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Thanks to the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, I get to interview wonderful people from all around the world who have fascinating stories to tell and beautiful films to share. In this interview…
What can an audience expect from a documentary about an art project that began with two old mates, one a painter and the other an eccentric collector, discussing what it would be like to paint a rare…
Small Island Big Song - An Oceanic Songline is a collaborative film, made over 16 Island nations from the Pacific & Indian Oceans, following musicians from Madagascar, to Taiwan, to Zendath…
Depictions of people with disabilities in films are often troubled with a predilection for filmmakers to craft their stories in a manner that will result in their stories serving as what is known as i…
The Aussie hip-hop scene wouldn't be what it is without the presence of one man: Hunter. Helping establish the Perth rap scene, Hunter was a part of the MC collective known as Syllabolix (SBX),…
Andrew caught up with documentary filmmaker Maya Newell to discuss her new film, In My Blood it Runs. This is the powerful feature about 0-yr-old Arrernte Aboriginal boy Dujuan as he grows up Alice…
Michael Leunig is one of 79 Australian National Living Treasures. There are certainly some august and worthy names on the list, like Barry Jones, Judy Davis, Julian Burnside, Evonne Goolagong Cawley,…
I awake at 6am and lay in bed waiting for the moment where my body will drag me out of bed and to the kitchen to prepare a coffee. My dogs’ batteries have sufficiently recharged overnight and my movin…
Happy Sad Man returns to Byron Bay! Screening this time at Byron Surf Fest this Saturday, February 15. Join us at the Byron Bay Brewery at 1.30pm. Highly recommend booking tickets in advance here for…
After successful runs at festivals around the world, the celebrated documentary In My Blood it Runs is gearing up for a national release in Australia, with some exciting Q&A events taking place.…
As 2019 comes to an end, we take a look back at the year of Australian films that we’ve just had. Now, I’m going to admit, this list might be a little more controversial than some of my previous Best…
Australian cinema isn’t known for franchises. Sure, there’s been Crocodile Dundee and the Mad Max films, but that’s about it. Which is part of the reason why the Red Dog film is such an odd film to ha…