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
Desiree Akhvan’s latest film, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, is yet another of those films which undeniably needed to be made. The Sydney Film Festival this year has seen an… Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
