touch-base What an extraordinary film – part autobiography, part "last man on earth." Who wouldn't want their last recorded video to be in part a tribute to their life? The premise that power & internet continue to function post-apocalypse makes for so many interesting possibilities film-wise. Perth was a great choice of location - it had never occurred to me Perth is the most isolated capital city in the world. And selecting a brush-cutter as weapon of choice was brilliant. The zombie hordes were plausibly carried out – clearly a nod to the 1948 film The Boy with Green Hair. Possibly also paying homage to Rhinoceros (1974) based on the Eugene Ionesco play. The only disappointment for me was the ending - could have been happy, could have been sad, could have been heroic, could have been tragic - but I guess the money simply ran out. Hard to believe the budget was only $10k. What could they do with more cash??

C D Low budget, low morals and definitely low-brow. I loved every minute, especially the minutes of confusion."I am Bish" tricks you into liking it despite and perhaps because of it's audacity and perfection in calling itself a movie. Director Bish is even likable as a character in a movie he makes. The film nods to Quentin Tarantino's own love of time shifting and self awareness in Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. For the MTV generation and beyond who have short attention spans due to growing up on Sesame Street, music videos and game consoles, the jumpy narrative jumping between scenes means you don't really get to relax. As would happen at the end of the world. Or watching a guy making a student film suddenly have to explain the end of the world. While making a student film.The support characters, of which there aren't too many, give great performances. Bish's love interest Sarah is perfect as the arty hot chick that's good looking yet awkward and lovable. Kinda like a real life version of The Fifth Element - being imperfect is her perfection. I thought it was a shame she wasn't in more of the film. Well, there's a lot I thought while watching (including: What am i watching? and 'I love this guy!'). At one point I was having too much fun to realise this was billed as a zombie film. LOL? I hurt my sides.At the turn of the decade, we now see movies made to look low budget that simply aren't. In world where low budget means a few million bucks, it's good to see something enjoyable and 'old school'.I am Bish washes over you and gives you that happy feeling when you see someone get away with pulling the finger in name of art. Duchamp would have been proud.World class Australian humour at it's very best.

Burdrew It's unfair to judge a film for what it doesn't set out to achieve. Those who compare this film to "Two Fists One Heart" have really not been exposed to the wide range of films made in Australia."I Am Bish" is low-budget fun. It's certainly unconventional in style - the plot is disjointed, the visual effects are deliberately tacky, the combination of interview and drama is unusual - but that's the nature of the beast. It's not "the worst film ever". Bishop has set out to make a patchwork spoof and he entertains. It's a crude, comic romp and those wanting more should look elsewhere.Few features are made in Perth. There are a number of films that have received funds from the local government funding body in recent years and still haven't gone into production. We must support those filmmakers who have the courage to make films and at their own expense. Bishop is a confident emerging director and deserves our encouragement.

juddyparis The movie starts with Australia in the midst of a viral outbreak, one man is left alive to contemplate how his life has ended it the predicament he's in. But the life he contemplates is not one of family, missed opportunities and long lost loves but of how it came that he is making this movie and the reasons behind it.Lots of one liners, some may be lost on those that don't have a mind that enjoys being led down unfamiliar paths but for those that do this movie is well worth the effort to sit through, just like the days of Mr Kobiashi the end sums it all up nicely.Do yourself a favour and watch a movie that was done on a shoestring and support your up and coming directors Cheers Jp