The Australian-South American duo, Bianca K. Nuñez and Camila Ponte Alvarez, are set to spark a misfit revolution with their LGBTIQA+ film, Ms. Vanguard, offering a glimpse into the journey of a brown woman in a black-and-white world. The film is inspired by the directors’ arrest for local activism. Reflecting on her experiences, Bianca K.…
Review by Sofia Paul Buckle up and be part of the ride. The Drive is a documentary by Josh Van Zwieten and Sam Harvey in association with GOTCHA4LIFE, following a group of young men who make the long journey to Uluru from Sydney – although this isn’t the average road trip amongst friends. Josh Van…
CinefestOZ today announced four dramatically different Australian films are in the running to win Australia’s richest $100,000 film prize at the 2024 CinefestOZ Film Festival held in Western Australia’s beautiful South West, August 31 – September 8. The finalists, which will all have their Western Australian premieres at the festival, include hilarious new family comedy…
Review by Sofia Paul This powerful documentary, produced and directed by Angelica Cristina Dio, is made in collaboration with Dhungatti artist Adam Hill, commonly known as Blak Douglas, who sets out to create a very personal artwork about his Indigenous grandmother, Nanna Chlorine Morthem. This is one of three pieces in his collection for the…
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…
The groundbreaking documentary The Promise is set to screen at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival this month. Directed by award-winning Australian film director Jye Currie and produced by Craig Hamilton, The Promise promises to captivate audiences with its poignant portrayal of authentic narratives surrounding suicide prevention. The Promise delves into Craig’s personal journey overcoming suicidal…
Four time para surfing World Champion, former Paralympic Cyclist and World Champion, Matt Formston, has taken his quest for sporting greatness to new heights, setting a new Guinness World Record for the largest wave surfed by a vision impaired male (IS2), captured in the new feature-length documentary, The Blind Sea, in cinemas nationwide from August…
Why Humans Dive is a captivating underwater exploration that unfolds through the perspective of scuba divers, immersing viewers in the irresistible call that draws adventurers into the big blue. Here, filmmaker Harry Cassio writes about the making of the film. “I made the conscious decision to immerse the viewer into the scuba divers environment and…
HALO Films has dropped a new trailer for Does Sound Heal, a captivating documentary exploring music, frequency and science. Produced and directed by Dom Giorgi and Joe Branco, Does Sound Heal assembles an unprecedented team of researchers, scientists, professors, sound therapists, composers, and musicians. Together, they explore a question that has fascinated humanity for centuries:…
Premiering today at New Zealand’s highly-regarded DocEdge Film Festival, the thrilling new Australian documentary Ice Maiden will circumnavigate its way through Australian and New Zealand cinemas in August and September. “It has been exciting seeing our film get out to the world,” says director Nathaniel C.T. Jackson. “It’s really affirming that we have an entertaining…
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