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After impressive turns in notable Australian shows and films like The Kettering Incident, Balibo and The Tracker, Damon Gameau’s move towards being an activist documentarian has been one of the most e…
Diana Paez is an emerging filmmaker in Australia, and with her first feature documentary Nuestras Voces (Our Voices) she helps bring the stories of migrant and refugees from Spanish-speaking communiti…
Gabriel Shipton is the producer of Ben Lawrence’s Ithaka. He is also the son of the films subject, John Shipton, and brother of the figure at the center of the film: Julian Assange. Filmed during 201…
James Vaughan’s directorial debut Friends and Strangers has been immediately embraced by the international film community, with the film receiving nominations for Best New Film at the Beijing Internat…
Ablaze is the essential documentary about Yorta Yorta and Wiradjuri filmmaker Bill Onus and the untold history of his work in Australian film. Lost films and hidden history are rediscovered and brough…
As Kenji says on Iron Chef, ‘bang a gong, we are on’. It’s election time folks. To help get you into the election campaign mood, here are five documentaries that focus on aspects of Australian polit…
It’s no secret that, like a lot of the Aussie film community, we at The Curb are very fond of Ben Mendelsohn. From his onscreen intensity and vulnerability to his offscreen shenanigans with meat pies…
Fresh on the heels of his Christopher Doyle documentary, Like the Wind, director Ted McDonnell has commenced work on his documentary on famed Australian, Hollywood based director Phillip Noyce. After…
Making its world debut at the 2021/22 Perth International Arts Festival Lotterywest Films line-up is Renée Webster’s uproarious and joyful comedy How to Please a Woman. With its sessions instantly sel…
Turn your phone off, friend You're amongst friends and we don't need no interruptions Leave your shoes at the door, along with your troubles Your troubles, your troubles, your troubles Anonym…
Blind Ambition is the new film from co-directors Warwick Ross and Robert Coe. It follows the journey of Zimbabwean refugees Joseph, Tinashe, Marlvin and Pardon as they start a new life in South Africa…
Sue Maslin is one of Australia’s finest producers, helping bring to life films like The Dressmaker, Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible, Brazen Hussies, and the upcoming Anonymous Club. At the 2022 A…