Brett Michael Innes’ short film ‘Blue Dress’ sees a young father seeking forgiveness for the rape that he committed years ago in university. By reaching out to the woman he assaulted, he hopes to let go of the guilt he’s been carrying all these years. She agrees to meet with him after hours at her …
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SSAFF Review – ‘Back of the Moon’
The closing film of Sydney’s South African Film Festival 2020 is Academy Award-nominated director Angus Gibson’s (Mandela) ‘Back of the Moon’, a tragic love story set in a rundown part of Johannesburg. It’s 1958 and Badman (Richard Lukunku – Black Sails), an intellectual and the leader of the most powerful gang in Sophiatown, lives life …
Fantastic Film Festival Australia Unveils Full Program
STRANGE, SUBVERSIVE AND SURREAL Dystopian zombie mutants, reality-bending psychological terror, dreamlike animations, and a healthy dose of gore – the inaugural Fantastic Film Festival Australia (20 Feb – 4 March) has announced its full program of strange and surreal, boundary-pushing and bizarre cinema screening at Lido Cinemas, Hawthorn (VIC) and Ritz Cinemas, Randwick (NSW). Offering up its own distinct perspective on …
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Japanese Film Festival Review – ‘Kakegurui’
“Bring on the madness!” – Yumeko Jabami Copyright 2019 Homura Kawamoto, Toru Naomura / SQUARE ENIX “Kakegurui Movie” Project Japanese Film Festival is back to tour Australia from October through December 2019. Their line up is more diverse than ever and what a film to start things off with. ‘Kakegurui’ is the live action film, …
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Jewish International Film Festival Reveals Lineup
Australian documentarian Eve Ash will introduce the Australian premiere of her documentary Man On the Bus With sensational tales packed with screen luminaries, side-splitting comedies, and stories of iconic Jewish trailblazers and innovators, the Jewish International Film Festival (October 23 – November 21) returns for another year of spectacular Jewish cinema from around the world. Featuring 60 …
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Antenna Documentary Film Festival Announces Full 2019 Line-Up
Antenna, Australia’s international documentary film festival, unveiled its full program for 2019. Featuring 50 of the most cutting-edge, thought-provoking documentaries from around the globe, Antenna is set to turn Sydney into a doc-lovers paradise from 17-27 October 2019. Traversing a range of themes and topics, the Antenna 2019 program is jam-packed with explorations into issues across the globe. …
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