All posts tagged "documentary"

Film Review: Gurrumul

Gurrumul is an incredibly expressive film that highlights the disconnect in aboriginal and western culture and the magnificence that was Gurrumul’s music.

Film Review: Sea Dreaming Girls

Funne is a work that just oozes charm. These women are relatable, likable and hilarious.

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Film Review: Human Flow

Renowned activist and artist Ai Weiwei creates a powerful and sharp image of the refugee crisis that affects the world. Human Flow uses effective and poignant images and shots to show a new perspective on refugees.

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Interview: Su Goldfish. Writer and director of The Last Goldfish.

The Last Goldfish is a film that details Su Goldfish’s search for her roots. It is at once a celebration of life, a grief for loss and a story of family.

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Film Review: Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami

Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami follows Jones over an 8 year period as she travels the globe. Filmed by documentary movie-maker Sophie Fiennes, this work attempts to peer underneath the glittering persona Jones has crafted for decades.

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Film Review: Mountain

A poetic documentary montage by BAFTA-nominated director, Jennifer Peedom, narrated by Willem Dafoe and with a soundtrack by the Australian Chamber Orchestra.

Young at Heart Film Festival Review: Looking for Infinity: El Camino

A documentary exploring the popular pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela where the Apostle St James, patron Saint of Spain, is supposedly buried.

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Young at Heart Seniors Film Festival Premiers on Monday

The national Over-60s film festival, Young at Heart, comes to Adelaide's Palace Nova for the first time, providing a week of fantastic films for seniors.

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Interview: David Stratton, A Cinematic Life

We interview Australian cinema icon, David Stratton, about being the focus of the limited release documentary film, A Cinematic Life, opening 9 March 2017.

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Books & Literature

Book Review: The War on Women, by Sue Lloyd-Roberts

This book encapsulates the working life of Sue Lloyd-Roberts, a video journalist for 30 years who often reported on human rights abuses around the world.

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20th Japanese Film Festival Opens This Month

The 20th annual Japanese Film Festival will run from 21 – 30 October exclusively at the Mercury Cinema in the city, showcasing 10 films across multiple genre.

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Adelaide Film Festival Goes Rogue

The Adelaide Film Festival presents a rogue mini-festival this month with two world premiere films, in-conversation events, a masterclass, and more.

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Film Review: The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years

A documentary chronicling the touring years of The Beatles, from 1962 and 1966 and how their travelling affected their song-writing and relationships.

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DVD Review: Harry & Snowman

When 86-year-old Harry deLeyer bought a rescued plough horse for just $80, together they made it to the top of the world. A must-see, heartwarming documentary.

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Interview: Larry Kane: On Tour with The Beatles

With a new documentary about The Beatles opening in cinemas this week, we caught up with US news veteran, Larry Kane, who toured with them back in 1964.

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Latino Film Festival Review: Hotel Nueva Isla

Ostensibly a documentary, this is the story of Jorge de los Rios Vega who continues to reside in the once grand, but now derelict, eponymous hotel.

Film Review: Tickled

The must-see documentary of the year! What begins as a whimsical look at the world of Competitive Endurance Tickling turns into a nightmare of abuse, threats, legal action and terror.

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2016 Radical Reels Tour Films Announced

Over 2 hours of adrenaline-filled extreme sports short films are coming your way with the 2016 Radical Reels Tour, for one night only in November.