film Festival.

A wonderful example of how to make a filmic portrait, Philip Dadson: Sonics from Scratch is a beautiful, intriguing, and endearing watch.

– Ellena Zellhuber, reviewing the film on website One Room with a View, 3 September 2015

Key Cast & Crew

Leon Narbey

Subject

Don McGlashan

Subject

Simon Ogston

Co-Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Producer

Orlando Stewart

Co-Director, Producer

Phil Dadson

Subject

Dick Reade

Sound Mix