Debut filmed production role of actor Sam Davies who portrayed the young Frank Fenner.
Director Richard Jasek said: "Frank [Fenner] remains one of the most significant contributors to medical science in Australia". Jasek added: "Frank remains one of the most significant contributors to medical science in Australia. This film will be a unique blend of dramatization, CGI, interview and archival footage, interwoven as a kind of epic tale, which entertains, teaches, makes you laugh, cry and fall in love".
Frank Fenner was interviewed by director Richard Jasek in 2010 prior to the production of this documentary. Frank Fenner passed away in 2010.
This documentary was commissioned by the Government of South Australia to honor the famous SA microbiologist Frank Fenner who passed away in November 2010.