Sameblod follows the story of Sami (native Scandinavian, also ‘Lappish’) teenager Elle-Marja who wants to go further than what her village Sami school can offer her. She wants to… Read More
Review: Sameblod / SFF / Kena
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Review: Hotel Salvation / Kena
This film was wonderful, to put it plainly. Framed in the lavish State Theatre (which I was late to, as I’d rocked up to the Capitol Theatre 8 minutes before… Read More
Review: Phantom Boy / Kena
J’aime cinema de la France! I apologise to all French people who may be reading this – I have no idea how that is supposed to be spelt or if… Read More
Review: Phantom Boy / SFF / Bill
From Academy-award nominated animators Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli, Phantom Boy tells the story of Leo (voiced by Gaspard Gagnol), a very sick child stuck in hospital who can send… Read More
Response: Seven Samurai / Sydney Film Festival / Nick
The theatre’s lights fade. A lady opens her phone on full brightness, only to be shushed and disciplined by those around her. People wonder whether their parking ticket will expire… Read More
Review: You Have No Idea How Much I Love You / SFF / Tiana
You Have No Idea How Much I Love You is a powerful and emotionally engaging documentary that will leave a mark on anyone who watches it. The documentary follows the… Read More
Review: Angry Inuk / Sydney Film Festival / Kena
I found this film to be one of the most confronting documentaries in my entire film-watching life. Angry Inuk is a documentary starring, made and narrated by Inuit woman Alethea… Read More
Review: Mifune: The Last Samurai / Sydney Film Festival/ Kena
One of my favourite documentaries so far in this festival has been Mifune: The Last Samurai. It analyses contextual factors that impacted on the career of the Japanese legendary actor… Read More
Review: Ama-San / Sydney Film Festival / Bill
Ama-San is a documentary by Claudio Varejão, but it’s unusual in that it doesn’t actually give you any information beyond what you see. Varejão doesn’t appear in the film at… Read More
Interview: Clare Sawyer, SFF youth/family programmer / Mischa
Mischa got the lowdown from Clare Sawyer (SFF youth/family programmer) about the under 18 films screening in the youth/family program. What is your process of finding youth films for the program? What… Read More