It’s Dr Baz!

Coming to Coorabell Hall on Friday is the third in a series of music and film screening evenings, presenting the acclaimed work of local musician Barry Ferrier, aka Dr Baz.

Barry has been a well-known face on the local music scene for many years, having moved here in the early ‘80s on holiday from a hectic career in Sydney during which he appeared in Jesus Christ Superstar, played guitar with iconic rock vocalist Jeff St John, and bass with chart toppers The Ferrets, recorded for RCA, and appeared on the ABC’s legendary Countdown.

Like so many, Dr Baz fell in love with the NSW North Coast and made it his home.

Barry has also had some other interesting adventures while living the life of a local Byron musician – after such an action-packed career, rather than fade into retirement, in the last three years Dr Baz has emerged as a late-blooming filmmaker and has chalked up 27 awards at international film festivals in the US, Europe, UK and Asia.

Following two recent screenings of his award-winning short films and music videos, he’s following up this month with a science fiction special.

The program will include the world premiere of the half-hour, existential sci-fi thriller Entombed written by local writer Des Collins, which was one of the first AI-generated films to achieve international film recognition, winning Best Experimental Film at the 2024 New York Arthouse Film Awards.

The screening will also include Project Sentinal, a short film about the dangers of AI; some award-winning sci-fi music videos; and the premiere of a zany new experimental short Didn’t Sign Up For This! –  described by a local film producer (who got a sneak preview) as ‘a mini sci-fi Pulp Fiction.’

Traditional Indian curries and a bar are available, and it’s only $10 on the door – Friday from 7pm at Coorabell Hall.