Marital Problems Directed by Dia Taylor Written by Julian Barbor, Chris Akers Produced by Samuel McDermott Starring Nick Capper, Callum Gault, Aleis Duffy, Neil Goldsmith and Jonathan Hearns On the eve of his eviction, Ian’s home becomes invaded by Clarke, an unscrupulous gardener who recounts the events of his failed marriage in an attempt to bring closure to Ian’s prior engagement…
Director W.D Stevens will present his short film trilogy, Walter, to audiences this July. Walter is a trilogy of short films which follows the life of musician Walter, former frontman of the fictional band The Cornerstones. Walter is played by Australian stage and screen veteran, Don Bridges (Blue Heelers, Road to Nhill). “I’ve taken inspiration from the…
The Gateway Directed by John V. Soto Written by John V. Soto and Michael White Produced by John V. Soto Starring Jacqueline McKenzie, Hayley McElhinney, Myles Pollard, Shannon Berry, Troy Coward, Ben Mortley, Adam T Perkins, John McPherson, Ryan Panizza, Shirley Toohey, Jag Pannu and Steve Burridge A particle physicist grieving over the loss of her husband in…
Yew! We’ve been hanging for this! A fresh new trailer has dropped for Luke Shanahan’s Rabbit ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival. Rabbit stars Adelaide Clemens, Alex Russell, Jonny Pasvolsky, Veerle Baetens and Charles Mayer and is produced by David Ngo. Haunted by dreams of her missing sister Cleo and convinced – against all…
Westwind: Djalu’s Legacy Directed by Ben Strunin Starring Djalu Gurruwiwi, Larry Gurruwiwi and Gotye An ageing tribal elder, a didgeridoo master and custodian of an ancient dreaming has no-one to inherit his sacred and esoteric traditional songlines. His son’s are consumed by the modern world; one blinded by the light, the other by depression. Djalu seeks…
Director Ivan Hexter writes exclusively for Cinema Australia about his documentary, Tunnel Vision which is screening at this year’s Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. Article Written by DP Ivan Hexter Documentaries are usually created by filmmakers who fully embrace their subjects. They are driven by a passion to tell a story about someone or something that…
An intriguing new trailer has dropped for The Butterfly Tree, a beautifully looking film from director Priscilla Cameron starring Melissa George, Ewen Leslie and Ed Oxenbould. When 13-year-old Fin meets Evelyn, a florist with a penchant for 1940s fashion and a radiant appetite for life, he is drawn into her spellbinding world of plants and…
“We all know about the civil rights movement and the gay rights movement and the disability rights movement should really sit alongside them in our minds and our history books”. Director Sarah Barton Defiant Lives, the powerful new feature documentary by Australian director Sarah Barton releases nationally on July 17 with a series of…
I Miss The War Written and Directed by Andrew Walsh Produced by Andrew Walsh, Ivan Malekin and Sarah Golding Starring Hannah Gott, Sarah Golding, Laura Vine, James Barr, Kyle Webb I Miss The War is a comedy/drama about three very different sisters Annie, Charlotte and Stella who reunite on the anniversary of their late mothers death. It’s been nine years now since the…
Greg McLean’s survival thriller, Jungle, will have it’s world premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival in August. Jungle tells the extraordinary true story of Yossi Ghinsberg (Daniel Radcliffe), who spent three weeks lost in the Amazon in his early 20s. The film also stars Lily Sullivan and Alex Russell. “From the moment I first read the story…
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