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A Film that made an impact in my youth

And then I found Mulholland Drive, directed by David Lynch. The cover was inky dark. Two beautiful, troubled women were pictured against a darkening Los Angeles skyline – palm trees and headlights illuminating a Mulholland Drive road sign. - Vanessa Gazy

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The Final Quarter, a new Australian documentary, covers the major incidents in the last three years of Adam Goodes’ career.

Madison Stephens (17) from Film in Revolt spoke with Fiona Crombie, Oscar nominee and winner of a BAFTA, for her work as the production designer for The Favourite. They spoke about her work on the film, her inspirations, and what led her into the film industry.

ABOUT FILM IN REVOLT

Film in Revolt is a platform for youth who want to talk film, make film and write for/about film. The revolution has arrived. Film in Revolt aims to Reshape the… Read More

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If you want to reshape the narrative about what you want from cinema, work alongside industry professionals & network with like minded peers, critique & write about film, interview Australian &… Read More

Interview with Elysia Zeccola / German Film Festival

Running from the 1st to the 21st May the German Film Festival has kicked off in Sydney and I spoke with Elysia Zeccola, the festival’s Director. In our conversation we… Read More

Interview with Darwin Schulze / BLUEBIRD

Following the incredible web series Space Rats, the talented multi-hyphenate filmmaker Darwin Schulze returns to escapism with the fantasy revenge musical Bluebird. Flynn Boffo: So tell me how this project… Read More

Interview with: James Robert Woods, writer and director of Moonrise Over Knights Hill

By Franca Lafosse for Film In Revolt In the Spring of 2025, lapsed high-school besties Clare, Angie and Isabel spend a luxury birthday weekend away at the six-star Lothian Gate… Read More

SPIT – Interview with David Wenham and Jonathon Teplitzky

Interview by Parker Constantine In 2003, a quirky Aussie crime-comedy film called Gettin Square was released to the world. Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky and written by Chris Nyst, the film was… Read More

Benson Wu Interview: Turn 24 hours into 48

In the first interview of my Beneath the Frame series, I got the chance to sit down and talk to Benson Wu who is the director of the Taiwan Film Festival… Read More

Interview with Kyle Goldfinch / Neuromance

Last week I sat down with Kyle Goldfinch, a filmmaker working largely in the queer screen space of Sydney, who has extensive knowledge of festivals as they have served on… Read More

Fantastic Film Festival Opening Night

As drizzling rain hits the concrete, I walk along a string of busy restaurants. Turning the corner, I see the gorgeous Ritz Cinema, home of the Fantastic Film Festival. Tonight,… Read More

Review: Oh, Canada

Paul Schrader’s film, Oh, Canada is a tricky unfolding mess and marvel of a film – one which keeps shifting in front of your eyes, playing with what you know and… Read More

Europa! Europa!

A little over two weeks ago the European focused Europa! Europa! Film Festival came to a close for it’s fourth year. This year they had a handful of films which… Read More

Review: Maria

Review by Billy Newbery Maria, the third film in Pablo Larrain’s trilogy on powerful and influential women is once again a visually stunning marvel that is often utterly breathtaking, whose… Read More

Review: The Monkey

Review by Flynn Boffo In the latest film from Ozgood Perkins, death plays out as a series of untimely punchlines to the beat of a toy drum. Twin brothers Bill… Read More

Review : Grand Tour

Narrative and documentary interweave to deliver a tale of folly, and misguided love in Miguel Gomes’s latest film Grand Tour. Set in the year 1917, a civil servant for the… Read More

Review : Queer

The lights come up after a screening of Queer. I look down at my notes: something something… composition… perfection… cinematic sound design… Nirvana… imagery. Luca Guadagnino proves once again he… Read More

Six Films to look out for at Mardi Gras Film Festival (and one bonus!)

After attending the 2025 Mardi Gras Film Festival festival launch last week, Flynn Boffo from Film in Revolt give us his top picks for the 2025 festival. Baldiga: Unlocked Heart… Read More

Fantastic Film Festival Opening Night

As drizzling rain hits the concrete, I walk along a string of busy restaurants. Turning the corner, I see the gorgeous Ritz Cinema, home of the Fantastic Film Festival. Tonight,… Read More

Queer Screen’s Pride in Film

Emerging and established filmmakers, future film festival staff, and fans of movie magic are invited to attend Queer Screen’s Pride in Film events during the Mardi Gras Film Festival (MGFF)… Read More

Film is Not a Film without an Audience

“This exhibition seeks to explore the importance of the audience in art. The gallery will hold a diverse and eclectic compilation of artworks, thoughtfully curated by Shea Donohoe. Each artist… Read More

Film Series: Louise Bourgeois goes to the movies

The Art Gallery of New South Wales have announced their latest film program to run aside the Louise Bourgeois exhibition. This is a free film series, so jump on in.… Read More

Coming of Age series, Series One

Matilda / Jesue Valle

I didn’t discover my appetite for fiction until, when I turned 7, my family and I moved to New Zealand from the Philippines. I grew up with books but they… Read More

Coming of Age series, Series One

Atonement / Greta Nash

My mum got into the habit of dragging me along to the movies as soon as I was old enough to appreciate all the films my Dad probably had no… Read More

Coming of Age series, Series One

10 Things I Hate About You / Alice Foulcher

If there is one single film that both shaped and defined my youth, it has to be 10 Things I Hate About You. There’s so many more than 10 reasons… Read More

Coming of Age series, Series One, Sydney Film Festival

The Year My Voice Broke / Vanessa Berry

As a teenager in the 1990s I had about a dozen VHS video cassettes of movies and TV shows I’d taped off the television. I put them together carefully, pausing to… Read More

Coming of Age series, Series One

Mulholland Drive / Vanessa Gazy

I was eighteen I suppose, because I remember where I was and it was where I was when I was eighteen: my small white bedroom at the Sydney Uni Village,… Read More

Coming of Age series, Series One

Almost Famous / Ryan Cassata

I first saw Almost Famous in my Senior English class which was focused around film. I was the only 9th grader among about thirty 12th graders. I was extremely ambitious… Read More