This Australian filmmaker came to international attention with "Shine" (1996), his acclaimed feature about musical prodigy David Helfgott. With a resume that included a handful of TV movies, a coming-of-age feature, a children's film and several TV documentaries, few might have thought he could craft such a mature, powerful study of a musician driven by his overbearing father and personal demons to the brink of madness, but redeemed, in part, by love.Hicks was born and raised in Uganda (Africa) as well as raised in Kenya and the UK. He learned his craft as a production assistant and assistant
