Most people know Joan Jett from her red leather-clad MTV hit “I Love Rock n Roll”. But director Kevin Kerslake’s new film, Bad Reputation, shows everything from her first guitar,… Read More
Review: Bad Reputation / Bill
Category: Sydney Film Festival
Review: An Elephant Sitting Still / Dylan
An Elephant Sitting Still is the debut, and unfortunately, the final feature film of Chinese novelist turned director, the late Hu Bo. In October of last year, Hu ended his… Read More
Review: Shoplifters / Dylan
In the northeast of Tokyo, there’s a neighbourhood called San’ya. It’s famous for not being on any maps, nor any road signs, nor any guide books. It’s also famous for… Read More
Review: American Animals / Michael
Bart Layton’s American Animals tells the true story of four college students: Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Eric Borsuk and Chas Allen who devise a plan to steal a number of… Read More
The Miseducation of Cameron Post / Madison, Jacinthe, Michael, Maddy
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
Review: The Distant Barking of Dogs / SFF / Madison
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
Review: Terror Nullius / Dylan
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
Review: The Cleaners / Arran
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
Review: Matangi / Maya / M.I.A. / Nick
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
Interview: Pietra Brettkelly / Yellow is Forbidden / Bonnie
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