Research interests
Simon makes films that explore self-making, identity and place, especially in the context of settler-colonialism. He is also interested in documentary film as a placemaking practice.
Teaching interests
Simon teaches and chairs Units in film form, narrative and production.
Knowledge areas
Film production methods and workflows
Documentary films and documentary film making.
Film narrative structure.
Publications
No publications found
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Oral tradition, memory and social change: Indigenous participation in the curation and use of museum collections.
Dr Diane Hafner, EM/Prof Bruce Rigsby, Ms Lindy Allen, Ms Rosemary Wrench, Dr Simon Wilmot
ARC Linkage - Projects Rnd 1
- 2008: $16,151
- 2007: $9,120
- 2006: $4,422
Other Public Sector Funding
Dancing Between Two Worlds. Citizenship, Well-being and Place: Diasporic Indian Creativity and Australian Identity
Dr Shaun McLeod, A/Prof Patrick West, Dr Simon Wilmot
Wyndham Community Cultural Foundation Limited
- 2019: $5,000
Industry and Other Funding
Because the Night Interactive Archive.
Prof Stefan Greuter, Mr Gerard Mulvany, Dr Tonya Meyrick, Mr Simeon Taylor, Prof Matthew Delbridge, Prof Katya Johanson, Dr Misha Myers, Dr Simon Wilmot
Playbox Theatre Company t/as Malthouse Theatre
- 2022: $40,000
- 2021: $40,000
Developing a Digital Training tool for Sexual Harrassment Prevention in the Civil Construction Workplace.
Prof Stefan Greuter, Dr Simon Wilmot
Telematics Trust
- 2023: $35,000
Supervisions
Matthew Burns
Thesis entitled: Cinema and the Art of Dying
Master of Arts, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Liam Boswell Ward
Thesis entitled: Documenting The Hidden - 'Refugee A Recipe in Six Steps'
Master of Arts, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Trent Evan Griffiths
Thesis entitled: Documentary tensions and the Filmmaker in the Frame
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Robert Vincs
Thesis entitled: African Heart, Eastern Mind: The Transcendent Experience through Improvised Music
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts