Frackman

Frackman is a 2015 Australian documentary film about the former construction worker turned anti-fracking activist Dayne Pratzky as he responds to the expansion of the coal seam gas industry near Tara, Queensland.

The film also features the president of Lock the Gate, Drew Hutton, conservative radio personality Alan Jones and many other residents of Queensland and New South Wales.

By November 2011, Todd had followed sub plot character stories with Drew Hutton, Jeremy Buckingham, Dr Marian Lloyd Smith, Bob Irwin, Barnaby Joyce.

[4] Todd, who was born in Newcastle[5] and hails from Margaret River in Western Australia has said that he is "attracted to stories that require a very close and personal relationship with a central character."

[6] The film was launched with a preview screening in February 2015 in Adelaide, closely followed by a regional Australian tour which commenced in New South Wales in March.

The film's promotional poster featured endorsements from conservative radio commentator Alan Jones and former leader of the Australian Greens, Bob Brown.

Following a preview screening of Frackman in Adelaide in February 2015 as part of the documentary film festival DocWeek, the Energy Resource Information Centre published a list of 'Frackman Facts' on their website.

[8] The centre also questioned the commitment of public funds to the project[9] and described Pratzky as having "made it a personal mission to disrupt, protest and demonise an industry that he doesn’t agree with.

Prior to its official release, the feature-length documentary film Frackman attracted attention due to the substantial state and federal government financial support it received.

Queensland's Arts Minister Ian Walker agreed, telling the media:“If anyone was looking for proof that freedom of speech flourishes in Queensland, this documentary is it.”[13]Western Australian Acting State Premier Kim Hames told The West Australian:"The State Government supports the jobs, energy supply and opportunities that a well-regulated shale gas industry can provide for WA families...

It will be a roll out over many months with a dialogue we hope for whatever time it takes for state and federal governments to re-think their current deals with the global gas industry.”[20]Frackman also partnered with Getup!