Director David Vincent Smith on new film ‘He Ain’t Heavy’

The recently released Australian film He Ain’t Heavy explores the lengths people may go for family, centring on a young woman so determined to save her drug-addicted brother that she locks him in a room to get clean. The cast list includes famous Australian actress Greta Scacchi and WAAPA alumni Sam Corlett.

Jeff Bullen is On The Record with the film’s director, David Vincent Smith, to discuss filming in Perth, his personal connection to the film’s story, its humanising portrayal of the brother, Max, and the complexities of family dynamics further explored through his mother, played by Scacchi, as well as David’s upcoming projects.