Melbourne Documentary Film Festival Archives

Tommy Emmanuel: The Endless Road Filmmakers Jaime Lewis and Jeremy Dylan and Tommy Emmanuel Interviews

July 24, 2019

Filmmakers Jaime Lewis and Jeremy Dylan talk with Andrew about their documentary Tommy Emmanuel: The Endless Road, which is followed by a discussion with the subject of the documentary himself, Tommy...

Strange Tenants: Ska’d For Life Director Fiona Cochrane Interview

Andrew F Peirce

July 21, 2019

Banter

Strange Tenants were the “Godfathers of Australian Ska”, emerging in the 1980s in the wake of UK two-tone ska bands like The Specials but producing original political ska songs unlike most other Australian...

Homefront Filmmakers Michael Wilkins and Amanda Gibson Interview

Andrew F Peirce

July 14, 2019

Banter

Andrew caught up with filmmakers Michael Wilkins and Amanda Gibson to talk about their documentary Homefront which screens at this years Melbourne Documentary Film Festival on July 20th 2019. To purchase t...

Waiting: The Van Duren Story Director Wade Jackson Interview

Andrew F Peirce

July 12, 2019

Banter

Waiting: The Van Duren Story is a film about Van Duren, a hidden music icon who director Wade Jackson discovered by chance and went to work to find out what happened to him. Andrew caught up with Wade to t...

The Ten Films You Must See at the 2019 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Andrew F Peirce

July 10, 2019

Unity

Rolling on for another huge year of great content is Australia’s finest documentary film festival – the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. With a huge wealth of content and guests, with subjects stretching f...

Dog’s Best Friend Director Eryn Wilson Interview

Andrew F Peirce

July 10, 2019

Banter

Playing at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival is the film, Dog's Best Friend, a feature about one man and his bid to help rehabilitate traumatised dogs. Director Eryn Wilson joins Andrew to discuss th...

Singled [Out] Review – What It’s Like Being Single and Thirty and a Woman Around the World

Andrew F Peirce

July 4, 2019

Reviews

Cultural differences are an intriguing thing. In one country, you can download an app onto your phone to meet a potential soul mate, whereas in another country, you line up on a stage in a shopping mall and pr...

Woodstock At Fifty: A Venue For The End Of The World Director Aidan Prewitt Interview

Andrew F Peirce

June 19, 2019

Banter

Woodstock at Fifty: A Venue for the End of the World is director Aidan Prewitt's look back at one of the most famous, influential music festivals in the world - Woodstock. Aidan looks at the peaceful w...

Art of Incarceration Review – Honest and Eye Opening

Travis Akbar

June 19, 2019

Reviews

In 2018, a report written by Sophie Russell and Chris Cunneen stated that Indigenous Incarceration has increased by 45% in the last decade – that’s from 2008 -2018. We make up under 3% of the population, and y...

Saving Warru Review – An Important Message About Conservation in Australia

Travis Akbar

June 17, 2019

Reviews

In March 2019, Helen Davidson from The Guardian wrote an alarming article, it was titled “Record Numbers of Australian Wildlife Species Face Imminent Extinction”. Just the title is enough to make you cringe, k...

Lost & Found on Path for Oscar Glory with Shortlist Entry

Weary, Stale, Flat and Unprofitable? The State of Shakespeare Onscreen

Best Australian Films of 2019

Filmink Presents Launches in Australia as an Exciting New Film Distributor

Celebrate Cinematic Brilliance with Palace Cinema Paradiso’s In Focus: Wes Anderson Festival

The Mandalorian and Mousehouse Monoculture: Reconciling with a Complete Pop Culture Diet

Cinema Run for Aussie Comedy Standing Up for Sunny

AACTA Film Fest | Andrew's Top Picks

December Newsletter – An End of Year Thanks to All

#SaveRadioADL – Radio Adelaide Needs Your Help!

Arts Community Still Blue For Manus And Nauru

Send a Book to Brazil and Help Support LGBTIQ+ Communities

Vic Park Summer Street Party Program Announced

November’s Australian Revelations Screening is an Animated Wonder

The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course Review - Steve Irwin, the Next Mick Dundee

Frozen II Review – A More Mature Film Than the First

Wrinkles the Clown Review – A Glimpse into the Rise of a Petrifying Figure

Koko: A Red Dog Story Review – This Canine Flick is an Easy Best in Show

Knives Out Review – Murder-Mystery Struggles to Cut the (Colonel) Mustard

Knives Out Review – A Delicate Tonal Tightrope that Succeeds Immensely

The Good Liar Review – Plays Like a Big Screen Version of Midsomer Murders

Residue Short Film Director Kori Reay-Mackey and Producer Dan Thom Interview

Koko: A Red Dog Story Interview with Directors Aaron McCann and Dominic Pearce

Standing Up for Sunny Interviews – RJ Mitte & Philippa Northeast

Eight Questions With Suzi Q Director Liam Firmager – Idols, Rock Goddesses, and Aussies Telling American Stories

Standing Up for Sunny Director Steve Vidler Interview

Martha: A Picture Story Director Selina Miles Interview

Happy Sad Man Interview with Director Genevieve Bailey

Tommy Emmanuel: The Endless Road Filmmakers Jaime Lewis and Jeremy Dylan and Tommy Emmanuel Interviews

Strange Tenants: Ska’d For Life Director Fiona Cochrane Interview

Homefront Filmmakers Michael Wilkins and Amanda Gibson Interview

Waiting: The Van Duren Story Director Wade Jackson Interview

The Ten Films You Must See at the 2019 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Dog’s Best Friend Director Eryn Wilson Interview

Singled [Out] Review – What It’s Like Being Single and Thirty and a Woman Around the World

Woodstock At Fifty: A Venue For The End Of The World Director Aidan Prewitt Interview

Art of Incarceration Review – Honest and Eye Opening

Saving Warru Review – An Important Message About Conservation in Australia

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