Johanis Lyons-Reid
Johanis on set of The Loop, a collaboration with Lorcan Hopper and Change Media for SBS 2018-19. Photo by Piri Eddy
Johanis Lyons-Reid
Johanis Lyons-Reid is an award-winning Malaysian-Australian filmmaker from Adelaide, South Australia. Johanis has worked in multiple roles in the filmmaking process, including as a director, cinematographer and editor. He has worked on television commercials, documentaries (The Loop, SBS, 2019; Deadly Family Portraits, ABC iview, 2019; Everything is Connected, iView, 2017; Speaking for Sea Country, ABC iView, 2018) and shot freelance for various agencies and channels including SBS and Vice. Johanis has a strong foundation and interest in the Arts and documentary, and looks to balance his commercial practice with a dedicated exploration of his creative and artistic expression. Johanis’ directorial debut married his love of screen and arts in short documentaries that followed Ngarrindjeri Elders and their traditional arts practice (Everything is Connected, 2016, Winner best Australian Non-Fiction at the Melbourne Webfest 2016). During his formative years as a cinematographer he worked for community arts stalwart Change Media on national projects funded by Australia Council for the Arts, Country Arts SA and Arts South Australia, including When Does the Light Turn on? (2013), and Reframing Culture (2012). These projects affirmed for him the importance of storytelling and art in changing cultural discourse.
