Sugar (C)rush: Natalie Erika James on agony and ecstasy in Saccharine
I hope Saccharine prompts people to really interrogate that for themselves and how they relate to culture, that diet culture within their own bodies.…
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Salt Along the Tongue is a heady and mysterious Australian Euro folk horror
Parish Malfitano’s horror/melodrama Salt Along the Tongue is made in Australia but its bones are European. Specifically, the bones are primarily Italian, but Malfitano extends the film to the many nat…
Floodland director Jordan Giusti & producer Rachel Forbes on capturing the fate of Lismore on screen
Filmmaker Jordan Giusti's Floodland is an impactful documentary that takes audiences to the flood-prone landscape of Lismore, NSW. Thousands of people call the region home, and yet, due to t…
Sophie Hyde and Aud Mason-Hyde on the queer kaleidoscope that is their stunning film Jimpa
Sophie Hyde's films have often explored identity, self-realisation, and the path to finding your place in this messy, mucked up world. 52 Tuesdays sees a child growing to understand the gend…
Mike Retter on Pete Williams' Emotion is Dead
This essay was original published on Pure Shit Australian Cinema and is written by Mike Retter. Mike Retter is a film director, of the indie feature Youth On The March, creator of the zine "Ci…
Aussiex26: The 2026 Australian Film Challenge
As we step into a new year and in a bid to get you to open you up to more Australian films, filmmakers, and storytellers, I’m throwing you down a challenge: In 2026, I want you to watch 26 Australian…
Director Lynette Wallworth on expanding her exploration of the death experience with Edge of Life
Collaborative filmmaker and documentarian Lynette Wallworth expands her exploration of the death experience with her latest film Edge of Life. This expansive documentary bridges Western and East…
For the Dear Leader: About the Incident at Boggaley Creek
For the Dear Leader is a short film inspired by the 2003 Pong Su incident, when a group of North Koreans tried to smuggle heroin into Australia on a cargo ship called the Pong Su. The crew used a smal…
The genre-bending Aussie black comedy Snatchers will release in Australian cinemas from November 13
PRESS RELEASE “I wanted to make the kind of film I’d love to watch – wickedly funny, unsettling, and a little unhinged,” says Snatchers co-writer, co-director and star Craig Alexander. “That dark hum…
SXSW Sydney Interview: Adrian Ortega, Sarah Nicolazzo & Max Nappo on their familial drama Westgate
Writer-Director Adrian Ortega's Westgate follows Netta (Sarah Nicolazzo) and her son Julian (Max Nappo) as she embarks on a torturous day of navigating hospitals, family, cultural prejudices, and…
Adrian Ortega’s Westgate is an immersively authentic gift of a film
In 1970 the under-construction Westgate Bridge in Melbourne collapsed, the biggest industrial accident to ever occur in Australia. 35 people died. It changed the way the industry approached safety aro…
Nansie set to screen in cinemas during Dementia Action Week
PRESS RELEASE Anna Trichet Laurier’s intimate and deeply moving Australian documentary Nansie – about two sisters who care for their grandmother with dementia – will screen in Western Australia, NSW…