In 2017, Tristan Barr launched his feature filmmaking career by co-directing, co-writing, co-producing and co-starring in Watch the Sunset. The fast-paced one-shot action thriller was a hit on the festival circuit around the world and was quickly picked up by Australian streamer Stan where the film is still available to watch. With Barr’s Watch the…
A teaser trailer has dropped for new found-footage horror, Subject, ahead of the film’s world premiere at Monster Fest next weekend. Directed by Tristan Barr (Watch the Sunset) from a script by Vincent Befi, Subject is a multi-layered fable about a prisoner who is given the chance to serve out his sentence observing a mysterious creature in…
We’ve been banging on about Watch the Sunset for years and if you still haven’t seen it, here’s your chance with a bunch of one-off Q&A screenings announced ahead of the films release on Stan on August 31. Watch the Sunset follows Danny Biaro, a man desperately trying to escape the outlaw bikie gang he pledged…
Post-production has began on a pilot episode for new paranormal comedy Cursed. Written, directed and co-created by Connor Fairclough (Head Above Water) and produced by Tristan Barr (Watch the Sunset), filming of Cursed took place in Queensland last month. Cursed is a horror-comedy series that will parody the clichés and techniques typically found in the horror…
by Matthew Eeles Farewell 2017, you’ve been a great year for Australian films. Here are our top five Australian films of the year with the winner of the Cinema Australia 2017 Best Film Award announced in number one position. This list does not include documentaries and also includes a film which played at film festivals…
After the recent announcement of an added Q&A screening of Watch The Sunset during the Revelation Film Festival, Cinema Australia has been given access to this exclusive clip from the film. The intense new clip is an absolute treat for film lovers and film students. There are at least five moments in the scene where…
Ahead of the program’s official announcement on June 10, Cinema Australia can reveal that Watch The Sunset will have its world premiere at this year’s Revelation Perth International Film Festival. Co-directed by Tristan Barr and Michael Gosden, Watch The Sunset is the first Australian feature film to be shot in just one take. The Australian…
Watch The Sunset Directed by: Tristan Barr and Michael Gosden Written by: Tristan Barr Produced by: Tristan Barr, Damien Lipp and Michael Gosden Starring: Tristan Barr, Aaron Walton, Chelsea Zeller, Zia Zantis-Vinycomb, Michael Gosden and introducing Annabelle Williamson Synopsis: In a single afternoon a man comes to grips with the power of his past, when his estranged…
Watch The Sunset follows outlaw bikie member Danny Biaro who wants to change his ways and start a new life with his estranged family. But his past quickly catches up to him and he is compelled to make a decision that will affect his life forever. Now he must race against the clock to save his family.…
This Little Piggy by Tristan Barr (writer/director): I was in my second year of actor training at the Victorian College of Arts, and feeling the need to explore externally with something other than acting I shot a few shorts with some success with small crews, minimal budget, and my mates as the actors. I had…
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