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
Audrey – MIFF review
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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
Interview with Alena Lodkina / Petrol
Alena Lodkina’s sophomore release Petrol was a standout feature in MIFF’s 2022 selection and is currently undergoing its theatrical release. The film tracks young film student Eva as she develops… Read More
The Pawn Shop / MIFF
For three years, I worked at an op shop. I would handle donations, serve customers, price items and hang clothes. I saw many people pass through my store in those… Read More
Closer / MIFF
Close is the second feature of Belgian writer and director Lukas Dhont, which tells a heartbreaking story of two young boys whose intimate friendship is pulled thin by schoolyard homophobia… Read More
BLAZE / MIFF
Blaze is a standout feature of this year’s MIFF selection, directed by renowned Australian artist Del Kathryn Barton, starring Josh Lawson, Julia Savage, Simon Baker and Yael Stone, in a… Read More
107 Mothers / MIFF
107 Mothers is a standout watch from my MIFF lineup this year – a Russian-language film written and directed by Peter Kerekes, with the story developed by screenwriter Ivan Ostrochovský.… Read More
Interview with Craig Boreham / Lonesome
Kena from Film in Revolt chatted with filmmaker Craig Boreham about his latest film Lonesome, screening at the Melbourne International Film Festival. Kena and Craig last met up with the… Read More
Interview with Alena Lodkina / Strange Colours
Madison from Film in Revolt spoke with Alena Lodkina about her feature debut Strange Colours; a visually captivating meditation of Lightning Ridge. Following outsider Milena’s first encounters with the town’s… Read More
Review: Acute Misfortune / David
Tough. It’s a word that is used to describe many things and it’s a word that seems so embedded in Thomas M. Wright’s debut feature film Acute Misfortune. The film… Read More