Tiana (17) interviewed Paraguayan filmmaker Marcelo Martinessi who directed The Heiresses. His debut feature screened at the 65th Sydney Film Festival and was awarded the prestigious Sydney Film Prize, out of a… Read More
Tag: SFF 18
Red carpet interview with Bart Layton / Michael
Michael from Film in Revolt chatted with Bart Layton – director of American Animals on the Sydney Film Festival red carpet.
Review: Bad Reputation / Bill
Most people know Joan Jett from her red leather-clad MTV hit “I Love Rock n Roll”. But director Kevin Kerslake’s new film, Bad Reputation, shows everything from her first guitar,… Read More
Review: An Elephant Sitting Still / Dylan
An Elephant Sitting Still is the debut, and unfortunately, the final feature film of Chinese novelist turned director, the late Hu Bo. In October of last year, Hu ended his… Read More
Review: Shoplifters / Dylan
In the northeast of Tokyo, there’s a neighbourhood called San’ya. It’s famous for not being on any maps, nor any road signs, nor any guide books. It’s also famous for… Read More
Review: American Animals / Michael
Bart Layton’s American Animals tells the true story of four college students: Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Eric Borsuk and Chas Allen who devise a plan to steal a number of… Read More
The Miseducation of Cameron Post / Madison, Jacinthe, Michael, Maddy
A few of the Film in Revolt team went along to screenings of The Miseducation of Cameron Post from director Desiree Akhavan at the Sydney Film Festival. Desiree Akhavan (Appropriate… Read More
Review: The Distant Barking of Dogs / SFF / Madison
The Distant Barking of Dogs, directed by Simon Lereng Wilmont, examines the persistence of childhood within a war-torn context, following the life of ten-year-old Oleg and his grandmother Alexandra over… Read More
Review: Terror Nullius / Dylan
Terror Nullius is the culmination of 18 months of digging, editing, and storyboarding an exploration into Australian identity through our cinema, as presented by artist duo Soda Jerk. The film,… Read More
Review: The Cleaners / Arran
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