With credits including Strictly Ballroom, Muriel’s Wedding, The Dish, Moulin Rouge!, Romeo + Juliet and Road to Perdition Jill Bilcock is regarded as one the world’s great film editors. Axel Grigor’s hugely entertaining documentary traces Bilcock’s journey from Melbourne film student in the 1960s to working as an extra in Bollywood movies and learning her craft when Australia had virtually no feature film industry. Bilcock’s cheeky charm and illuminating appearances by key collaborators make this a must-see for film lovers.
Jill Elizabeth Bilcock, is an Australian film editor. She was nominated for BAFTA Awards for Strictly Ballroom (1992), Romeo + Juliet (1996), and Moulin Rouge! (2002), and Elizabeth (1998). In 2007 she won the Australian Film Institute International Award for Excellence in Filmmaking.