Maya Newell is a Director and Impact Producer. She directed the acclaimed feature In My Blood It Runs (2019) about ten-year-old Arrernte/Garrwa boy Dujuan and his community made in collaboration with those onscreen at Closer Productions. It was selected for Goodpitch² Aus, a Sundance Institute Fellowship, was nominated for Best Doc/Best Cinematography at the AACTAs,…
Welcome to the latest episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast. This is a different episode format than what regular listeners will be used to. Here, I’m chatting with two filmmakers in seperate interviews that were originally recorded for my radio spot on the Community Radio Network. The first interview is with Christine Luby to discuss…
Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. The new Australian documentary The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone will celebrate festival screenings at Sydney Film Festival and Revelation Perth International Film Festival ahead of a national Netflix release in September with an accompanying impact campaign by Transcend Australia. The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone is…
The first trailer for Director Maya Newell’s anticipated documentary Gayby Baby dropped today along with news the film will have its world premiere at Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto, Canada in April. You can see the trailer below. Twenty-four percent of gay and lesbian couples in Australia are now raising a child. In the UK, USA…
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