I would struggle to recall the title or the specificities of the occupation, but a family friend’s husband had a presentation given to him in which they analysed how aware… Read More
Review: The Cleaners / Arran
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Review: The Miseducation of Cameron Post / SFF / Maddy
The Miseducation of Cameron Post looks at the obstacles faced by 16-year-old Cameron (Chloe Grace Mortez) after she is caught making out with another girl and then sent by her… Read More
Review: The Miseducation of Cameron Post / SFF / Jacinthe
The Miseducation of Cameron Post is an unconventional coming of age tale in which a young lesbian girl is shipped off to conversion therapy camp to essentially ‘pray the gay… Read More
Review: The Miseducation of Cameron Post / SFF / Michael
Desiree Akhavan’s The Miseducation of Cameron Post, based on Emily M. Danforth’s book of the same name, is an excellent film which demonstrates the emotional abuse and hardships faced by… Read More
Review: Matangi / Maya / M.I.A. / Nick
The best film I’ve seen so far this festival. An incredibly intimate portrait of the English Tamil-born singer and rapper, M.I.A. The film follows Maya’s rise to fame and the… Read More
Interview: Pietra Brettkelly / Yellow is Forbidden / Bonnie
Pietra Brettkelly is a documentary film-maker (Maori Boy Genius, A Flickering Truth) who has travelled around the world, refusing to compromise to other standards and opinions, to create documentaries that… Read More
Interview: Red Carpet opening night / Jackie Van Beek and Madeline Sami / The Breaker Upperers
Review: The Breadwinner / SFF / Amelia
The Breadwinner, a gorgeous Oscar-nominated animation, follows a young girl named Parvana living in Afghanistan. When her father is unjustly jailed, Parvana cuts her hair and dresses as a boy… Read More
Review: Entrepreneur / SFF / Bill
Virpi Suutari’s documentary Entrepreneur tells the story of two very different Finnish businesses. On one hand, we have Maija Itkonen and Reetta Kivela, two highly educated women from Helsinki, who… Read More
Mini Review: Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda / Nick
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda is an excellent documentary following my favourite composer, Ryuichi Sakamoto. The film is a meditation on Sakamoto’s cancer diagnosis, recent career hiatus and production techniques. He discusses… Read More