Cinema Australia Podcast #125 | Peter Skinner

Welcome to the latest episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast. In this episode, I’m joined by the inspiring Peter Skinner to discuss his debut feature film, Two Ugly People. There’s not much point in me gushing here about how much I love this film, because I do enough of that throughout this interview. But I…

Cinema Australia Podcast #124 | Adrian Ortega

Welcome to the latest episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast. In this episode, I’m joined by writer, director and producer Adrian Ortega to discuss the making of his new film, Westgate – a poetic exploration of family, culture, and the weight of past traumas. Set in 1999 in the shadows of the Westgate Bridge collapse,…

Cinema Australia Podcast #122 | Jacob Richardson

In this episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast I’m joined by The Aegean writer, director and co-producer Jacob Richardson to discuss his sweeping and ambitious new film.  The Aegean follows Hector (Costas Mandylor), a widowed Greek fisherman who feels the weight of his age in a world that has started to forget him. Everything changes…

Cinema Australia Podcast #121 | Paul Evans Thomas

Welcome to the latest episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast. In this episode, I’m joined by Within the Pines writer and director Paul Evans Thomas, who gives us a great insight into the making of his unmissable new film. There’s no need for me to bang on about why I loved this film so much—because…

Cinema Australia Podcast #120 | Danielle Stamoulos

Welcome to the Cinema Australia Podcast. In this episode, I’m joined by Danielle Stamoulos, the writer and lead actor of the impressive new short film, Gorgo.  Danielle is an AACTA-winning Greek-Australian filmmaker, actor, and writer working across film, TV, and theatre. Her short film Gorgo, which she created, wrote, and starred in, won the 2025 AACTA…

Cinema Australia Podcast #119 | Zak Hilditch

Welcome to this very different episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast. So, what’s so different about it? Well, it’s the first-ever Cinema Australia Podcast recording with a live audience. This episode was recorded during the recent WA Made Film Festival, where we invited friend-of-the-fest Zak Hilditch to join me and other punters for an interview…

Cinema Australia Podcast #118 | Charles Williams

Welcome to the Cinema Australia Podcast. In this episode I’m joined by Charles Williams to discuss Inside, a prison drama starring Guy Pearce, Cosmo Jarvis, Tammy MacIntosh and newcomer, Vincent Miller whose name you should make note of because you’re going to hear a lot more from this impressive young actor.  Here’s the synopsis: After…

Cinema Australia Podcast #117 | Danielle Loy

Welcome to the Cinema Australia Podcast. In this episode, I’m joined by Under Streetlights writer, director and co-producer Danielle Loy to discuss this incredibly moving musical drama.  This film is the exact reason why you shouldn’t sleep on independently-made Australian films. Quite often, they’re far better than a lot of the mainstream Australian films being…