Cinema Australia Original Content: Commentary written by Jason Raftopoulos This is the small but vital scene of Jim betting on the horse that for him will be his salvation, so the scene required the internal anxiety of the character to reflect its external action. It’s the one scene in the film where his behaviour and…
by Matthew Eeles Jason Raftopoulos’ new Melbourne-shot drama West of Sunshine will have it’s Australian premiere at this year’s Sydney Film Festival. West of Sunshine is an exhilarating piece of Australian cinema, depicting Jim’s (Damien Hill) rocky relationship with his stepson (Hill’s real-life stepson Ty Perham), whilst navigating the collapse of his family and managing…
by Matthew Eeles The first trailer has dropped for West of Sunshine – Jason Raftopoulos’ debut feature which will have its world premiere at the upcoming Venice Film Festival. West of Sunshine stars Damian Hill as Jim, a deadbeat Dad who has less than a day to repay a gambling debt to a violent loan shark. Unfortunately,…
Thanks to Madman Entertainment we have a Sucker prize pack to giveaway which includes a DVD copy of the film plus a copy of Tales from Earthsea, Arrietty and From Up on Poppy Hill. When 18-year-old Lawrence is caught cheating on his final year math exam, he fails to get into medical school and is banished to…
Sucker Directed by: Ben Chessell Screenplay by: Ben Chessell & Lawrence Leung Starring: John Luc, Lily Sullivan, Timothy Spall, Jack Koman, Kat Stewart, Shaun Micallef and Eddie Baroo Synopsis: When 18-year-old Lawrence is caught on his final year math exam, he fails to get into medical school and is banished to stay at his goofy uncle’s house for the summer.…
“It was a surreal, occasionally out-of-body experience.” Written by Matt Holcomb exclusively for Cinema Australia: I have made only a handful of short films – far less than I would have liked to have made at this point. I don’t consider myself to be a natural short-form storyteller; it’s just not something that comes easily to…
