Pietra Brettkelly is a documentary film-maker (Maori Boy Genius, A Flickering Truth) who has travelled around the world, refusing to compromise to other standards and opinions, to create documentaries that… Read More
Tag: MIFF
Mini Review: Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda / Nick
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda is an excellent documentary following my favourite composer, Ryuichi Sakamoto. The film is a meditation on Sakamoto’s cancer diagnosis, recent career hiatus and production techniques. He discusses… Read More
Review: Pick of the Litter / Maddy
I’m canine crazy, so I was looking forward to watching Pick of the Litter as a part of the Sydney Film Festival family films. Pick of the Litter is a documentary that follows… Read More
Review: Swagger / MIFF / Tiana
Swagger. “To walk or behave in a very confident and arrogant or self-important way”. Known for his music videos, director Olivier Babinet has made a visually stylistic, brimming with attitude… Read More
Revolution Of Sound: Tangerine Dream / Ethan
Revolution Of Sound: Tangerine Dream truly lives up to it’s name, in more ways than one. The journey of the revolutionary experimental group, Tangerine Dream, is well-documented here, but so… Read More
Interview with Francis Lee / God’s Own Country
Kena chatted with Francis Lee, director of God’s Own Country during the Melbourne International Film Festival. As an opener, could you tell us a little about yourself and your filmic career?… Read More
Review: God’s Own Country / Kena
This film is almost Brokeback Mountain set in my granddad’s backyard. Okay, not quite. There’s more than that – it’s not a film about homosexual romance, to me this film… Read More
Melbourne International Film Festival 2017
The Melbourne International Film festival kicks off on the 3 August. Their dedicated youth program has a diverse mix of films but you can also explore outside that program. If you… Read More
Interview with Florian Habicht / Spookers
During the Sydney Film Festival Jacqueline interviewed director Florian Habicht about his documentary Spookers. —- I had the opportunity to interview the director of Spookers, Florian Habicht at the Sydney Film Festival.… Read More
Review: Patti Cake$ / Amy
Patti Cake$ directed by music video director Geremy Jasper screened at the Sydney Film Festival this year. This film received a lot of attention and hype at the Sundance film… Read More