This film tracks the rise of Street Art through the unlikely friendship and collaboration between a Mongolian born graffiti artist (Heesco Khosnaran) who arrived in Sydney in the early 80’s, and a seasoned filmmaker and fine artist Wayne Tindall from Melbourne. The pair meet down a grungy Melbourne Laneway in 2011 that Wayne with his wife Anne (also a filmmaker) are transforming into an Internationally recognised Street Art Precinct. Wayne begins by painting three large murals. Anne’s initial vision quickly becomes an open-air gallery, as the couple invite street artists to help and, in the process, make art accessible to everyone.
Heesco is seen by Wayne as an immediate standout amongst his peers, and follows Wayne to Yarram, a small country town suffering from the fallout of bushfires. Together with a local farmer and a small group, they turn the town into an Internationally recognised multi award winning Street Arts Precinct. The ensuing Social Media Publicity catapults Heesco to International acclaim as he completes mega mural commissions right around the globe.
Many deeply personal stories emerge from the 26 murals that are designed by Wayne and painted by Heesco in Yarram.
The friendship deepens and Wayne follows Heesco to Mongolia where Heesco is now a local hero. Here Wayne discovers another side to the once radical Graffiti Artist and discovers Heesco’s passion to make a difference in the lives of poverty-stricken children and families living on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar. The pair return to Melbourne, each to contemplate a return to studio life, but are aware of the pull of the Street Art Scene.
On leaving Mongolia, a key administrator from Khombogd, a small mining town, announces her desire to create a sister city partnership with Yarram in Australia, to recreate the successes of Heesco Town in the middle of the Gobi. This will become a separate documentary in the future.
A seasoned director having worked in the film industry for over 35 years.
Established with his wife Anne, a successful Melbourne film production company from 1987 to 2024. Wayne has travelled the world, writing, and directing countless corporate and documentary films.
IMDB documentaries with Director Credits include:
The Eighth Summit – SBS/Film Festivals
Close to Home – Film Festivals
Chau u Polo– Film Festivals
PlaBuek (Mekong Giant Catfish) – ABC
Wayne has also made hundreds of short documentaries for Australian Indigenous communities based around community health and wellbeing issues. Many of these were created for the GUNNAIKURNAI mob in Gippsland Victoria.
Recently, Wayne has created two world-renowned and multi award winning Street Art Precincts in Melbourne and Yarram Victoria, ‘Artists Lane’ in Windsor Melbourne, and ‘Heesco Town’ in Yarram Victoria.
Wayne has been filming this current documentary that features both street art projects for 11 years.
