The Blue Caftan screens at Perth Festival from March 20th to 26th, before having a theatrical release in cinemas.

Maryam Touzani’s sublime and sweet drama, The Blue Caftan, is a film that will stick with me for a long time. Filmed in Morocco, a region of the world where gay relationships come with a criminal sentence, this tells the story of Halim (Saleh Bakri), a maalem, or a master tailor, who works with the support of his wife Mina (Lubna Azabal) to craft stunning, intricate and personal garments.

In this interview, Maryam talks about how the titular garment, the Blue Caftan, was created, how she presented the sense of touch on screen, and about the power of giving her actors the space to explore emotional intimacy.

Throughout the film, we see Halim work on crafting the titular ‘blue caftan’ for an extremely demanding client who cannot understand why he’s taking so long. After all, the machine made garments can be constructed in half the time and, to their eyes, look just as good.

Halim and Mina have a tender, caring relationship with one another, and it’s a testament to simply how great Maryam Touzani’s direction is that she’s able to give these two actors the space to create a loving, genuine relationship on screen. Equally important is the understanding that the two have in their relationship, with Halim seeking the comfort of men outside of his relationship with Mina.

Knowing that the art of being a maalem is dying out, Halim brings on an apprentice, Youssef (Ayoub Missioui) to learn the trade. On paper, The Blue Caftan suggests that it’s going to lean into some very high drama stakes, but Maryam cares so tenderly for her characters that she allows them each to find a moment of joy in the time of darkness.

The Blue Caftan was shortlisted for the Academy Awards, and continues the great work that Maryam is creating after her previous stellar feature film, Adam, which also showed marginalised groups finding comfort with one another on screen.

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On this episode, Andrew chats with Anna Kaplan of Regen Studios ahead of the upcoming Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) in Melbourne. The conference runs from the 5th of March til March 8 with sessions in person and online. Anna is part of a panel on Wednesday March 8 called "Riding the Green Wave" which takes a look at the environmental footprint of filmmaking, how positive environmental action stories are being told on screen, and further. One of the key initiatives that Anna has been involved in is the Sustainable Screens Australia project, which is an industry-led initiative that addresses the growing need to reduce the screen industry's environmental footprint.

Anna is also head of production and impact at Regen Studios, the impressive group that has helped bring transformative and powerful documentaries like That Sugar Film, 2040, and the most recent film, Regenerating Australia, to screens.

In this interview, Anna talks about working with Damon Gameau to bring those stories to life, how the Sustainable Screens Australia project came about, and what to expect from the Riding the Green Wave seminar at AIDC. Anna also mentions Albert, an organisation establish in the UK to address climate change and film and TV industries.

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On this episode, Andrew talks with director Clayton Orgles, whose latest film Dissociation, a retelling of the HP Lovecraft story The Picture in the House, is screening at the Long Shorts, Short Longs session at the WA Made Film Festival. This impressive short horror film utilises the countryside of Western Australia to unsettling effect, with central performances from Angela Leta Kaye and James Hagan conjuring particularly unnerving characters.

in this interview, Clayton talks about how his work on music videos has informed his filmmaking work, the role horror plays in his work, as well as how he created the imagery of the film. 

The Long Shorts, Short Longs session is now sold out, but there is a waitlist available, so head over to the WA Made Film Festival facebook page for further details.

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On this episode, filmmaker Molly Haddon talks about her brilliant indie family drama The Longest Weekend, which tells the story of three siblings Lou (Mia Artemis), Avery (Elly Hiraani Clapin), and Rio (Adam Golledge), who are each going through a personal crisis and congregate at their mother's (Tammy MacIntosh) home to support one another and work their way through familial tensions.

The Longest Weekend is a wonderful performed triple hander, with rich dialogue and narrative that comes from a script written by Jorrden Daley. On paper, this sounds like it might be a rather leaden experience, but there is frequent levity throughout the narrative, and the true to life bonds between each of the characters helps make the story of a family being gradually pulled back together after being stretched apart by the machinations of life feel genuine and grounded.

In the following interview, Molly talks about the production process of the film, how she worked with each of the characters, as well as talking about the support from Queer Screen Film Festival. The Longest Weekend has toured around Australia, and will be screened at the Queer Screen Film Festival on Thursday February 23, with Molly and Jorrden, and actor Tammy MacIntosh in attendance for a Q&A.

Tickets for Queer Screen are available here.

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Andrew heads down the rabbit hole with the travelling exhibition at Boola Bardip WA Museum in Perth, ACMI's Alice in Wonderland exhibition. Featuring a mammoth array of archival materials from since Lewis Carroll's iconic and formative book, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, was first released in 1865, this exhibition takes you on a magical journey with early silent era films, to Jan Svankmajer's haunting and eerie stop motion feature, to Disney's animated version, all the way to the recent Tim Burton entries. Along the way, there is a wealth of knowledge about the various different versions of the story, whether it be through drug awareness campaigns, anime, or even x-rated musical comedies: you name it, it's here in some capacity.

Yet, don't let the mention of X-rated musical comedies make you feel that this is solely an adult experience, as kids of all ages can find something to enjoy here, with a mystical maze like hallway experience with small doors, a spectacular Mad Hatter tea party experience where a bare table comes to life in front of you, and so much more.

Once you've experienced the exhibition, you can also take part in the Story Time, which is for families with young kids, and features a half-hour story telling session on Friday and Sunday mornings. Additionally, on Friday, Saturdays and Sundays while the exhibition is on, you can participate in an elaborate Mad Hatter's Tea Party with high tea sessions running at 1030am and 2pm until the exhibition wraps up on the 23rd of April.

To help give a bit of insight into the exhibition, I chatted with the director of exhibitions and touring, Chris Harris, about his favourite part of the exhibtion, how the exhibition has been pulled together, and the logistics of bringing Jan Svankmajer's puppetry to Australia and around the globe. Chris starts the conversation talking about the journey of the exhibition, which launched in 2018 in Melbourne, and has visited Singapore prior to landing in Perth.

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In this episode Andrew chats with writer, director, actor Greg Sestero about his latest film, Miracle Valley, which is screening around Australia from today - February 15 - with Q&A screenings taking place around the country. Naturally, when Greg is in town, screenings of The Room take place too, and Greg will be on hand to chat with audiences about his work on those two films.

But Greg's more than just a guy who's received fame from The Room. He's also starred in films like The Christmas Tapes, which Perth local Rob Livings co-directed.

Greg talks about Miracle Valley, twenty years of The Room and what the title 'the worst film of all time' means to him. This interview was recorded in Northbridge so there is some atmospheric sound, and you'll have to excuse the mic dropping midway through, the wind knocked it over. The interview starts with Andrew, naturally, talking about Mac and Me, another 'worst film of all time'.

If you're in Perth, head along to catch Miracle Valley and The Room at Luna Leederville on February 15 and 16..

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We Are Still Here is a First Nations anthology film featuring the directing and writing work from Chantelle Burgoyne, Dena Curtis, Richard Curtis, Mario Gaoa, Danielle MacLean, Miki Magasiva, Renae Maihi, Tracey Rigney, Tim Worrall, Samuel Paynter, Tiraroa Reweti, and supervising director Beck Cole. It is a film that spans from the past, to the present, and into the future, and is a response to 250 years of colonisation after the arrival of Captain Cook to Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific island nations.

In this interview, Andrew talked with Dena Curtis about her entry in the anthology, Woke, featuring co-lead performances from Sean Mununggurr and Robert Taylor. It's a powerful short that pulls back in time and presents colonial Central Australia and the fractious relationship between Taylor's coloniser who is lost, and Mununggurr's Kngwarraye who guides him back home to a truth he doesn't want to hear. Dena also talks about her career, and what has changed in the twenty years since she started working on film and now, as well as about the upcoming Australian International Documentary Conference, and what to expect from the panel she is part of: First and Foremost: First Nations Knowledge Through Documentary.

We Are Still Here launches in Australian cinemas on February 16, with Q&A sessions around the nation. Visit the We Are Still Here Facebook page for further details.

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Allegra Teo launched an impressive career in 2022 with two films: The Curious Case of Dolphin Bay and the AACTA award nominated and WA Screen Culture Award winning Pieces. With sell-out screenings and national support, Pieces is heading to the upcoming WA Made Film Festival on February 18 2023. Tickets are moving out the door, so pick up yours before they sell out.

In this interview, Allegra talks about the difference of working on both productions, what her dream roles are and the actors who have inspired her, and what working alongside Martin Wilson to tell a story of mental illness was like.

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Still Standing is an Aussie made doco about the golden era of arcade and pinball machines. It's a nostalgic trip down memory lane, where director Brad Gilbertson heads into the legendary arcades around the nation and chats with the people who helped form many childhood memories. Brad is based in Adelaide, and as such frequented local arcades like Downtown and Magic Mountain, and chatted with the godfather of amusement venues, Frank Sebastyan, for the documentary, alongside many other folks.

Independently produced and made by BGVC Films, Still Standing is releasing around the globe on February 22. In this interview, Andrew chats with Brad about how he made the film, what his favourite arcade game was, and some of the uniquely Australian stories about Australian arcades that he discovered during filming.

To find out more, heading over to the Still Standing Facebook page and check out the trailer below.

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Perth based filmmaker Hassib Kushkaki's feature film Rampage Electra will have its world premiere at the upcoming WA Made Film Festival, which screens at Palace Cinemas Raine Square, Perth, between February 17 to 26. This is a Perth shot action film that features Mikayla Levy as Hannah Electra, a young girl who has a shadowy past that is revealed to her by her father, throwing her into a harsh world of gangsters and guns. Featuring a huge cast and shot in iconic Perth locations like Fremantle Prison and Lancelin, Rampage Electra shows creative ingenuity on a micro-budget.

Hassib caught up with me to talk about the film ahead of its world premiere on February 24 at the WA Made Film Festival. Hassib is also taking part in the free Indie Filmmaker Panel on February 19 at The Globe, alongside producer Stephanie Davis who produced the web series Love Me Lex, filmmaker Aaron Kamp who recently made Thorns & Thistles at the End of the World, Arnold Carter, who made Sun Moon & Thalia, Sarah Legg who made Cherubhead, and has a new short film Impression, and producer Ruby Schmidt, who helped bring General Hercules to life. All of these films, and many more are at the WA Made Film Festival.

Check out the WA Made Film Festival here, and purchase tickets to Rampage Electra here.

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The story of Julie Peters is explored in the documentary The Accidental Archivist, which is screening at the upcoming Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival in Sydney on Monday February 20th alongside the great short Trans Glamoré, about DJ Victoria Anthony. In The Accidental Archivist, Julie tells her story of how her extensive collection of trans-related media came into existence prior to her story of transitioning while working at the ABC in the 1990s. In the following interview, Julie talks about the years of working at the ABC, the way that change takes place in workplaces, as well as about her live show at the Midsumma Festival, Mutton is the New Lamb, between the 3rd of February and the 12th of February.

In this interview, Julie also talks about her PhD, A feminist post-transsexual autoethnography on challenging normative gender coercion, which is available to read via Deakin University or can be purchased in book format via Routledge.com here.

The Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival runs from February 15 through to March 2 2023 with both in person and online screenings. To purchase tickets and to view the rest of the festival, head over to the website here: https://queerscreen.org.au/.

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Filmmaker Phoebe Wolfe's short film The Overthrow tells the story of two friends, Cleo (Annabel Wolfe) and Iris (Miah Madden), who head out in the heat of summer to rollerskate from Sydney to Parliament House in Canberra to protest for more action on climate change. The two set off with the best of intentions, spreading awareness via social media with #Skate4Climate, but as the journey carries on, tensions erupt between the two, with Cleo questioning Iris' dedication to action on climate change.

The Overthrow is a superb short film that is screening at Flickerfest 2023. In this interview, Phoebe talks about where the idea for the short came from, how working with her sister Annabel went, and the casting of Miah Madden, while also touching on how they managed to film outside Parliament House.

Head over to Flickerfest.com.au to purchase tickets and follow where the national tour will take place.

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Flickerfest is one of the leading Academy Award accredited and BAFTA recognised competitive short film festivals in the world. The 2023 festival takes place from January 20-29 in Bondi Beach, Sydney before heading out on a national tour.

Festival director Bronwyn Kidd joins Andrew on this podcast to discuss the 2023 festival, looking back at 25 years of working with Flickerfest, and providing some 2023 festival highlights. The 2023 festival embraces the spirit of the Aussie classic, The Castle, and Bronwyn talks about what "it's Bondi, it's the vibe" means for the festival.

Head over to Flickerfest.com.au to purchase tickets and follow where the national tour will take place.

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On this episode, I'm joined by emerging Noongar Wongi rapper Ethan Eggington, also known as Inkabee, who recently released his debut single and music video Beat the Odds, and his father Joshua Egginton, aka award-winning Noongar Wongi rapper Flewnt MC. The two talk about the relationship they have working with each other, how Inkabee was inspired by Flewnt growing up, and the work of Kwinana Beats, a youth music program facilitated by hip hop artist Rush Wepiha.

Beat the Odds is out on all streaming platforms now and was recorded at The Kwinana Beats studio. Make sure to check it out and follow Inkabee and Flewnt on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes and other music platforms.

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Check out the music video for Beat the Odds here:

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ACMI (the Australian Centre for the Moving Image) is one of the finest cultural institutions in the nation, sitting in the heart of Melbourne's Federation Square. Over the summer months, ACMI is screening two curated film selections that celebrate some of the best films of 2022 and a series of films that represent and celebrate the season of summer.

Joining Andrew to discuss this catalogue of films is ACMI film curator Reece Godwin who talks about his personal favourite pick of the line-up of 22 films in the Best 22 of 2022 line-up, how the films were selected, and what the importance of experiencing films in a cinema is.

More about the curated film selections here:

Best 22 of 2022 (1 Dec - 29 Jan)

Spanning filmmaking, documentary and animation from Australia and around the world, this program celebrates the best cinema of 2022 - a great opportunity to dive in and catch the new films set to be awards-season favourites in 2023. Highlights include a preview screening of Ruben Östlund latest social satire Triangle of Sadness ahead of its official release.

Days of Summer (17 Dec - 14 Feb)

From sun-dappled picnics to summer solstices to surf; cool off in our cinema with a selection of classic and contemporary films that capture the best of summer. Every day at 7pm, audiences can catch cult classics like Puberty Blues and Sexy Beast.

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Kaya, welcome to The Curb podcast. My name is Andrew Peirce and this podcast is recorded in Boorloo, Western Australia.

It’s been a while between drinks for this audio podcast, and I’m proud to jump back in with a fascinating discussion with composer and filmmaker Ashley Davies in relation to his new film, album, and art exhibition entitled Gold. Gold is an album that is inspired by Ashley’s uncle, Len Davies, an artist who upon his death left a legacy of over 500 paintings to be distributed amongst his family. Ashley chose ‘The Lasseter series’, a group of paintings that told the tale of Lasseter’s Reef, the tale of Harold Bell Lasseter as he headed into Central Australia to search for a 15 k gold reef. The series of paintings, and Ashley’s score itself, reflect Lasseter’s fateful journey that resulted with his reputation tarnished and his death.

Len Davies paintings work as a counterpoint to those legends, presenting Lasseter’s journey and death as a radiant, beautiful one.

In the following interview, Ashley talks about Len’s time during the war, which is further detailed in an impressive article by Claire Hunter on the Australian War Memorial website. Ashley also talks about the presentation of Gold at the Sun Theatre in Victoria, on November 30, and what audiences will encounter when they watch the half hour film and witness the paintings after the screening.

Tickets are available on the Sun Theatre website. The link will be available in the show notes.

For previous episodes of The Curb podcast, head over to TheCurb.com.au. While you’re there, pick up a copy of The Australian Film Yearbook – 2021 Edition, which details Australian feature films, documentaries and short films released during 2021.

Here’s a snippet of Birth on the album Gold by Ashley Davies.

Purchase Gold by Ashley Davies on Bandcamp here.

Read about Len Davies time in the war here.

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Filmmaker and award-winning journalist Yaara Bou Melhem makes their documentary debut with their impressive new film, Unseen Skies. Following artist-activist-writer-musician Trevor Paglen as he makes art out of the plentiful black op sites around the world, Unseen Skies interrogates what it means to be surveilled, what is happening with the wealth of data being collected from us, and more. It's a visually stunning film with a soaring score by Helena Czajka.

Unseen Skies plays at the Sydney Film Festival on November 10th, November 13th, and will be available online via SFF On Demand on November 12th. Purchase tickets here.

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Over six years, a couple battles to stay together as one of them transitions genders; confronting the effects of new body parts, changing gender roles as well as navigating their own evolving sexual identities.

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Filmmaker JJ Winlove has managed an impressive feat for Australian film: having two films released in the same year. With the emotional June Again featuring a trio of excellent performances from Noni Hazelhurst, Claudia Karvan, and Stephen Curry, joining the immersive cinematic experience Crossing Paths, an interactive journey through Sydney as the audiences decides which of the twelve characters stories to follow. Screening to sold out audiences at the Sydney Film Festival, Crossing Paths promises to be an engaging and discussion provoking experience.

In this interview, JJ talks about what it means to be a New Zealand director making films in Australia, how Crossing Paths was created, and more.

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With blood, guts, and a whole bunch of indie filmmaking gusto, genre-fiends brother duo Kiah and Tristan Roache-Turner flipped the Aussie film industry on its with the outback-zombie flick Wyrmood: Road of the Dead in 2014. With sci-fi follow up Nekrotronic under their belts, they turned their attention to the hotly anticipated and equally bloody follow-up, Wyrmwood: Apocalypse. Continuing on this post-apocalyptic mayhem journey where zombies breath has become a substitute for fuel, Kiah grows as a director in impressive ways with this new entry.

In part one of a deep dive interview with Kiah, we explores how this entry came about, the influence of Ozploitation masters, and dig into the freedom that low budget filmmaking affords.

Make sure to come back and check out part two on Wednesday, where Kiah talks about recognising the talent in yourself, inventive drone shots, and more.

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Shahn Devendran is the series creator and producer of the powerful Amazon and LADbible Australia show, UNHEARD. Telling the story of racism in Australia from the perspective of those who live with the impact of racial discrimination, this is a powerful, important series. Andrew interviews Shahn about the creation of the series, the social impact campaigns that LADbible has engaged with, and how to encourage people who might not feel they live in a racist society to watch this show.

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Song featured in this episode: Everything's Fucked - The Dirty Three

Find out more about the series below.

Amazon Prime Video today announced a ground-breaking new six-episode documentary series, UNHEARD, the first feature produced by LADbible Australia Originals and with production funding from Screen Australia. All six episodes of UNHEARD will premiere on Amazon Prime Video in Australia, New Zealand and select countries around the world on 29 October, with the first two episodes also available to stream for free on dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1RIpKgnTye7r6AaLg_kMnDg76jyT-CCHI38q5wE9ngQU-2037567243&key=YAMMID-02706156&link=http://primevideo.com">primevideo.com.

UNHEARD will give Prime Video members an insight into critical issues of racial discrimination in Australia, including Indigenous deaths in custody, the targeting of Indigenous youth, attacks towards Asians during COVID, Islamophobia, the vilification of the African community and the treatment of asylum seekers and refugees. The six stand-alone episodes in the UNHEARD series are told through intimate interviews, blended with animation, archive footage, podcasts, photographs, phone conversations and infographics revealing the shocking statistics and complexities behind the larger issues. Each episode is led by the voices of personal accounts, so their experiences and calls for justice are presented without filter.

“The opportunity to program this compelling investigative series is significant to us,” said Tyler Bern, Head of Content, Amazon Prime Video Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. “UNHEARD is a necessary action and awareness series that is globally relevant to Prime members in Australia and makes them aware of social injustice locally.  We are very proud to be involved with LADbible Australia on this production and showcasing this important documentary series.”

The UNHEARD documentary series is an extension of LADbible Australia’s UNHEARD campaign. Launched in February 2021, the campaign utilises LADbible Group’s global audience of almost a billion and Australian audience of 11.8 million to support their campaign partners; the National Justice Project, Human Rights Commission, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services, The Refugee Council of Australia, Change.org, African Women Australia, Asian Australian Alliance, Islamophobia Register Australia, Deadly Connections Community and Justice Services and All Together Now.

“The UNHEARD campaign and documentary series not only provides a platform for these powerful stories to be told, but also helps put a global focus on Australian incidents of racial injustice that are often overlooked,” says executive producer, writer and creator, Shahn Devendran, Head of Originals, LADbible APAC. “We are proud that LADbible’s first feature documentary series is able to support our campaign partners, and in working with Amazon Prime Video and Screen Australia will help bring these important issues to light.”

UNHEARD was written and produced by Shahn Devendran (LADbible Australia Originals), Jack Steele (Between Two Lines), Cathy Vu (SBS), Luke Cornish (Alone Out Here), Dan Mansour (The Final Word), Olivia Suleimon (Rosaline’s Untaming) and Ellen Dedes-Vallas (Nickelodeon).

UNHEARDwill join a growing list of Australian produced content available on Amazon Prime Video. Since 2019, Prime Video has commissioned14 Amazon Original series in Australia including The Test: A New Era for Australia’s Team, Making Their Mark, a series of 10 stand-up comedy specials by some of Australia’s best comedians, LOL: Last One Laughing AU with Rebel Wilson, Head Above Water, Luxe Listings Sydney, The Moth Effect and the upcoming Back to the Rafters. UNHEARD will also join thousands of TV shows and movies in the Prime Video catalogue, including hits like Golden Globe award-winner Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Underground Railroad, Them, Val, The Boys, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Coming 2 America, Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse, The Tomorrow War, Cinderella, Nine Perfect Strangers, Upload, plus Emmy Award winners Fleabag, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Prime members will be able to watch UNHEARD anywhere and anytime on the Prime Video app for smart TVs, mobile devices, Fire TV, Fire TV stick, Fire tablets, Apple TV, and stream online. In the Prime Video app, Prime members can download episodes on their mobile devices and tablets and watch anywhere offline at no additional cost. Prime Video is available in Australia at no additional cost to a Prime membership for just $6.99 a month; new customers can find out more atdot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1RIpKgnTye7r6AaLg_kMnDg76jyT-CCHI38q5wE9ngQU-2037567243&key=YAMMID-02706156&link=http://www.primevideo.com/"> dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1RIpKgnTye7r6AaLg_kMnDg76jyT-CCHI38q5wE9ngQU-2037567243&key=YAMMID-02706156&link=http://www.primevideo.com/">www.primevideo.com and subscribe to a free 30-day trial.

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Aussie filmmaker Josephine Croft joins Andrew to discuss her new short film, Grounded, which is currently engaging in festival submissions. In this deep discussion, Josephine talks about how the idea for the stranded horror came about, while also discussing the creative process of making a short film during lockdowns.

Find out more about Grounded from Dayna Di Fulvio below, and to keep up to date with Josephine's work, and Grounded, visit www.josephinecroft.com.au and www.tenaciousstories.net.

Short Thriller Grounded Awakens Your Worst Fears on an Aeroplane

Set on a decommissioned aeroplane at Avalon Airport in Victoria, Grounded takes viewers on a thrilling journey of entrapment and isolation. The film centres around a uniquely chilling circumstance where main character Anne (Josephine Croft) wakes to find herself locked up, forgotten and alone on a grounded aeroplane.

Inspired by the true story of a woman travelling on a USA airline who fell asleep and was accidentally abandoned after everyone disembarked. Melbourne based filmmaker Josephine Croft envisioned the nightmare scenario with a twist. “Though in real life she just called someone and they came to get her. I thought it would make a good short film and spit-balled the idea of some sort of monster being stuck on board with her.”

The audience follows the character Anne played by Croft, as she comes to the realisation the cabin has been sealed and she must escape. Her fight quickly turns to flight from the unknown locked inside with her. As something hunts her, she tries to scramble for safety, knowing she’s trapped.

Croft raises the stakes of her short thriller about survival by intertwining it with the supernatural themes, "I think being trapped with something unknown takes the horror and anxiety to the next level. Firstly to survive and secondly to get off the plane." 

To date, the short film has been selected as a finalist in the European Cinematography Awards, New York Cinematography Awards and AFIN - International Film Festival. Along with winning an honourable mention award for best soundtrack at the Oniros Film Awards New York. 

Award-winning key creatives based throughout Australia tied to the project include Syndey/Melbourne director, Jesse Richards. Melbourne cinematographer Marcus Cropp and Perth based music composer, Sean Tinnion. 

Grounded is anticipated to be hitting the Australian film festival circuit during 2021 and 2022. To keep up to date with their screening information and to watch their trailer check out the links below. 

FB: www.facebook.com/groundedtheshortfilm/

IG: www.instagram.com/groundedtheshortfilm/

W: www.tenaciousstories.net/grounded

Grounded - trailer from Josephine Croft on Vimeo.

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My Cherry Pie is one of the brilliant Aussie horror films screening at the online film fest: A NIGHT OF HORROR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. With a clear adoration for horror cinema, My Cherry Pie is a gruesome and hilarious dive into the world of criminals who end up in the wrong part of the country, and in deadly strife. Certain to delight horror fans, this is a genuinely exciting entry into the all-too-sparse Aussie horror film canon.

Co-directors Addison Heath and Jasmine Jakupi talk about their influences, how they made the film in rural Victoria, and turning Sotiris Tzelios into a Roger Ward-lookalike in this interview. Make sure to check out My Cherry Pie when A NIGHT OF HORROR lands on October 18th.

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James Ashton is an AACTA Award winning sound designer, known for his work on Lion (which he shared in the Best Sound award at the 2017 AACTA awards), Mortal Kombat, Tanna, and Justin Kurzel's latest film, Nitram. In this deep discussion about Nitram and Lion, James talks about his creative process, the art of building a soundscape, and how one of the most intense and powerful scenes in a film this year was sonically crafted.

It was a genuine treat to be able to explore a different side of fimlmaking with James, and we wrap up this interview discussing what the future of sound design might be in Australia, highlighting the hopeful aspect of how having major Hollywood films like Mortal Kombat and Shang-Chi being made here will strengthen and showcase the excellent talent of Australian creatives.

Make sure to see Nitram in cinemas from Sept 30th 2021, with an eventual release on Stan. down the line.

Read Andrew's review of Nitram here, and listen to Matthew Eeles from Cinema Australia interview Justin Kurzel and Shaun Grant here.

Clips in this episode: Nitram trailer // Cannes first look at Nitram // Rider from True History of the Kelly Gang.

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Over the 2019/2020 Australian summer period, the world witnessed some of the worst and most devastating bushfires in modern history. A billion animals died in a traumatic event that the nation is still recovering from. The documentary Inferno Without Borders explores the practice of cool burning implemented by Indigenous Australians and the manner that it helps prepare the environment for the harsher impact of climate change on an already dry environment.

Screening this year online via the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival from October 1st through to October 31st, Andrew caught up with the filmmakers behind Inferno Without Borders , producer Sandrine Charruyer, co-producer Laura Sivis, and co-produer Sophie Lepowic. In this interview, the creative team discuss the difficulties of making the film, how they process the anger of inaction against climate change, and the hope that they got from the interviews within the film.

Watch Inferno Without Borders here.

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Filmmaker Robert Machoian has crafted a searing depiction of separation and despair in his essential drama, The Killing of Two Lovers. Following David (Clayne Crawford), this narrative tumbles and turns as he tries to maintain a hold on his relationship with his wife Niki (Sepideh Moafi) and his children. The title hints at violence, but the film is devoid of any significant bloodshed, instead focusing on the violence that is conjured in a separation.

Andrew caught up with Robert to talk about the production of the film, depicting separation and tragedy on screen, and being influence by Kelly Reichardt.

The Killing of Two Lovers is in Australian cinemas from September 16th 2021.

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BAFTA Award winning writer, Anthony Mullins, joins Andrew to discuss his new book, Beyond the Hero's Journey: A Screenwriting Guide for When You've Got a Different Story to Tell. In this deep discussion, Anthony talks about the process of writing a book on screenwriting, how he decided on what films to include in the book (and which big title he excludes), while also talking about the need for emotional openness when it comes to talking about films.

Music included in this episode: The Nightingale, Burning.

Available via New South Books here.

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Michael Bentham's drama Disclosure is a powerful four-header with Matilda Ridgeway, Mark Leonard Winter, Geraldine Hakewill, and Tom Wren, all impressing in a timely story about two families torn apart by an allegation of abuse. This is searing drama, that thrives in the moment and comes at a time where politics, society, and the #MeToo movement is at a fever point.

Andrew caught up with actor Mark Leonard Winter to talk about his work in this drama, touching on the complexity of the drama, while also exploring his performance in the brilliant drama Measure for Measure directed by Paul Ireland.

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Jonathan Alley's powerful documentary, Love in Bright Landscapes, tells the story of David McComb and The Triffids - arguably the greatest West Aussie band to have existed. In this grand interview, Jonathan talks about the long journey to bringing David's story to a film, the power of The Triffids music, while also touching on how it feels to be an interviewer who has interview someone who has passed away. This is a deep, informative interview, just like the film itself.

Love in Bright Landscapes is in cinemas from September 9th. In Perth, Luna Leederville has a series of special events celebrating the film. Tickets can be found here.

If you're a fan of The Triffids, or want to support the documentary, then visit the Love in Bright Landscapes website here, and pick up a copy of Deep in a Dream here.

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Perth producer, Hannah Ngo, joins Andrew to discuss her new SBS series, Iggy & Ace. Telling the story of two gay best friends, Iggy (Sarah West) and Ace (Josh Virgona), this brilliant comedy series carries a streak of truth to it as the two friends grapple with the realisation that maybe their hard drinking lives might mean they're alcoholics. When Ace decides to go to AA, their friendship is threatened.

Iggy & Ace is a thoroughly enjoyable show, brilliantly written by AB Morrison, intimately directed by Monica Zanetti, and perfectly produced by Hannah Ngo and Melissa Kelly.

In this interview, Hannah talks about her work as a producer and what she wants to take her career going forward. If you like what you hear, then make sure to check out Iggy & Ace on SBS On Demand from September 9th, and while you're there, also check out Hannah's short film, Tribunal.

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The great Erik Thomson joins Andrew to discuss his latest film, James Ashcroft's searing thriller, Coming Home in the Dark. As a working actor that has a varied career that's spanned three decades, Erik has become one of the most iconic figures in Australian TV and film, with roles in Packed to the Rafters and All Saints making him a household name.

In this discussion, Erik talks about what attracted him to the role of a school teacher whose family is thrown into the worst day of their lives by two gun-wielding men in Coming Home in the Dark, while also touching on the narrative complexities of a film like this. Erik also talks about his work with filmmakes like Cate Shortland (Somersault) and Roderick MacKay (The Furnace), and wraps up the interview with a few New Zealand film recommendations, including Sam Neill's documentary, Cinema of Unease.

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Lakesedge is the debut novel from Australian author Lyndall Clipstone, and it's a great one. Steeped in gothic romance and fantasy, Lakesedge tells the story of Leta, a girl who finds herself inexplicably drawn to the Lord Under, a sinister death god lurking in the black waters of the lake. Powerful, immersive, and superbly written, Lakesedge will entrance readers with a deep mystery that will leave you hanging for the next book, Forestfall.

Andrew caught up with author Lyndall Clipstone to talk about the journey to bringing Lakesedge to life, from a short story, into a debut novel, while also touching on the power of gothic romance, the joy of world building, and more in this interview.

Check out Lyndall's website for more details.

Lakesedge was provided for review and interview purposes by Pan Macmillan Australia.

Songs featured in this episode: Monsters - Ruelle, and The Curse, Agnes Obel. Listen to the Lakesedge Spotify playlist here.

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We all have a creative entity within us, but how do we get to that path of creativity? In Roger Ungers documentary, Finding Creativity, he seeks to answer that question by interviewing various creative minds, like a glass blower, a chef, a musician, and more. And, stretching deeper into the well of creativity, Andrew interviews Roger about his creative process.

Finding Creativity screens at the 6th Melbourne Documentary Film Festival and tickets can be purchased here.

Check out Rogers other work here, and read more about Finding Creativity on Cinema Australia here. The music featured at the end is by Rollo Grey.

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The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival is always home to a plethora of great and varied documentaries from around the globe. This year, the festival will host the deep and moving documentary, Batoor: A Refugee Journey by Walkely Award winning photojournalist, Barat Ali Batoor. Batoor: A Refugee Journey follows Batoor's path from Afghanistan through to Australia in search of safety and sanctuary. This powerful film comes at a devastating point in Australian history, where the Australian government is actively denying the refuge of countless Afghani citizens who assisted the Australian armed forces in the war against the Taliban.

As mentioned in the interview, one of the support services that you can help by donating to is the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC). The other action you can do to help is to head over and watch Batoor: A Refugee Journey and share Batoor's story with the world.

You can see Batoor: A Refugee Journey in Melbourne on July 22nd and August 1st, pending any further lockdown measures. Head to the MDFF website for more details.

Follow Barat Ali Batoor's Facebook page, and keep up to date with the festival via their Facebook page here.

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The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival kicks off its in-person in-cinema screenings on July 21st through to July 31st at the Cinema Nova. Screening at this years fest is the film, Mental as Everything:

Damon Smith has estimated that he has spent around 50 thousand hours of his life, so far, participating in absurd ritualistic behaviors associated with his obsessive Compulsive Disorder. With the help of his anxious friend, Adam, these two, Australian musicians, share, with original music, preposterous humor, and outlandish animations, the intricate and debilitating nature of what it is like to live and talk about mental illness in a world where it’s ok to talk about a broken arm but not ok to talk about a broken mind.

https://mdff.org.au/films/mental-as-everything

Andrew caught up with Damon to chat about how the film was made, what the creative process is like for a musician turned filmmaker, and the main theme of the film: mental health. It may sound like a dark subject on paper, but Mental as Everything embraces the subject with heart and compassion, and most importantly, a levity that is often missing with the subject of mental illness.

Pick up tickets to Mental as Everything here, and make sure to follow the Mental as Everything Facebook page too.

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The Scandinavian Film Festival is fast approaching, and Andrew caught up with the Icelandic Film Centre's Festival Manager, Christof Wehimeier, to discuss all things Nordic with an interview that explores the importance of cultural representation on film, what exactly makes up a Scandinavian film, and the need for festivals like this.

Head over to the festival website for more details, and keep up to date with the festival via their Facebook page.

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Perth's Revelation Film Festival has been partially delayed due to lockdowns, but that doesn't stop the films being talked about. Andrew catches up with local filmmaker Sharnya Yates to discuss her short film, Choice, which screens alongside Rebel Dykes. This is a powerful short film that deserves to be seen by all. 

The plot is: 

Nina is a caring, loving, but exhausted mum & wife who has tried to be everything that everyone needs. Responding to the coming out of her transgender teenager, Nina battles with the choices that she and her family have to make and how these choices will affect her child! …. but timing is everything!

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Perth's Revelation Film Festival kicks off on July 1st and runs through til July 11th. Andrew caught up with festival programmer Richard Sowada to discuss how the festival has changed due to the ongoing pandemic, the impact of streaming services on film festivals, and more.

Make sure to head along and check out some of the stellar films screening at this years festival, and if you can't head along, support the festival by donating here. And, if you're not in Perth or can't attend the festival, then curate your own festival by watching previous Rev films on RevStream.

For everything else Rev, keep an eye on their social media pages here:

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And check out the trailers for this years films on YouTube here.

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Aussie author, screenwriter, and critic, Anthony O'Connor, has landed on the bookshelves of the nation with his debut novel, STRAYA, a post-apocalyptic look at the Australia of the future. I won't drop a synopsis here - you'll have to dig into the interview above for that, and much more, including what goes in to writing a sci-fi novel, the need to be genre agnostic, and how long it takes to actually write one of these darn things.

Dig on in and make sure to pick up a copy of STRAYA at your local book store, or even on Audible...

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Writer/Director JJ Winlove helms June Again, a powerful drama/comedy about a mother living with dementia, June (Noni Hazelhurst), who has a day of clarity and sets about restoring the fractures in her family. Her kids, Ginny (Claudia Karvan) and Devon (Stephen Curry), have stopped talking to one another, and it's up to June to bring them together once again.

Andrew caught up with actor Stephen Curry to discuss what it was like working with an icon like Noni Hazelhurst, as well as creating a balance between drama and comedy.

Make sure to head along and see June Again, which is in cinemas right now.

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Perth indie filmmaker Levon J. Polinelli made a film, and then, one night, it was stolen from him.

Fearing the worst, and having seen countless hours of work disappear immediately, Levon almost gave up hope, until the internet managed to save his film. Now, making its debut at Perth's WA Made Film Festival, a complete version of Everybody Gets Stabbed exists, and Levon sat down with me to talk about the process of making it, and the stress of it being lost, and the realm of microbudget filmmaking.

Head along to see Everybody Gets Stabbed at 10am March 13th at Palace Cinemas Raine Square, and check out the trailer and poster for Everybody Gets Stabbed below.

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In 2020, I reviewed the utterly hilarious, and downright essential, 600 Bottles of Wine (on Netflix!) and found great comfort and joy with the biting comedy in the show, so much so that I emailed Grace Rouvray and demanded more episodes. One of the cast members was the brilliant Nerida Bronwen who brought superb comedic timing and impressive screen presence to the show. Nerida reached out to have a chat about her life in LA now, and the audition processes she goes through.

Every so often, I get to chat to people who are on the rise in their career, who are working through the audition process, and making their way into their chosen career of acting. It's always wonderful to talk to them to see where they are in their life and find out where they hope to go in the future. As such, I've broken this interview into two parts, as a lot was discussed and a wealth of knowledge was shared. Dig on in, and enjoy my discussion with Nerida Bronwen.

And make sure to check out the links to Nerida's work here, and her website, Instagram, and Facebook.

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Every so often, a film comes across your way that manages to reinforce a life perspective that you've long felt alone with feeling. For me, the discussions about end of life care, and voluntary assisted dying, have been something that I've found that we all need to talk about more. As our community ages, we owe it to our loved ones to support their end of life journey in the manner that they feel is best for them.

Which is why I'm beyond grateful that I had the time to talk to filmmakers Sam Lara and Cathy Henkel about their powerful documentary, Laura's Choice. This film follows Laura Henkel, an eccentric, outspoken, feisty 90-year-old who has decided she wants to end her life on her own terms. This interview is about how Sam and Cathy both approached Laura's request for them both to make a film about her choice, and the path that it leads them down.

This synopsis may sound depressing, or difficult to bear, but that hides the joy and beauty within this film. It's a story full of love, compassion, empathy, and most importantly, the support for the choice of a loved one, a mother, a grandmother, to decide to embark upon voluntary assisted dying. Laura's Choice is a celebration of life, and for that, I'm beyond grateful that Sam, Cathy, and Laura, all trusted the audience with taking us down this journey.

Laura's Choice will be screening at the WA Made Film Festival on Saturday, March 13th at 1:30pm. If you cannot attend this screening, then please view Laura's Choice on ABC when it screens over two nights on March 17th and March 25th.

Please also follow Laura's Choice on Facebook and Instagram.

Finally, thank you again to Sam Lara and Cathy Henkel for trusting me with this interview. Your words mean more than you will ever know.

If this discussion brings up some feelings that are hard to handle, then please get in contact with Lifeline (13 11 14) or Beyond Blue (1300 22 4636).

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Oscar nominee Josh Lawson's new Australian drama/comedy, Long Story Short, features Rafe Spall, Zahra Newman, and Noni Hazelhurst, and follows Teddy, a man who suddenly starts jumping forward a year of his life every few minutes. It's an emotional film that feels appropriate for the time we find ourselves in.

Andrew caught up with actor Rafe Spall to talk about the making of the film, his creative choices in a pandemic world, and what he wants to do as an actor.

Long Story Short comes out on February 11th in Australia and deserves to be seen by all.

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The new Australian documentary, Birth Time, focuses on the birthing process in Australia, taking a look at post-natal care, birth care, and how to improve birthing care for mothers, babies, partners, health practitioners, and midwives. It is, quite simply, one of the most valuable and important films to be released in 2021.

Andrew caught up with actress/activist Zoe Naylor and midwife Jo Hunter to talk about the documentary, their own personal experiences giving birth and helping mothers give birth.

Birth Time: the documentary will premiere around the country from February 11 to March 9, 2021, with special screenings followed by panel discussions with the Birth Time team.

• 11 February, 7pm, Event Cinemas George St SYDNEY
• 12 February,8pm, Palace Cinemas CANBERRA
• 15 February, 7pm, Event Cinemas George St SYDNEY
• 16 February,8pm, Village Cinemas GEELONG
• 17 February, 7pm, Hoyts Cinemas MELBOURNE CENTRAL
• 18 February, 8pm, Capri Theatre ADELAIDE
• 22 February, 6.30pm, Luna Palace Windsor PERTH
• 28 February, 6.30pm, Majestic Cinemas Nambour SUNSHINE COAST
• 1 March,8pm, New Farm Cinemas BRISBANE
• 3 March, 8pm, Palace Cinemas BYRON BAY
• 4 March, 8pm, Event Cinemas Kotara NEWCASTLE
• 9 March, 7pm, Mount Vic Flicks BLUE MOUNTAINS
• + check online for updates 

From March 10, general admission screenings are scheduled around the country. The team then also invites people to host their own ‘on demand’ screenings. More information, manage.com/track/click?u=cc44e095f0210e33affc3a459&id=4f4b3bfc6c&e=e0868353e2">birthtime.world/.#OneWomanOneMidwife#ItsTime#BirthTime#BreakTheBirthSilence#MeTooInBirth

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Ah! The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival always brings wonderful films to my inbox, with delights like Leaving Allen Street for me to watch and engage with. This lovely documentary is directed by Katrina Channells, of We Are Yarn, and it follows the residents of an institution for the intellectually disabled in Melbourne as they move from their old home to a new, custom built facility that will bring them new independence.

This is a genuine treat of a film and you should definitely check it out when the festival kicks off on June 30th, wrapping up online on the 15th of July.

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Featured comfortably on my Best Australian Films of 2020 list is the joyous WA made short film, Sparkles. Written, co-produced, and starring Tina Fielding, this wonderful film follows Courtney, a thirty-something Downs Syndrome woman leaving her country home to find a new life in the city. On the way, she encounters Diamond, a drag queen, and the two spark a beautiful relationship.

Directed by Jacqueline Pelczar and produced by Cody Greenwood, Sparkles recently had its World Premiere at Flickerfest Film Festival. I got to catch up with Tina, Jacqueline, and Cody, to talk about the making of Sparkles and the process of making a short film.

Find out more at RUSH films website.

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Andrew caught up with director Sally Ingleton to talk about her latest documentary, Wild Things.

WILD THINGS is a feature length documentary that follows a new generation of environmental activists that are mobilising against forces more powerful than themselves and saying, enough. Armed only with mobile phones, this growing army of eco warriors will do whatever it takes to save their futures from the ravages of climate change. From chaining themselves to coal trains, sitting high in the canopy of threatened rainforest for days on end or locking onto bulldozers, their non-violent tactics are designed to generate mass action with one finger tap. Messages go viral within seconds. It’s a far cry from the heady days of the Franklin River Blockade when street marches were the only way to be heard.

Against a backdrop of unprecedented drought, fire and floods; we witness how today’s environmentalists are making a difference and explore connections with the past through the untold stories of previous campaigns. Surprisingly the methods of old still have currency when a groundswell of school students inspired by the actions of 16-year old Greta Thunberg say, ‘change is coming’ and call a national strike demanding action against global warming.

https://360degreefilms.com.au/productions/wildthings/

Find out more about Wild Things by visiting the website.

If you're interested in some of the activism seen in the film, visit Frontline Action on Coal, School Strike 4 Climate, Rainforest Rescue, and Forests for Life.

Make sure to RSVP to the Facebook Events in your city below:THEATRE ROYAL FB WILD THINGS Q&ANEW FARM CINEMA FB WILD THINGS Q&ALUNA PALACE FB WILD THINGS Q&ADENDY NEWTOWN FB WILD THINGS Q&ACLASSIC CINEMA FB WILD THINGS Q&ACINEMA NOVA FB WILD THINGS Q&A

Potential Films' exciting early 2021 news is that Bob Brown will join Director Sally Ingleton and guests at four of our Australia wide Q&A's from January 29.

We are thrilled to be releasing WILD THINGS on February 4.

ADVANCE SPECIAL SCREENINGS & Q & A’s

VICThursday January 28, 730pmThe Theatre Royal, CastlemainePanel: Director Sally Ingleton, Harriet O’Shea Carre, Milou Albrecht, Callum Neilson Bridgefoot

Wednesday February 3, 630pmClassic Elsternwick Panel: Director Sally Ingleton, Dr Paul Sinclair -ACF,  Dr. Bob Brown via zoom, Dr. Lisa Searle via zoom with Moderator/ Executive Producer Shaun Miller

Thursday February 4, 630pmCinema NovaPanel: Director Sally Ingleton, Dr. Paul Sinclair -ACF, Dr. Bob Brown via zoom, Dr. Lisa Searle via zoom with Moderator/ Executive Producer Shaun Miller

QUEENSLANDFriday Jan 29, 630pmNew Farm Cinema, BrisbanePanel: Activist Andy Paine, Director Sally Ingleton via zoom, Dr. Bob Brown via zoom, Dr. Lisa Searle via zoom with Moderator Debra Beattie -Griffith University

WASaturday January 30, 4pmLuna CinemaPanel: Director Sally Ingleton via zoom, Dr. Bob Brown via zoom, Dr. Lisa Searle via zoom with Moderator Cathy Henkel.

NSWTuesday February 2, 645pmDendy NewtownPanel: David Ritter CEO Greenpeace In Person, Director Sally Ingleton via zoom, Dr. Bob Brown via zoom, Dr. Lisa Searle via zoom,

IN CINEMAS FROM FEBRUARY 4, 2021

VICTORIACinema Nova, CarltonLido Cinema, HawthornClassic Cinema, ElsternwickCameo Cinema,  BelgraveTheatre Royal, CastlemaineThornbury Picture House

NSWDendy Cinema, NewtownRitz Cinema, Randwickregent.com.au/">Regent Cinema, MurwillumbahStar Court Theatre, LismoreGala Cinema, WarrawongMajestic Cinema, NambuccaMajestic Cinema SawtellMajestic Cinema, Port Macquarie

WALuna, Leederville

ACTDendy Cinema, Canberra

QUEENSLANDNew Farm CinemaMajestic, Nambour

SAMitchamMt Barker

NTDeckchair Theatre

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Every so often I get the chance to chat with a genuine Aussie icon of film and TV, and in this interview, I get to chat with the King of Kings: Roger Ward. 

Star of Turkey Shoot, The Man From Hong Kong, Mad Max, and writer of The Set, Roger's new film, The Faceless Man, is landing around the world for horror fans to enjoy, and in this discussion we talk about his long history of working with great directors in great films. 

Dig on in. 

(Apologies for the background noise as well on this one, it was recorded during a rainy day in Perth.)

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Thanks to the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, I get to interview wonderful people from all around the world who have fascinating stories to tell and beautiful films to share. In this interview, I chat with director Joshua Belinfante who is one such person, and whose film, The World's Best Film, is full of likeminded folks. It's a gentle, kind film that encourages you to look for the positive in the world.

It's currently screening online via the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival and Perth's Revelation Film Festival.

Check out Joshua's site for The World's Best Film here.

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Small Island Big Song - An Oceanic Songline is a collaborative film, made over 16 Island nations from the Pacific & Indian Oceans, following musicians from Madagascar, to Taiwan, to Zendath Kes, to the Torres Strait and Easter Island, all singing songs about cultural preservation and the need for environmental awareness. This is a joyous, glorious film full of life and hope, all the while informing the viewer about the legacy of these cultures, and their relationship to the oceans.

I caught up with director Tim Cole to have an in depth discussion about his work, exploring the role of the director, the music, and nature, in the filmmaking process. This is a deep discussion, one that I feel enriches the text of the film, and reminds the need for collaboration when it comes to filmmaking.

Watch Small Island Big Song via the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival here.

Music featured in this episode:

Nake Wara Wara To'o - Small Island Big Song ft' Charles Maimarosia

Check out the website for Small Island Big Song here.

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Oh this film, Keyboard Fantasies: The Beverly Glenn-Copeland Story is a delight. A wonderful gem of a film about musician Glenn Copeland and his album, Keyboard Fantasies, and the impact it had on those who discovered it. I caught up with director Posy Dixon to talk about how she made the film, the celebration of LGBTIQ+ elders, the importance of music in ones life, and the value of recognising our own histories.

Keyboard Fantasies is screening at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival from June 30th til July 15th, and you'd be treating yourself to a glorious cinematic experience by watching this one.

Music used in this episode:

Ever New by Beverly Glenn-Copeland

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The Rise of the Synths is a documentary about synthwave music and the people inspired by it. With his documentary narrated by John Carpenter (the John Carpenter) and it screening online for the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival and Revelation Film Festival, Andrew caught up with director Iván Castell to talk about music, making your first film, and nostalgia.

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Our Law is a short film that is currently screening at the Sydney Film Festival online, and will be screening on NITV on Monday 22nd June at 8:30pm on Karla Grant Presents.

Andrew caught up with one of the subjects of Our Law, Senior Sergeant Revis Ryder, to talk about what it means to be an Indigenous Police Officer, the challenges that he faces being part of a large regional area, and the role of football in his life and the community.

Give the interview with Producer Taryne Laffar a listen here.

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Song on this episode:

St Kilda Football Club Theme Song

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Our Law is a short film that is currently screening at the Sydney Film Festival online, and will be screening on NITV on Monday 22nd June at 8:30pm on Karla Grant Presents.

Andrew caught up with producer Taryne Laffar to talk about her role in producing Our Law, as well as what it means to be a producer in Australia working to elevate Indigenous voices. Taryne talks about working on the series KGB - a cheeky little comedy - and moving to a documentary about Indigenous police officers.

Check out her profile on her website and make sure to keep an eye out for her work in the future, she's definitely a vital producer on the rise in Australia.

Give the interview with Senior Sergeant Revis Ryder a listen here.

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Song on this episode:

Charcoal Lane - Archie Roach

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Dr Anthony Harris works for Workcare, a company that aims to help businesses adjust to a post-Covid-19 world by providing guidance and support by implementing social distancing and tracing measures in the workplace. Andrew caught up with Dr Harris to talk about the current state of Covid-19 research and the protocols in place to help monitor the spread of this virus.

Find out more about Dr Harris here.

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Songs on this episode:

I'm Good? - Hilltop Hoods

HouseFyre - Briggs & Tim Minchin

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Kitty Green is the director of the excellent film The Assistant, a powerful film starring Julia Garner, and featuring a powerful assessment of the era-defining #MeToo. Andrew caught up with Kitty to discuss her work, the creation of The Assistant, and working with Julia Garner.

The Assistant will be available to rent on demand on June 10th on all platforms in Australia.

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Every so often a great interview opportunity comes along that you simply have to clear your schedule for. This is one such interview.

I was fortunate to talk to Mayor Eugene W. Grant, leader of the City of Seat Pleasant, Maryland, USA about his work in trying to get more Covid-19 tests for his community, smart cities, and the protests in America right now. As you'll hear in this discussion, Mayor Grant is a man with a vision for a progressive America that has a system in place to address systemic issues across the land.

I was honoured to spend time to talk to Mayor Grant, and I highly recommend following his social media feeds: Twitter // Facebook // Instagram

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Ahhh... I'm always thankful for the time my guests give me to discuss their work and life. It's always a treat to be able to have someone spend their time talking about what makes them tick and what drives their world. But, this discussion with Louise Bertoncini, director of the short film The Throwback, is a genuine delight.

Louise's short was made was funded through the City of Vincent Film Project, an initiative run in partnership with Revelation Film Festival where an emerging filmmaker is given $5,000 to make a short film about a story within the City of Vincent. It's a film about a video store in Mt Hawthorn, Network Video, that is sadly no longer open, but that doesn't stop the short film being one full of hope and optimism, a celebration of community and film culture.

I wrote about The Throwback at length in this article here, but I hope this discussion helps instil some hope in your heart for the future, and hopefully acts as a siren song for coming together once this whole upheaval settles down.

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On this episode, the audio from the Q&A discussion that Matthew Eeles from Cinema Australia, Travis Johnson from Celluloid & Whiskey, and Andrew F Peirce from The Curb had about the state of Australian film, festivals, and media, is presented. 

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On this episode, the audio from the Q&A discussion that Matthew Eeles from Cinema Australia, Travis Johnson from Celluloid & Whiskey, and Andrew F Peirce from The Curb had about the state of Australian film, festivals, and media, is presented. 

This is part one, with part two coming later in the week. 

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On this episode of the podcast, Andrew catches up with Perth writers and filmmakers, Owen Beck and John McMullan. Both achieved the success of being listed on the "Aussie List" - an extension of the Black List process where unproduced screenplays are circled out for their excellence.

This discussion covers the writing process, as well as looking at what it means to be a creative person in this day and age.

Find out more about the Black List here, and also check out more about Mister Wick and its writers here and here.

Songs on this episode:

Four Barang in a Tuk-Tuk - Astronomy ClassWhiskey Cambodia - The Cambodian Space Project

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Matt Hale is a hypnotist who has performed at Fringe Festivals around the world and for corporate events providing guidance and support. While in this enforced reprieve that we all find ourselves in, Matt has released some helpful tools on his website for people struggling with isolation and mental health problems in this Covid-19 era.

Andrew caught up with Matt to ask about hypnotism and the apprehension that some may have when it come to hypnotism, as well as discussing what can help with easing minds in this time of need, as well as helping out with relationships too.

This is a worthwhile discussion to dive into, finding out about how best to approach the issues of our mind, and what actions we can take to tackle problems like anxiety and being around our partners 24/7.

We'd love to hear from YOU about what mindfulness techniques you have been using to help out with your mind in this period of isolation. What music do you listen to to help you meditate? And what tips do you have for those living with their partners in this time of isolation?

Find the useful resources on his website here for anxiety and here for relationships.

Find more info about Matt at his Facebook page too.

Check out the piece by Nick Cave on meditation.

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Robbie Studsor is an Aussie filmmaker who made an indie film called Burning Kiss. In this discussion with Andrew, Robbie talks about the indie film making process, as well as talking about the need for an understanding of film history and appreciation of different genres.

Burning Kiss is a visual thrill of a film, one that is purely unique in the landscape of Aussie indie films. It contains one heck of an iconic shot of a great white shark in a swimming pool, alongside a wealth of other imagery that's hard to shake.

Check out Burning Kiss via Filmink Presents.

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Follow along with hosts Andrew F Peirce and David Giannini as they travel through the history of the Academy Awards by looking at each of the Best Picture winners and discussing their importance in film history.

Each episode has Andrew and David asking the question, does this film matter?, all the while exploring why each film won the illustrious and highly coveted award of Best Picture.

The first episode will arrive on April 15th with a discussion on F.W. Murnau’s silent film Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans and William A. Wellman’s war epic Wings.

Join along with the discussion as a new episode drops each month by following the discussion on social media on Twitter at @AwardsDontPod and Facebook at Awards Don’t Matter. And shoot through any questions or thoughts to AwardsDontMatterPod@gmail.com.

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Clips used in this episode:

Billy Crystal Oscars Opening Monologue 1998James Cameron wins Best DirectorQuentin Tarantino InterviewSunrise: A Song of Two Humans End Music 

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Andrew caught up with comedians Katie Lee and Grace Rouvray to chat about their successful stand up comedy show, Hour of Power. Kicking off on Thursday January 16th at the Flight Path Theatre in Marrickville.

In this conversation, Andrew talks to Katie and Grace about relationships, friendships, being open and vulnerable, and the comfort of comedy.

Make sure to check in to the Facebook event here, and read more about the event at What’s On Sydney, and check out the Instagram page here.

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In 2019, I was fortunate enough to meet and run a Q&A with the exceptionally talent writer/director/actor Alex Lykos. After the run of his film Me and My Left Brain around Australia, I got back in touch with Alex to have a chat about the process, about the stresses of self releasing the film, and the challenges of making a film in Australia outside of the funding body systems.

I'm releasing this now at the beginning of 2020 with the intention of showing the difficulties that Alex faced as he put his film out into the world, and hope that when people listen to this interview that they can appreciate the struggles of getting films released in Australia independently.

Hopefully after you hear Alex's story that you can appreciate how important it is to get behind Australian artists and support their work. They put so much of themselves out there that it is beyond important to support them when they do make themselves vulnerable for us.

Check out the pieces I've written about Me and My Left Brain here, including its placement in the Best Australian Films of 2019 list.

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If you've been following the site for a bit, you'll have noticed I'm a fairly major fan of the new Aussie film, H is for Happiness. I adore it completely, and was fortunate enough to chat with director John Sheedy and star Daisy Axon about their work on the film. I also had a chat with writer Lisa Hoppe about her work adapting the film, which you can read here.

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Travis Akbar got to speak to Indigenous KGB actor Bjorn Stewart about KGB, the show's production, what he's watching on TV at the moment and his desire to get some dirt on future co-stars. And - lots more.

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Prepare yourself for a bit of effusive praise. If you haven't already seen, I quite love Koko: A Red Dog Story, calling it a 'dogsterpiece' and naming it the second best Australian film of 2019, so it was with great pleasure that I got the chance to sit down with directors Aaron McCann and Dominic Pearce for a second time to discuss their latest film.

This is a proudly family friendly film that I cannot recommend highly enough. I loved every second of it and urge you to see it this weekend. And once you've seen it, make sure to vote for it in the upcoming Cinema Australia best film awards.

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Andrew caught up with multi-hyphenate writer-director-actor Steve Vidler to talk about his new comedy Standing Up for Sunny. This is a treat of a film, genuinely hilarious and superbly acted. Standing Up for Sunny will be having screenings around Australia in December, and is definitely a film best served with a large audience.

Head over to the Facebook page for more information about dates, and check out the website as well for more info. If the film isn't coming to your area, fear not! You can always organise force.com/">a FanForce screening.

In the meantime, make sure to check out Andrew's review here, and if you like the film, then make sure to vote for it in the upcoming Cinema Australia best film awards.

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Andrew caught up with director Selina Miles to talk about her excellent documentary, Martha: A Picture Story, which is all about the life and career of photojournalist Martha Cooper. It's an excellent film which will leave you on a high once it's finished.

Check out the website for more information, and while you're at it, give Andrew's review a read as well.

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Andrew catches up with Happy Sad Man director Genevieve Bailey to talk about her work directing this important documentary.

Find out about the film at HappySadMan.org

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Travis caught up with Aussie hip hop artist, Kaye, to discuss his new album release. 

Purchase Kaye's music here: https://kaye.bigcartel.com/

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Travis Akbar catches up with Angel of Mine director, Kim Farrant, to discuss the process of making the film. 

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Inspired by the 2008 French film Mark of an Angel, Kim Farrant’s 2019 effort Angel of Mine is about a woman who has lost her child in a fire, and was almost killed herself, and after seeing a young girl at a party, believes her child may still be alive. What follows is a fantastic, eerie performance from the nothing-short-of-great Noomi Rapace, as Lizzie, the desperate, obsessed and bordering on dangerous grieving mother.  Yvonne Strahovski, making up for the outrageously bad film that was The Predator, plays Claire, the protective, instinctive mother of Lola, the girl that Lizzie has become so obsessed with.

Angel of Mine, adapted by Luke Davies (Lion, Catch-22) and David Regal (Zeke and Luther) follows a seemingly generic path as far as obsession films go - the character finds something to become obsessed with, they turn up out of the blue, watching, being seen watching, causing distress up until some form of thrilling climax. But I felt that there were two things that put the film a step above most obsession thrillers I’ve seen. The first was the characters. In most obsession thrillers it’s pretty clear cut who is good guy and who is the bad guy, but in Angel of Mine, this line is blurred. The protagonist and antagonist aren’t so clear cut. While Rapace’s Lizzie clearly has issues, you can’t help but think, maybe she’s right? But what does that make Strahovski’s Claire? Innocent mother? Sadistic Kidnapper? There’s plenty of questions but not a lot of answers, until, the thrilling climax. The characters being difficult to read was the best part, it kept my interest level high.

The second thing that helped keep the film a step up, was the performances. As I wrote earlier, Rapace gave an eerie performance and it was really quite well done. Rapace is one of my favourite actresses and she did not skip a beat here. She is great, her facial expressions, body language - she is haunted and clearly suffering from grief. I found her to be very convincing, I felt sorry for her. Strahovski was also great, she was strong, protective, intuitive and her performance showed this. Richard Roxborough played Claire’s husband, the more laid back, less suspecting cool dad who takes a lot more convincing that someone is stalking his daughter – Roxborough steps from one role to the next with ease, always a dependable performer. He does no wrong here. Luke Evans is also along for the ride playing Lizzie’s ex-husband. Evans role was the smaller than the aforementioned actors, but he was just as good. With a raspy, frustrated voice, Evans couldn’t convince Rapace by any means that she needed to stop what she was doing. That she needed help. I loved his performance, especially in his final scenes, which were only brief, but had a big impact on me emotionally. The girl in question, Lola, is played by Annika Whiteley, and she is also fantastic – sweet and innocent, unknowingly a target.

Angel of Mine is your standard slow-burn thriller that is far more enjoyable because of Farrant’s direction and excellent performances, especially Rapace, and will keep you guessing until the very end.

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Andrew caught up with Australian icon Bryan Brown to talk about his new film, Palm Beach. 

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Filmmakers Jaime Lewis and Jeremy Dylan talk with Andrew about their documentary Tommy Emmanuel: The Endless Road, which is followed by a discussion with the subject of the documentary himself, Tommy Emmanuel.

Tommy Emmanuel: The Endless Road has its Australian debut at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival on July 26th at 8:45pm. Tickets are available here.

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Strange Tenants were the “Godfathers of Australian Ska”, emerging in the 1980s in the wake of UK two-tone ska bands like The Specials but producing original political ska songs unlike most other Australian ska bands. 36 years later they’re still around and still political.

Andrew caught up with director Fiona Cochrane to discuss her documentary Strange Tenants: Ska'd For Life which is screening at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival on July 24th at 6:15pm. Tickets are available here.

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Andrew caught up with filmmakers Michael Wilkins and Amanda Gibson to talk about their documentary Homefront which screens at this years Melbourne Documentary Film Festival on July 20th 2019. To purchase tickets, head to the website here.

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Waiting: The Van Duren Story is a film about Van Duren, a hidden music icon who director Wade Jackson discovered by chance and went to work to find out what happened to him. Andrew caught up with Wade to talk about the making of the film and what went into making this film.

Waiting: The Van Duren Story screens at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival on July 26th at 6:15pm.

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Playing at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival is the film, Dog's Best Friend, a feature about one man and his bid to help rehabilitate traumatised dogs. Director Eryn Wilson joins Andrew to discuss the process of making the documentary, and the challenges facing cross-country film making.

Dog's Best Friend plays on July 23rd at 6:15pm at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival.

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Woodstock at Fifty: A Venue for the End of the World is director Aidan Prewitt's look back at one of the most famous, influential music festivals in the world - Woodstock. Aidan looks at the peaceful way that Woodstock unfurled, and brings a wealth of great interviews to explore the political comparisons that the festival has.

Woodstock at Fifty: A Venue for the End of the World screens at the 2019 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, and Woodstock's own MC Chip Monck will be at the screening on July 24th for a Q&A.

Find out more about the screening here, and find out more about Aidan's work here.

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Almost a year ago, Perth filmmakers Kori Reay-Mackey and Dan Thom launched a gofundme campaign for their short film, Residue. Now, a year on, Residue is complete and finalised, and having seen the final cut, I can say it's been worth the wait.

Way back before cameras were rolling, Andrew caught up with Kori and Dan to talk about their work and what they had planned for Residue. You can listen to that interview here (apologies for the poor audio). Now, after the film has wrapped, Andrew catches up with Kori and Dan once again to talk about the making of the film and what they learned. It's a long interview, but full of great insights into what goes into making a short film.

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One of the joys of watching films for the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, is that you're inevitably presented with some magical, hidden gem of cinema. It just so happens that the first of many interviews that will be coming over the next few weeks for this years fest is for one of the finest Australian films of the year - Looby.

Looby is a documentary about Sydney-born artist Keith Looby and the relationship his art has with politics at large, and the fires that rage between art galleries. Andrew caught up with producers Sean Murphy and Merilyn Alt, as well as co-director Iain Knight to discuss how the documentary came about and what the process of working alongside some volatile subjects was like.

Make sure to pencil this film in your calendar and do not miss the world premiere of Looby at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival on July 27th.

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Aussie icon Briggs has a new song out - Life is Incredible - that is easily one of the finest of the year. Andrew catches up with him to chat about what goes into making Briggs, well, Briggs, and what it's like making music in Australia.

Check out the billboard here.

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Acute Misfortune is the feature debut from actor Thomas M Wright. This is a film that follows the life of Archibald Prize winning artist Adam Cullen and his time with journalist Erik Jensen. Travis Akbar met up with Thomas to have a chat about the film and what went into making the film what it is.

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Documentary filmmaker, Damon Gameau, has returned with the follow up to his massively successful documentary, That Sugar Film, with a film that is a letter to his daughter. 2040 is a promise to his daughter that there will be a positive future for her, and a cleaner, greener future where the climate emergency we are in has been course corrected.

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Andrew caught up with Australian comedian Lawrence Leung ahead of his new stand up show, Growing Concerns. In this interview, Lawrence talks about sleep deprivation, his film Sucker, and Uber ratings.

Make sure to head along to see Lawrence as he heads around Australia. The tour starts on May 3rd in Perth, with other dates to follow. Keep an eye on his facebook page for more info.

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Every so often, an interview comes along that you can't turn down. That's how it was with writer/director/actor Jim Cummings and his film Thunder Road. Easily one of the finest films of the year, Thunder Road is a masterwork in balancing comedy and drama. In this interview, I talked to Jim about his filmmaking process, and how he sees the distribution platform changing in America.

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A very raw and fresh interview with writer/director Luke Sullivan about his new film Reflections in the Dust which hits Australian cinemas on March 7th. 

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On the first proper episode of Round About, Andrew dives into the first day of Labor's National Party Conference, and he looks at what Labor has promised - and importantly, what Labor hasn't discussed. It's a long discussion about Australian politics, and a dive into what the future of this election campaign may look like for the Australian Labor Party.

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On this episode, Andrew interviews the director of the documentary The Coming Back Out Ball Movie, Sue Thomson. 

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Oh hey there.  How are you going? 

It's been a while between drinks, but here we are with a new rambling episode of Not a Knife, the podcast that's all about nonsense. On this episode, I start off by talking about social anxiety and how that's been playing on my mind lately. I then move into talking about the best game of the year, Celeste, before branching into a huge discussion about a bunch of films - Sorry to Bother You, Kangaroo: A Love-Hate Story, Cargo, Suspiria, Book Week, Anna and the Apocalypse, Shirkers, The Night Comes for Us, Roma, Instant Family, and Can You Ever Forgive Me? 

This is a long, rambling episode with no editing! Such skills! Much Wow! Hopefully you enjoy it. 

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An interview with Book Week director Heath David and Cine Vivo festival programmer Rafael Baro. 

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