Estonian premiere
This is Going to Be Big
Peek behind the curtain as a cast of neurodivergent teens prepares to come of age and hit the stage in their school’s time-travelling musical. Every two years, the Sunbury and Macedon Ranges Specialist School’s Bullengarook campus puts on a play. For expressive overachiever Halle, it will be an opportunity to honour her late aunt, who loved to sing. For methodical Josh, it will be a challenge to take seriously, while wide-eyed Elyse is just happy to be involved. And for charismatic Chelsea, it will be a chance to wow an audience with her undeniable comedic skill. Six months of auditions, rehearsals and nerves will be gruelling, but everything will pay off on The Time-Travelling Trio’s opening night.
Age recommendation: 14+
Thomas Charles Hyland is a writer & director of film, television and commercials. His debut feature film "This is Going To Be Big" (2023 / Fremantle Media & Truce Films) premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival where it claimed the Audience Award and Youth Jury Award. He is currently directing commercials for Truce Films and has an original scripted drama in development with Matchbox Pictures.
Credits as a commercial director include award-winning campaigns for This Girl Can, TAC, Australia Post, MYOB, MONA & Dark Mofo & Arts Centre Melbourne. His written & directed work for Respect Victoria was viewed over 10 million times in its first week of release. He has previously worked as a Staff Director/Story Producer for both AFL On Demand and Vice Australia and in 2021, Thomas was selected as a Leading Lights Director for AIDC. Other television documentaries include "How To See Through Fog" (2015 / Guardian) and "Just Passing Through" (2013 / SBS).
Originally from Tasmania, Thomas holds both Irish and Australian citizenship. He is currently based in Melbourne and is available to work in writers rooms and with production companies, agencies and commercial brands around the world.
Filmography:
Valik/Selected: Just Passing Through (2013), This Is Going to Be Big (2023)
