Cult survivor to join The Family Q&A in Perth

Luna Leederville are set to host an insightful Q&A screening of The Family with award winning Director Rosie Jones (The Triangle Wars) and Ben Shenton, a cult survivor living in Perth, on Sunday 26 March following the 6.30pm session at Luna Leederville. Rosie delves into this seemingly implausible sect, giving voice to survivors and cult-members as…

Chasing Asylum an Australian Revelation

Revelation Perth International Film Festival in association with Cinema Australia proudly present a celebration of Australian film – past present and future – through a program of monthly screenings. Chasing Asylum exposes the real impact of Australia’s offshore detention policies and explores how ‘The Lucky Country’ became a country where leaders choose detention over compassion and governments deprive the…

Rolf de Heer and Molly Reynolds in conversation at PIAF

PIAF Conversations are your opportunity to engage more deeply with the Perth International Arts Festival artists as they reflect on their work and the challenges, questions and propositions they are presenting at 2017 PIAF. Rolf de Heer and Molly Reynolds will discuss their work with Fenella Kernebone, where they will share their experiences filming in remote…

Embedded screenings announced

Stephen Sewell’s Embedded with have a series of screenings across Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Darwin during March. The series of screenings will launch with a special Q&A screening with Embedded writer and director, Stephen Sewell and film critic, Eddie Cockrell in Sydney. Embedded is an erotic political thriller detailing a war correspondent that meets…

Jasper Jones Q&A screenings announced

Adapted from Craig Silvey’s bestselling Australian novel and featuring a stellar cast including Toni Collette, Hugo Weaving, Levi Miller, Angourie Rice, Dan Wyllie and Aaron McGrath, Jasper Jones is the story of Charlie Bucktin, a bookish boy of 14 living in a small town in Western Australia. This is your chance to experience the iconic Australian…

Trailer of the Day: Butterfly in a Bell Jar – Here’s where you can see it!

Butterfly in a Bell Jar Written, Directed and Produced by Matthew Berto Starring Sotiris Tzelios, Adam La Rosa, Katharine Innes, Stephen Kotsanlee, Amy Bodossian, Roger Crook and Jordannah Galea River is a young girl kidnapped at the tender age of 12 and is locked away for the next 15 years in the shed of her neighbours house. Tormented mentally, physically and sexually, every…

Limited release announced for David Parker’s The Menkoff Method

A very limited release has been announced for new Australian feature, The Menkoff Method, opening Thursday 1 December. Directed by David Parker (Malcom), this quirky love story stars Noah Taylor, Catherine McClements and newcomers Lachlan Woods and Jessica Clarke. The film will open with a special event screening and Q&A in Sydney with David Parker and an opening…