Adam Elliot’s latest stop-motion film, Memoir of a Snail, is packed with so many emotional moments that I was left feeling exhausted by the end. I can’t remember the last time I watched something so sad, yet uplifting at the same time. “I’m glad you felt that way,” Oscar-winning Elliot told Cinema Australia during our…
Aarushi Chowdhury’s fun but unsettling short film Clown is set to round out its festival run at the upcoming Byron Bay Film Festival and Canberra Short Film Festival following successful screenings at prestigious film festivals like MIFF, SXSW Sydney, Heart of Gold Film Festival and Australian Women’s Film Festival where Aarushi won the One to…
Henry Boffin is no stranger to family drama, drawing on his own real-life experiences as inspiration for his debut feature film, Strange Creatures. The new dramatic comedy follows two estranged brothers, Ged (Johnny Carr) and Nate (Riley Nottingham) who are forced to reunite to scatter their mother’s ashes in the town where she grew up.…
Welcome to the latest episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast. In this episode I’m joined by Eliza Cox, a filmmaker who has dedicated years of her life to making the exceptional new documentary, Queens of Concrete. Shot over eight years, Queens of Concrete chronicles the journey from childhood to adulthood and the moments that define…
In this episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast, I’m joined by The Demon Disorder director, writer, producer and special effects artist Steve Boyle. The Demon Disorder follows brothers Jake (played by Dirk Hunter) and Graham (played by Christian Willis). When their youngest brother is believed to be demonically possessed, the estranged brothers reunite to confront…
Following a successful international debut at SXSW in March, Natalie Bailey’s Audrey is set for its Australian premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival this week, with additional screenings at CinefestOZ in September. Audrey is a complex ensemble piece that follows the wildly dysfunctional and eccentric Lipsick family, featuring the resentful and delusional mother Ronnie…
In this episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast, I’m joined by The Blind Sea writer, director and editor Daniel Fenech, and the film’s main man, Matt Formston. The Blind Sea follows Matt on his quest for sporting greatness to new heights, setting a new Guinness World Record for the largest wave surfed by a vision…
In case anyone had any doubts, there’s no shortage of talented filmmakers in Western Australia right now. While more commercial, state, and federally funded films might be a bit slow off the ground at the moment, the indie film scene in the Golden State thrives. While Sarah Legg’s Honeymoon and Adam Morris’ Frederickstown might be…
Taylor Broadley’s debut feature film, Stubbornly Here, is a surreal and touching journey through the eyes of three teenagers in small-town Australia. The film follows Sunny (Cleo Meinck), PJ (Nathan Di Giovanni), and Floyd (Jonathan Maddocks), who band together to escape a mysterious crisis and their vanishing classmates. Their adventure leads them to a quirky…
In the confronting new Australian film Mercy of Others, six friends reunite after a friend’s murder, only to confront their darkest secrets and deepest fears. Trapped in a night of psychological terror, they must face a long-buried deed to survive, revealing that every action carries haunting consequences. At the helm of this intense thriller is…
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