Backtrack is an organisation that helps kids who have lost their way get back on track largely through training, working, and bonding with dogs. They have three main goals, keep the kids alive, keep the kids out of jail, and help them chase their hopes and dreams.

Working on a project focused on helping people is always an honour and pleasure, but as a fellow dog lover, one that uses the relationships with dogs to do so made had me hooked.

Jarrel is just one of the kids that this organisation helps, and it was a humbling experience hearing further stories, and how Backtrack and dogs have changed these kids’ lives.

This was a very small shoot with a doco-style approach. No storyboards, no camera assistants, no lights, just me, a camera and two lenses, all shooting handheld, and of course, a monitor for the client. We flew in the day before, had a chance to recce and speak to everyone there. Then that afternoon we worked on a plan and presented it to the client that night in the pub. This was all shot in about 20-30mins and is only a small part of what we shot that day, but this was certainly the favourite and was used as an ad in the outdoor cinemas.