This month, I had the pleasure of attending the opening of the 2024 Russell Hobbs British Film Festival which was screening Steve McQueen’s Blitz, a World War II drama following… Read More
Opening Night: British Film Festival
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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
Interview with producer, writer and director Sam Hayes / Pools / SXSW
Kennedy has one day to get her shit together or get kicked out of school for good. Instead of buckling down, she rallies a ragtag crew for a midnight pool-hopping… Read More
Postal interview with Sam Dixon and Adam C. Briggs / A GRAND MOCKERY / SXSW
A GRAND MOCKERY is the latest feature from filmmakers Sam Dixon and Adam C. Briggs. It follows Josie, played by Sam Dixon. A man who becomes lost in his… Read More
Audrey – MIFF review
Australian black-comedy, Audrey tells the rebellious teenager story, from the point of view of her fed up mother, Ronnie. Ronnie Lipsick (Jackie van Beek) tries desperately to mould her seventeen… Read More
Memoir of a Snail : MIFF review
“Our flames are cellophane, our smoke is cotton wool, and our tears are lube,” Adam Elliot said of his latest stop motion animation feature, Memoir of a Snail, to a… Read More
Left Write Hook – MIFF review
In this groundbreaking documentary about the power of female community, coach Donna Lyon brings us into the ring of her program Left Write Hook, a Victorian based support group for… Read More
Interview with Alessandra Celesia / The Flats
The Flats explores the inhabitants of New Lodge, a housing estate in west Belfast. Through a series of self directed reenactments the residents uncover their ongoing trauma from the… Read More
Interview with Kate Vinen and Jayden Rathsam Hüa / Resonance
Resonance follows the Artamidae Quartet preparing for a performance in the ANAM Quartethaus, a small wooden box outside the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. The space was designed for a listener to… Read More
Grand Tour review / SFF
Grand Tour feels like when a family member or friend returns from a holiday and sits you down to for the presentation on their good time. While there’s certainly more… Read More