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Taryn Brumfitt’s 2016 documentary Embrace helped show women of the world the way to embrace a body-positive message, and with the utterly essential 2022 documentary Embrace Kids, she takes that same m…
Amiel Courtin-Wilson’s work as a filmmaker consistently operates in the realm of the emotional, presenting the rawness and reality of humanity with a stark honesty like few other filmmakers. From his…
In Heather Rose’s Bruny, the main protagonist, Astrid Coleman, asks herself amidst the aftermath of a destructive event: “Why are Tasmanians so good at protesting?” Within Kasimir Burgess’ monumentall…
No matter how many adjectives one applies to David Bowie there will never be a single descriptor that can encompass him. Genius, icon, iconoclast, chameleon, polymath, enigma, innovator – the man was…
Brodie Poole’s explorative and politically-focused documentary General Hercules tells the story of the 2019 Kalgoorlie-Boulder mayoral elections, with the titular General Hercules himself (aka John Ka…
Australia is in the midst of a housing crisis, and within that crisis there are hundreds of thousands of homeless people, or people at risk of homelessness. Sue Thomson’s latest documentary, Under Cov…
Sari Braithwaite’s latest documentary, Because We Have Each Other, is a tender and intimate invitation for audiences to spend time with Janet Sharrock and her husband Brent “Buddha” Barnes, who togeth…
Renée Brack built a career interviewing everyone from Oscar-winners and scientists to ordinary people and Chopper Read. Now, she has transitioned from putting the spotlight on other people to putting…
Nick Barkla’s The Healing is a calming and powerful documentary about Scott Brodie and the horses he re-trains with the assistance of veterans who are living with PTSD and the impact of trauma on thei…
Bonsai Films is proud to announce the national cinema release of EVERYBODY’S OMA from August 11 (Victoria from August 25), with a national tour of preview Q&A screenings from July 30. Selected fo…
The name Charles Carson might mean little to most people, but to the rural town he lived in in the UK, he was a familiar friendly face with. Charles would share stories of his life on the farm by taki…
We’re in the back half of 2022, which means it’s a great time to take a look at some of the very best Australian films released during the year so far. From the contemplative and reflective Ablaze to…