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Ilya Lille

Maksim Ivanov - Russia

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet Ilya Lille - sculptor, artist and observer.

Pensive about his craft, Ilya has moved beyond painting to sculpture, spending his days studying shape and form and recreating it in his own way. Swept up in the task of creating a memory from a moment in time for future generations, it's work that completely consumes him.

For winning an honourable mention, Director Maksim Ivanov and his team won a:

+ Syrp Genie Mini

Director/DoP: Maksim Ivanov
Assistant: Stepan Kiyanov
Talent: Ilya Lille

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Everyday Humans is a short film series inspiring creative film-making through compelling storytelling. No superheroes or famous faces, just everyday humans doing what they do. Check back every Wednesday for a new episode!

Who’s your Everyday Human?

Jesse Velasquez

David Apodaca - USA

Meet Jesse Velasquez - mechanic, family man and ultimate Star Wars fanboy. Since watching A New Hope at the cinema in 1977, Jesse has been enthralled by Star Wars.

Lizz Berry

Chris Pirone - USA

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet Lizz Berry - forager, crafter and textile enthusiast. Chief Maker at The Wild Textile, Lizz is all about small batches and small footprints - each piece of fabric dyed, woven and/or crafted is done so in the most sustainable way possible.

Megan Mitchell

Chris Orr - USA

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet Megan Mitchell - musician, sound wrangler and field recordist. Megan likes sound.

Graziano Perugini

Leonardo Modonutto - Italy

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet Graziano Perugini - wild herbalist, hilltop forager and seeker of solitude. Graziano's home is more remote than most.

Anuar ‘Black’ Mustapa

Shaiful Yahya - Malaysia

In this episode of Everyday Humans,meet Anuar 'Black' Mustapa - prolific creative, punk artist, and professional provocateur. Black's got moxie.

Elli Steger

Abigail Green and Philip Eder - Austria

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet Elli Steger - Illustrator, daydreamer and leap taker. Elli's a talented lady - and a determined one. Faced with having to stop doing what she loved, she did the only thing she could - ignore medical advice and keep doing it anyway.

Lin Yan & Wei Jia

Arthur Wei - USA

In this episode of Everyday Humans meet Lin Yan and Wei Jia - artists, risk takers and adopted New Yorkers. Both born in China, Lin Yan and Wei Jia first there, then separately made their way to the US with only $30 in each of their pockets.

Jiří Novák

Radim Vaňous - Czech Republic

In this episode of Everyday Humans - meet Jiří Novák - book store owner, literacy lover, and wearer of many hats (and the occasional wig). Thanks to e-books, people who deal in real live paper ones have been hit pretty hard over the last few years, but that doesn't stop Jiří.

Peter K. Rollings

Christopher Maudsley - United Kingdom

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet Peter K. Rollings - musician, inventor, and sonic chicken builder.

John Botica

Jared and Holly Buckley - New Zealand

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet John Botica - craftsman, mosaicist, and passionate pebble placer. John spends his day doing what we all dream of - living in a constant state of excitement over what he gets to do for a living.

Hap Cameron

Guillermo Roqués - USA

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet Hap Cameron - ex-nomad, ice cream connoisseur and goal completer. Hap's packed a whole lot into his 35 years on this planet.

$50,000 Everyday Humans Short Film Competition 2017

* We're all done and dusted for another year - to see the list of winners from 2017 head to our competition page.

We're back again with another Everyday Humans Short Film Competition and this year we've added even more $$ and sweet sweet prizes for you to win!

All you have to do is find a human, make a short film that tells us their story and be in to win your cut of $50,000 in cash and prizes. Competition closes on 8 November 2017.

Wayne Oudsema

Istvan Lettang - USA

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet Wayne Oudsema - Woodworker, craftsman and bike enthusiast. For over 50 years, Wayne's done what he know best; worked with wood.

Johnny and William de Courcy

Orion McCaw, Brian Van Wyk & Adam Kirschner - Canada

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet Johnny and William de Courcy - blood brothers, musicians and creatively inclined entrepreneurs. Johnny and William are guys with big goals and even bigger personalities.

Fred Poole

Good Grief Productions - Australia

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet Fred Poole - timber tamer, outdoors-man and classic Aussie bloke. Ol' Fred's got his head screwed on solid, and sure as hell knows what hard work looks like.

Aimee Garrett

Corinne McDonald - Canada

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet Aimee Garrett - farmer, skater and turkey translator. Aimee lives a life of contrasts, ditching the hectic hustle of city life for the serenity of a small town and raising your next Thanksgiving meal.

Kaelem Reid

Luke Dixon - Canada

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet Kaelem Reid - mushroom picker, forager and all around fun guy. A mycophile from way back, Kaelem's time is split between odd jobs and his fungi friends.

Milos Kmetko

Patrik Paulinyi - Slovakia

In this Everyday Humans episode, meet Milos Kmetko - Snowboarder, Granddad and reluctant retiree. Milos is a young soul with little patience for the excuse of old age and a need for speed.

Boyen Tic

Mehdi Nowroozi - Canada

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet Boyen Tic - Astronomer, ponderer and telescope enthusiast. Boyen has spent his life looking up, past what we know and into the realm of what we don't.

Deseoutshy ElHaddad

Muhammed Ibrahim - Egypt

In this Everyday Humans episode, meet Deseoutshy ElHadid - Medical Rep, longboarder, and escape artist. Deseoutshy lives amongst the hustle and bustle of Egypt's Alexandria.

Don Mesuda

Sean Tracy - United States

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet Don Mesuda - chainsaw wielder, carver, and beard grower. Relatively new to the game, Don's holding his own in the chainsaw carving world.

Laura Burke

Atara Wolf - USA

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet Laura Burke - singer/songwriter, roller blader, and owner of an inflatable pet dinosaur. Laura spends her time hanging with her bae Drange, finding other musicians to collaborate with and dancing around a stage with wild abandon.

Jess Friedman

Lucas Miller - United States

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet Jess Friedman - Multidisciplinary Artist, New Yorker and popcorn princess. Jess is a force to be reckoned with and a multi-talented lady at that.

Gianluigi Locarno

Carlo Di Blasi - Italy

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet Gianluigi Locarno - Blacksmith, Ironman, and tough nut. Gianluigi is the type of guy who's hands tell the story of his trade.

Mark Tugendhaft

Jimmy Muir - New Zealand

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet Mark Tugendhaft - ex-potter, surfer and caffeine connoisseur.

Mark's a native New Yorker who was won over by the sweet, sweet surf breaks and laid back lifestyle of New Zealand's Coromandel Peninsula.

Vincent Mancuso

Daniel Nolan - Australia

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet Vincent Mancuso - Dad, guitar slayer, and philosophiser. As a dad and a muso, Vincent's got his work cut out for him.

Tara Jade Samaya

Pippa Samaya - Australia

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet Tara Jade Samaya - dancer, storyteller and tough cookie. Tara has spent 90% of her life dancing, taking some seriously hard knocks along the way.

Willy Jensen

Ingeborg Lohfert Vinding-Haslund - Denmark

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet Willy Jensen - fisherman, straight shooter and shrimp slayer

Willy loves fishing - it's all he's ever done. After all his years of practice he's a dab hand with a fish knife and knows where all the good shrimp are hiding.

Brock Lee

Ryan Ding - Canada

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet Brock Lee - Chef, restaurateur and noodle enthusiast. Brock's a legend in Vancouver, and so is his restaurant - Legendary Noodles.

Claude Emke

Reece Baker - New Zealand

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet Claude Emke - social worker, self-esteem builder and outdoorsman. 20 years as a social worker says a lot - Claude's got a big heart and the ability to stay positive when times get tough.

Giuseppina Turra

Leonardo Modonutto - Italy

In this Everyday Humans episode, meet Giuseppina Turra - actress, teacher, and once upon a time, an athlete. Guiseppina knows the importance of movement.

Matt Liggins

Ben Vercauteren - New Zealand

In this episode of Everyday Humans, Meet Matt Liggins - Architect, Artist and eternal optimist. Matt designs stuff - buildings, large plywood pyramids, you name it, he's created it. He's a good sort, and a guy who knows that the root of all happiness is human connection and a strong cup of Nespresso.

Charly Moore

James Cawley - USA

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet Charly Moore - photographer, visionary, and desert wanderer. Charly's got his priorities straight, giving up the big city and a suit-and-tie job in architecture and technical engineering for the crevaced landscapes of Ivins, Utah.

Isaac Katzoff

Ben Vercauteren & Matthijs Blok - New Zealand

In this episode of Everyday Humans meet Isaac Katzoff - glassblower, artisan and purveyor of fine elbow grease. Hidden away in the back streets of Grey Lynn, a furnace of molten glass sits at over 1000°C.

Joe Salmen

Ben Vercauteren - New Zealand

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet Joe Salmen – Arborist, business owner, and potato gun aficionado. Passionate about the conservation of native bush and a solid cooked brekky, Joe’s a good sort with a love of heights.

Dave Tomlinson & Chris Stabback

Ben Ryan & Chris Thomson - USA

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet Dave Tomlinson and Chris Stabback – a two man band of musical mavericks, disciples of ‘doomshine boogie’ and founding members of Sydney based band Spirit Valley. Follow the hectic lives of Dave and Chris as they navigate from New Orleans to Austin, gigging, meeting locals and gigging some more.

Eden Worsfold

Ben Vercauteren & Ben Ryan - New Zealand

In this episode of Everyday Humans, meet Eden Worsfold – modern day farmer, surfer, and occasional bee whisperer. A Mangawhai local, Eden spends his days working on the farm, catching waves and finding new ways to live off the land he was raised on.

Win $40,000 in cash & prizes.

Win $40,000 in cash and prizes. Create a short film that tells us a story about an everyday human you know and be into win.
Your chosen human (or group of) can be anyone who has an interesting story to tell – from the guys who run your local, to your old school principal or even your Nan. No need for any superheroes or famous faces here.