Matt Vasely. Photo by Jonathan VDK.

This episode is a little bit different than our usual episodes in that it features two interviews with two very talented filmmakers: Matt Vesely who has directed a neat sci-fi thriller called Monolith, and Callan Durlik who has made a very funny romantic comedy called It Only Takes A Night. 

These two interviews were originally recorded for Cinema Australia’s radio show on the Community Radio Network, so they’re not as in depth as the usual Cinema Australia Podcast episodes, but there’s still plenty covered for each film. 

Monolith follows a headstrong journalist, played by Lilly Sullivan, whose investigative podcast uncovers a strange artefact, an alien conspiracy, and the lies at the heart of her own story.

Monolith is Matt’s feature directorial debut following writing gigs on TV shows like Aftertaste, Wastelander Panda and Fucking Adelaide. 

Monolith will be released in cinemas later in the year, but if you’re in Melbourne you can catch it at the Melbourne International Film Festival from Saturday, August 12. Details here. And if you’re in WA, you can catch it at CinefestOZ were it will compete for the $100,000 film prize. Details here. 

Callan Durlik.

It Only Takes a Night follows four best friends on a girl’s night out who end up on a path none of them expected and find out it really does only take one night to change your life.

Callan Durlik is a writer, actor, producer, comedian and director known for his previous feature film as screenwriter, The Naked Wanderer, which he also co-produced and starred in alongside comedy legend John Cleese who told him it was the funniest script he had read in 20 years.

It Only Takes a Night will screen at Reding Cinemas across Australia from August 15 before heading to CinefestOZ where it will screen on August 31. Details here.