Adam White (filmmaker)
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Australian rules football career
White played for CarltonCarlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
from 1997 to 2001.
White is best remembered for his accidental collision with an umpire during a match, a collision that resulted in White knocking himself out.
Film career
After retiring from professional football due to injury (unrelated to the umpire incident) White launched a new career as an independent filmmaker.His first independently produced short film was a 'A Black and White World
A Black and White World
A Black and White World is a 2005 Australian short film. It is the story of a character in a black-and-white silent film, who transcends the medium and in doing so changes with it. Written and directed by Adam White, the story pays homage to the era of film when silent pictures were being...
', which played at a number of festivals.
White followed with 'Toucan', for which he received funding support from Film Australia.