A Little Life: Joel Edgerton on Train Dreams
Train Dreams directed by Clint Bentley and adapted from Denis Johnson’s novella by Bentley and Greg Kwedar (Sing Sing) is an immense film about a small and unnoticed life. Robert Granier (Joel Edgerto…
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Mary Bronstein on falling down in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You is Mary Bronstein’s portrait of a woman pushed beyond her ability to cope after a ceiling leak means that she and her daughter need to move out of their apartment. It’s tens…
Shaun Tan on the journey of bringing Tales from Outer Suburbia to life as an ABC animation series
Shaun Tan is many things. He's an Academy Award winning animator, he's an artist who has taken the fantastical to suburbia and made both feel real and otherworldly, and he's someone…
Old Habits documentarian Alfie Faber on the gay liberation journey of The Sydney Order of Perpetual Indulgence
There's a beautiful charm that resides at the core of Alfie Faber's invitational and heartwarming documentary Old Habits. It's a charm that encompasses and overwhelms the impact of d…
‘Forgiveness is moving’: Scarlett Johansson on her directorial debut Eleanor the Great
If Auguste Rodin’s Thinker is the classical embodiment of concentration, then Scarlett Johansson answering a question might be its contemporary counterpart. In a small room of a Cannes hotel, she arri…
A Silent Rebellion co-director Kitale Wilson on working with his father on collaborative exploration and storytelling
Lately, I’ve found myself drawn to the imagery of Iceland. The terrain is rugged and sparse. Snow-capped mountains far away, somehow they appear inviting yet also threatening. Then there’s the v…
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…
“Films like this definitely feel more like home to me.” Paul Mescal on The History of Sound
Paul Mescal first encountered The History of Sound in an unlikely place: a hotel bed in Australia, fresh out of quarantine, just before Christmas. He had been in the country shooting Benjamin Millepie…
Director Pauline Clague unpacks a circus family's hidden legacy with The Colleano Heart
A brilliant circus family’s hidden legacy unfolds as descendants reunite across continents, revealing their Australian Aboriginal ancestry, global stardom, and the extraordinary secrets they kep…
Yurlu | Country director Yaara Bou Melhem on honouring the legacy of Maitland Parker and the grace that resides in her essential documentary
Documentarian Yaara Bou Melhem expands her approach to collaborative documentary storytelling with her latest feature Yurlu | Country. This essential film follows the final year of the life of A…
In this interview, Sophie Somerville invites you to become Fwends with her delightful feature film debut
Sophie Somerville is an Australian emerging filmmaker whose short films Linda 4 Eva and Peeps made waves at film festivals around the world. Now with her feature film debut Fwends, winner of the Berli…
Maggie Miles & Trisha Morton-Thomas on honouring the remarkable homecoming of a legend with Journey Home, David Gulpilil
In this podcast, Nadine Whitney speaks with documentarians Maggie Miles & Trisha Morton-Thomas about the extraordinary documentary Journey Home, David Gulpilil. Journey Home, David Gulpilil is a…