AUSgust: Mark Hartley's Documentary Hat-Trick
We are still in “AUSgust” and I have been progressively trying to watch one Australian movie per day for every day of the month. The experience has been interesting, as our cinema can range from Alvi…
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AUSgust: Celebrate The Fourth Australian Film Month
Welcome to the fourth anniversary of AUSgust: the month dedicated to celebrating all things Australian cinema! We here at The Curb dedicate the month of August to highlighting a wide array of Aussie…
Wanting to Fly: Director Matthew Morden Writes About Documenting the Art of Human Suspension
Director Matthew Morden's film, Wanting to Fly, is screening at the 2021 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. This fascinating film follow Neil, a man who is seeking to engage with his first exper…
Mental as Everything Filmmaker Damon Smith Interview for the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival - Music, Lockdowns, and Mental Health
Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival kicks off its in-person in-cinema screenings on July 21st through to July 31st at the Cinema Nova. S…
The Sparks Brothers review - An Ode to the Eternal Beauty of Creativity
“Your favourite band’s favourite band” should go down as one of the best taglines for a movie. It's a perfect encapsulation of whatever the hell Sparks are for the uninitiated, and for those with…
To Mark 100 Years of the Archibald, LOOBY Tours Australia in 2021
Every so often a film comes along that itches your mind in a way that you simply cannot escape. A couple of years ago, I watched the utterly stunning documentary Looby for the Melbourne Documentary Fi…
Girls Can't Surf Director Christopher Nelius Talks Bondi, Equality in Surfing, and Statues in this Interview
Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Just like every other sport in Australia, and the world, the sport of surfing has found itself rife with issues of inequality, misogyny, an…
Laura's Choice Review - One of the Towering Achievements of Australian Documentary Filmmaking
Laura's Choice screens on ABC Australia, Wednesday March 17th 2021 at 8:45pm, and also on iView. In August 2006, I travelled with my Grandfather to his home country of Scotland. Together, we drov…
An Interview with Laura's Choice Directors Sam Lara and Cathy Henkel - A Meditation on Compassion, Family, and the Difficult Discussions Along the Way
Every so often, a film comes across your way that manages to reinforce a life perspective that you've long felt alone with feeling. For me, the discussions about end of life care, and voluntary…
Birth Time Interview with Actress and Activist Zoe Naylor and Midwife Jo Hunter
The new Australian documentary, Birth Time, focuses on the birthing process in Australia, taking a look at post-natal care, birth care, and how to improve birthing care for mothers, babies, partner…
Wild Things Director Sally Ingleton Interview - Protests, The Future of the Environment, and Hope for Australia
Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Andrew caught up with director Sally Ingleton to talk about her latest documentary, Wild Things. WILD THINGS is a feature length docum…
Love Opera Review - A Grand Soaring Song for Equality in the Arts
Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Going into Liselle Mei’s superb documentary Love Opera, I was, admittedly, ignorant about the art form of opera, with my exposure being mo…