My guest on this episode is David Fairhurst – the writer, director, co-producer and co-editor of the claustrophobic, mind-bending psychological thriller Reaching Distance. Logan, a cynic with a photographic memory, follows his sister’s killer onto a night-rider bus. As the line between past and present begins to blur on the journey, Logan uncovers he has…
Cinema Australia Original Content: Cinema Australia caught up with actor and screenwriter Matt Nable to discuss his violent new Australian bikie drama, 1%. “There are many types of violence. I called upon some of the things I had seen and heard as a kid. When you’re in that environment it becomes the norm.” Interview by…
Cinema Australia Original Content: Luke Sullivan isn’t afraid to tell it how it is. The 23 year old filmmaker refuses to hold back when it comes to expressing his personal feelings about the Australian film industry and the vexing politics that have a stranglehold around creative filmmaking freedoms in this country. Out of these frustrations,…
Cinema Australia Original Content: Director Stephen McCallum has launched his feature film career with 1%, a violent and ferocious family drama set inside the world of a brutal bikie gang. Boasting an impressive lineup of Australian acting talent including Ryan Corr, Aaron Pedersen, Abbey Lee and Simone Kessell, 1% was written by Matt Nable who…
Cinema Australia Original Content: Cinema Australia’s Matthew Eeles caught up with director Mark Grentell to discuss his new Australian comedy, The Merger. The Merger is a funny, feel-good movie about the Bodgy Creek ‘Roosters’ – a failing footie club who are forced to team up with some local Refugees – and end up winning more…
Cinema Australia Original Content: After decades working overseas, the multi-talented Marion Pilowsky has returned home to direct her first feature, The Flip Side starring Emily Taheny, Vanessa Guide, Luke McKenzie and Eddie Izzard. We caught up with Pilowsky to discuss her new comedy. “I wanted it to be completely relatable. I didn’t want the women in the film to be waking…
Cinema Australia Original Content: We caught up with actor John Howard to discuss his new film, The Merger, directed by Mark Grentell (Backyard Ashes). The Merger is a hilarious, honest and heartwarming Australian comedy based on comedian Damian Callinan’s critically acclaimed solo show of the same name. Here’s the synopsis: The township of Bodgy Creek has seen…
Cinema Australia Original Content: UPDATE (November 2019): Finke: The and Back will be released nationally via Madman from December 4. Details here. Endurance, strength, determination, success, broken bones, mechanical destruction, battered egos and death. This is the Finke Desert Race – one of the world’s most difficult off-road courses which runs from Alice Springs to Aputula in the…
“It’s been wonderful. It’s kind of surprising because the film is my baby,” Strange Colours director Alena Lodkina tells Cinema Australia of the audience reactions to her film so far. From the Gold Coast to Perth, Strange Colours has screened at every major Australian film festival this year with a run scheduled for the upcoming…
A young girl has been raped and murdered in a small Sydney suburb. Her body lies by a river and no one seems to care, especially not the nihilistic adolescents who occupy the community. Husband and wife filmmaking duo Elizabeta and Jack Moxey discuss their new film, Bugs – a gritty observational drama that feels frighteningly real.…
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