Jared Nicholson and Ben Lawrence on their documentary Aftermath
Jared himself had unwittingly become a primary subject of Aftermath with his eyes being cleared of the scales of mis/disinformation.…
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Natalia Laska on her tender and gentle documentary The Piano Tuner
Natalia Laska's tender and gentle, yet deeply humorous and charming, documentary The Piano Tuner follows her partner, Martin Tucker as he traipses across Australia, from Hobart to Darwin, tuning p…
Arlo Dean Cook on capturing decades of one of Australia’s greatest bands on film with Jebediah: Are We OK?
When I think of the sounds of Western Australia, the licks of Wide Open Road by the Triffids hits my mind, or maybe The Waifs yearning to be back in London, or occasionally it'll be a wistful memo…
Tom Kerby on setting the foundation for Aussie filmmakers to embrace their own voices with the Adelaide Independent Film Festival
There's something in the water in Adelaide that's forcing a major change within the Australian film industry. The Adelaide Film Festival exists and has continued their great financial support…
Meet the film festival programmers who want you to submit your film shot on a Honda Odyssey rear view camera
So much of the discussion about cinema viewing this year has been about what cameras Christopher Nolan shot The Odyssey on. As someone who engages in film discussion as part of running this website, i…
Madison Dell'Aquila on the foundation of Heretica and how to force change in the Australian film & TV industry
Madison Dell'Aquila is, as her website proudly states, "constantly looking forward to challenging what people say can't be done." That mindset is strongly applied with the new platfo…
The poetics of chance guide Dry Leaf
Koberidze creates a conversation with all of the shifting moments of reality that exist for the individual and then become irrevocably “something else” when they form symbolic vestiges.…
Mitchell Withers & Sofia Viegas on the pride of their tender short film For the Boys
In our second part of two interviews about the tender short film For the Boys, director Mitchell Withers and producer Sofia Viegas talk about their journey into filmmaking, creating a safe space for M…
Mitch Brown on finding a safe space to share his story with the short film For the Boys
In 2025, in an interview with Sam Koslowski of The Daily Aus, Mitch Brown became the first openly bisexual footy player in Australia. To give some perspective, the VFL was founded in 1896. That's…
Chouwa Liang on finding empathy for AI relationships with her documentary Replica
Chouwa Liang's documentary Replica invites viewers to empathise with a world of Chinese women who are finding romance and relationships with AI partners or companions. When human-to-human relation…
Producer Blayke Hoffman on the importance of listening to women with the impactful documentary Silenced
Documentarian Selina Miles has crafted a filmography that gives space to women's voices and stories. From her debut feature, Martha: A Picture Story, which took us into the world of street art, to…
Tony Jones on embedding empathy in the animal testing documentary Sentient
At the dawn of his career, Tony Jones filmed Four Corners documentaries like Frozen Asset alongside producer Martin Butler. Now, for the first time in decades, Tony steps back into the world of docume…