Production has commenced in country Victoria on Australian filmmaker Genna Chanelle Hayes’ highly anticipated second feature film, Olivia. Set against the vast landscapes of rural Australian life, Olivia follows a young mother navigating domestic violence while raising her child. With raw intimacy and stark beauty, the film examines relational dynamics that lead to abuse, offering…
Victorian filmmaker Genna Chanelle Hayes has announced plans to produce her upcoming feature film Olivia in regional Victoria later this year. Production is set to take place in Ballarat and Melbourne, with the acclaimed young director using her sophomore feature film to tackle violence against women. “This is obviously an issue which I am deeply…
Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Genna Chanelle Hayes is set to embark on a Q&A tour to promote her new refugee drama, Akoni. Akoni is the story of a homeless refugee who struggles to integrate into Australian society after escaping conflict in his homeland, until he meets…
The trailer launch of Genna Chanelle Hayes’ highly-anticipated debut feature film Akoni marks the beginning of the film’s cinema journey in Australia, New Zealand and West Africa. Akoni follows the journey of a homeless Nigerian refugee after he is forced to flee conflict in his homeland and integrate into the West. With the number of…
The first season for Genna Chanelle Hayes’ new series Sisters has been released online via Youtube. Starring Tariro Mavondo, Gemma Forsyth, Marlikka Perdrisat, Genna Chanelle Hayes, Mark Coles Smith, Martin Sacks, Travis Jeffrey, Natasha Wanganeen and Denise Richards, Sisters explores the deep friendship between four unique Australian twenty-something girls as they navigate modern society and…
Genna Chanelle Hayes’ Unifying New Series Empowers Women The first teaser has been released for Genna Chanelle Hayes’ new series Sisters. Sisters explores the deep friendship between four unique Australian twenty-something girls as they navigate modern society and evolve through love, loss, cultural differences, sexuality, faith and trauma. The series stars Tariro Mavondo, Gemma Forsyth,…
by Matthew Eeles It’s that time of year again when our inbox becomes flooded with emails questioning our decision to choose only nine Australian films we can’t wait to see in 2018. For new readers, it’s something we’ve done every year since launching Cinema Australia. Why nine? Why not ten? We couldn’t tell you. Looking…
Genna Chanelle Hayes’ debut feature film Akoni has completed production in Sydney this week, and the first teaser has been released. Akoni boasts an all-star Australian and English cast including Mark Coles Smith, Kit Esuruoso, John Brumpton, Genna Chanelle Hayes, Simon Elrahi, Jack Ellis, Marlikka Perdrisat, Rashidi Edward, Christopher Stollery and Pippa Grandison. Akoni is written, directed…
Genna Chanelle Hayes’ debut feature film Akoni will re-commence production in Sydney this week, and the film has added award-winning actor Mark Coles Smith and emerging young talent Marlikka Perdrisat to its cast. Coles Smith recently won a Helpmann Award for his work on the Belvoir play A Drover’s Wife. Marlikka Perdrisat is an indigenous…
West End star and English-born Kit Esuruoso will star in the upcoming feature film Akoni alongside a stellar Australian cast including John Brumpton (2016 AACTA Best ActorNominee), Mal Kennard (2016 Silver Logie Nominee), Genna Chanelle Hayes, Pippa Grandison, Rashidi Edward and Simon Elrahi. Akoni tells the story of a Nigerian refugee who survives an attack by…
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