Lorcan Finnegan’s Vivarium invites viewers into a refreshing contemporary iteration of the much-loved and frequently explored film trope of American suburbia. It is a fever dream of a movie, trapping viewers into… Read More
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MGFF top picks
Bonnie, Amy and Kena from our team give us their top picks for the 2020 Mardi Gras Film Festival. Bonnie Lingua Franca. I’m excited to see the work of Isabel… Read More
Up the Mountain
In Up The Mountain, a blurring of documentary and fiction, director Zhang Yang portrays the spiritual and rejuvenating qualities of a simple pastoral lifestyle surrounded by fulfilling relationships with people… Read More
One Child Nation
One Child Nation, directed by Nanfu Wang and Zhang Jia-Ling, delves into the harrowing issue of incalculable complexity, that is, the One-child policy of China. Its complexity arises from a… Read More
Leftover Women
When conservative values of Chinese culture come to a clash with the growing progressive attitudes of women who begin to exercise more autonomy over their own lives, the dilemma of… Read More
Review: Extravaganza / Mardi Gras Film Festival
Extravaganza provides a refreshing and intimate look into the burgeoning Shanghai drag scene as Matthew Baren documents the behind-the-scenes preparations of the drag show, of the same name, that took… Read More
Review: In the Mood for Love / Bonnie
In the Mood for Love was shown recently as part of ‘Starburst’: the free film series curated by Ruby Arrowsmith-Todd at the Art Gallery of NSW. ‘Starburst’ showcased various icons… Read More
Review: The Taste of Rice Flower / Bonnie
In The Taste of Rice Flower, Chinese director Song Pengfei explores the relationship between the protagonist, Ye Nan, an ethnic Dai woman who returns to her village after years of… Read More
Review: Kusama Infinity / Bonnie
Kusama Infinity is a documentary that chronicles the expansive career of Yayoi Kusama and her voyage as she breaks into the art industry. Heather Lenz captures Kusama’s journey from her… 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