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…
Nick and Nathan Lacey’s excellent short film, Die Bully Die, has won the $7,000 Dendy Live Action Short Award at the 71st Sydney Film Festival. Die Bully Die follows Max (Matthew Backer), who encounters his high-school bully, Adam (Drew Weston), 17 years later in a fancy restaurant, where Max’s grudge against Adam manifests in horrific…
Filmed on the outskirts of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Kid Snow tells the story of a down-and-out Irish fighter named Kid Snow, who gets a shot at redemption in a rematch against the man who beat him ten years ago. Directed by Paul Goldman, the film is set in 1971 and follows a rowdy traveling tent-boxing…
Welcome to the latest episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast. There is an outstanding group of local filmmakers currently producing an unparalleled, visually stunning, and surreal style of Australian cinema. Sometimes these films are so dreamlike that, hours later, you’ll question whether you actually watched a movie or if it was all just a dream.…
Will Howarth and Tom McKeith’s In Vitro is a masterstroke in nerve-shredding cinema. Its timely, unsettling and thrilling narrative will burrow deep into your mind and stay there for days. This new Australian film, which is set to premiere at the upcoming Sydney Film Festival, follows Layla (played by co-writer Talia Zucker) and her husband…
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