In a world first collaboration between three Asian movie powerhouses (China, South Korea and Australia) comes an adaptation of Lao She’s Chinese classic, Rickshaw Boy. It is comprised of 3 self-contained short film segments directed by a group of filmmakers from across two continents and three languages in a world first co-production of its kind.…
Written and Directed by Luke Jacobson Produced by Luke Jacobson and Harriet Wallace-Mead Starring Matt Marasco and Tess Dobré Sugar Cube is an Australian rom-com feature film about coffee, cocktails and rejection. As James, the local barista, is sure his feelings will be rejected by his best friend Sarah, he struggles to see his gender prejudices and the damage…
Written and Directed by David Fairhurst Produced by Rebecca Saunders and Kayne Taylor Starring Wade Briggs, Matt Day, Morgan Griffin, Eddie Baroo, Meyne Wyatt, Sophia Forrest and Jacqui Williams 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…
Cinema Australia readers have been given an exclusive first-look at the brand new trailer for Animal. The short film is written and directed by Henry Young and stars Alastair Osment. Filmed in north-west New South Wales, Animal explores questions of masculinity and family in a world where survival isn’t something worth shouting about. It’s just…
It’s here! Bonsai Films has dropped the first trailer for upcoming Australian black comedy, Book Week – arguably the year’s most outstanding Australian film. Written and directed by Heath Davis (Broke, Locusts), Book Week stars Alan Dukes (Last Cab to Darwin), Rhys Muldoon (House Husbands), Airlie Dodds (Killing Ground), Rose Riley (The Death and Life…
Directed by Matthew Victor Pastor Written by Celina Yuen and Matthew Victor Pastor Starring Matthew Victor Pastor, Celina Yuen, Bridget O’Brien, Rachel Javier, Khoa Le, Matt Furlani, Vlady T and Gregory Pakis MELODRAMA/RANDOM/MELBOURNE! is a mesmerising low-budget creation, a millennial-modern kaleidoscope of the Filipino community in the urban jungle of Melbourne, where it battles with assimilation, alienation, racism and sexism. A panoply of characters intersect: a feminist…
Directed by Adam Harris and Terry King Written by Adam Harris, Terry King and David Richardson Starring Adam Harris, Jack Anakin Harris, Perry King, James Arnold Taylor, Vanessa Marshall, Bonnie Piesse, Erik Bauersfeld and Corey Dee Williams My Saga follows the journey of Adam Harris, who several years ago was struck down with a brain tumour, and transformed something tragic into something positive. With the…
Directed by JD Cohen Written by Katherine Honan Produced by Tara Jay Starring Tara Jay, Isabel Dickson, Talia Rowley, Jock Campbell, Jeremy Chapman, Gareth Davis, Catherine Mc Donnell, Ash Matthew, Anthony Darvall and Peter Bertoni Killa Kafe is a dark comedy about a cafe with a twist: every shot of coffee comes with a shot at eliminating the troublemakers…
Written and Directed by Lucy Coleman Produced by Sheila Jayadev, Lyn Norfor and Martin Thorne Starring Sarah Gaul, Hannah Lehmann, Marshall Campbell, Zoe Carides, Kendra Murphy, Julia Robertson, Terry Serio and Jessica Tuckwell Stuck in the angst of wondering who she is and what she is meant to be doing with her life, Loz, a 25 year-old aspiring playwright, finally thinks she’s found the answer to…
Written, Directed and Produced by Jace Pickard Starring Jace Pickard, Debbie Neilson, Jacinta Moses, Helen Shoobert and Renee Lim Fragmentary tells the story of Ben Sanderson, a man who believes he can travel to an alternate reality under the influence of alcohol to see the love of his life who was murdered in his reality two years before. Jace Pickard says: The…
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