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As Melbourne streets empty and the city shuts down, so too many of the creative industries that have given Melbourne the enviable title of Australia’s foremost City of the Arts. COVID-19 has pushed cr…
I was halfway through The Plastic House before I realised there hadn’t actually been any dialogue yet. The last time I watched a documentary like this, I was not a fan, but with this documentary, I fo…
Le Miroir is a visual delight of a short film, one that shows a talented director on the rise. In celebration of the news that Le Miroir will be screening at Western Australia's grand Cinefest Oz…
Oscar nominee Judith Ehrlich's documentary, The Boys Who Said NO!, is a fascinating exploration of the protest movement that helped reinforce draft resistance during the Vietnam War era, allow…
Thanks to the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, I get to interview wonderful people from all around the world who have fascinating stories to tell and beautiful films to share. In this interview…
Wongar, the feature documentary that follows controversial author Sreten Bozic aka B. Wongar is now streaming at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. Director Andrijana Stojkovic talks about her e…
Last year I interviewed Miranda Taspsell before going on to catch the Top End Wedding for a second time at the Adelaide Film Festival. The film was great, but one performance in particular stuck with…
Small Island Big Song - An Oceanic Songline is a collaborative film, made over 16 Island nations from the Pacific & Indian Oceans, following musicians from Madagascar, to Taiwan, to Zendath…
Oh this film, Keyboard Fantasies: The Beverly Glenn-Copeland Story is a delight. A wonderful gem of a film about musician Glenn Copeland and his album, Keyboard Fantasies, and the impact it had on…
Ah! The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival always brings wonderful films to my inbox, with delights like Leaving Allen Street for me to watch and engage with. This lovely documentary is directed b…
The Rise of the Synths is a documentary about synthwave music and the people inspired by it. With his documentary narrated by John Carpenter (the John Carpenter) and it screening online for t…
Our Law is a short film that is currently screening at the Sydney Film Festival online, and will be screening on NITV on Monday 22nd June at 8:30pm on Karla Grant Presents. Andrew caught up with…