
John Power
Directing
Known For

A buried UFO slowly turns local inhabitants into gizmo-building alien mutants.
The Tommyknockers

The sensational dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam's Labor Government by the Queens representative in Australia, the Governor General, Sir John Kerr on November 11, 1975.
The Dismissal

A girl from high society joins an all-male expedition to Alaska during the 1899 gold rush.
Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure

At the turn of the century, new roads and railway lines threaten the very existence of the once thriving river boat trade. While trying to mediate in the dispute between the shearers and the riverboat skippers, Brenton Edwards is framed and sentenced to imprisonment in Melbourne. Without Brenton, Delie is faced with a custody battle over her children and the not altogether unwanted attentions of Cyrus James, a charming, but mysterious overseas entrepreneur. Alone she must fight to keep her family and the riverboat "Philadelphia".
All The Rivers Run II
Ten years after the birth of her son, Corey Maddox discovers an awful truth: Her son was switched at birth.
Someone Else's Child

In Victorian England, Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly change the attitude towards nurses when it was considered a disreputable profession.
The White Angel

A hermit living in the Washington Mountains stumbles upon a boy who has been kidnapped. He does everything in his power to save the boy but he becomes a suspect.
A Child Is Missing

While fighting a petrol tanker blaze, troubled firefighter Max Tucker discovers a young girl trapped under its wheels and finds that it is up to him to save her.
Heart of Fire

In the tradition of Sunday Too Far Away, this independent film is based on the classic Australian play by John Power. Pic tells the story of a group of miners living in a camp in outback Australia. They swear, brawl, gamble, and drink heavily. Central to the story is the conflict between Tarzan, the authoritarian group leader and cocky loud-mouth wisecracking Pansy. This results in a bare-knuckle punch-up for the movie's denouement.
The Last of the Knucklemen

On a TV tabloid show, Iya Zetnick exposes Joe Mueller as the Nazi war criminal who killed her family.
Father

An unwitting woman marries a psychopathic serial killer.
Fatal Vows: The Alexandra O'Hara Story

An FBI agent and his pretty informant become lovers, which leads to tragedy.
Betrayed by Love

The true story of a half million dollar gold robbery which took place in Perth Western Australia in 1982.
The Great Gold Swindle

NASA's Tidbinbilla Tracking station in Australia prepares for the re-entry of a decaying satellite containing a dangerous biological experiment. It is decided to bring it down near the station, for which job Dr Tony Masters has been brought in to assist Dr Spencer. At the same time, and unknown to her, Dr Spencer's daughter Ali has been using her computer to hack in to the station and reprogram the dish to communicate with a decommissioned satellite. Meanwhile, an unscrupulous industrial espionage agent, has penetrated the station and is preparing to take charge of the re-entry process, causing havoc and a chase through the Australian countryside to find the potentially deadly satellite.
Sky Trackers

A man, his son and a piano player travel around Australia showing the first silent movies
The Picture Show Man

Australian docudrama based on the relationship between Prime Minister Billy Hughes and his private secretary Percy Deane during World War I. It was based primarily on Deane's diaries.
Billy and Percy
A romance about two people who are both disabled. Racing car driver Dave and street-girl Eileen fall in love after he has a car accident.
The Sound of Love
A woman in her mid-thirties decides to have a baby on her own.