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‘I wouldn’t do it again’: The true story behind this gut-wrenching Australian film

‘I wouldn’t do it again’: The true story behind this gut-wrenching Australian film

Noora Niasari’s Shayda is a stunning debut, a deeply personal film about a mother and daughter trying to spark joy inside a women’s refuge.

  • by Karl Quinn

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They’re the voice: The high-schoolers who made a John Farnham musical

They’re the voice: The high-schoolers who made a John Farnham musical

This Is Going To Be Big is a high school coming of age movie with a difference, and it’s an absolute delight.

  • by Karl Quinn
Must-see films at the Melbourne International Film Festival

Must-see films at the Melbourne International Film Festival

Our film critics choose their top films from this year’s festival.

  • by Stephanie Bunbury and Jake Wilson
Southern exposure: Meet the filmmaker giving Albany a starring role

Southern exposure: Meet the filmmaker giving Albany a starring role

Adam Morris has taken the rare step of leaving the big smoke to make movies in the Great Southern, enabling him to bring something fresh to Australian cinema.

  • by Mark Naglazas
Remember Blackberry and Y2K? The films exploring tech bros and their woes

Remember Blackberry and Y2K? The films exploring tech bros and their woes

Two films premiering at this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival celebrate a very specific moment in time.

  • by Stephanie Bunbury
Hugo Weaving liked this film so much he stripped naked for it

Hugo Weaving liked this film so much he stripped naked for it

The Rooster came from a very dark place, but actor-turned director Mark Leonard Winter and actor-producer Geraldine Hakewill have made a film full of joy.

  • by Karl Quinn
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What’s it like to work for one of cinema’s most enigmatic directors?

What’s it like to work for one of cinema’s most enigmatic directors?

Famously eccentric Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki didn’t do interviews for his new film Fallen Leaves – he left that to his actors, who reveal how he works behind the scenes.

  • by Stephanie Bunbury
It takes a tiny village (recreating a Casablanca riot) to win the Sydney Film Festival competition

It takes a tiny village (recreating a Casablanca riot) to win the Sydney Film Festival competition

Moroccan director Asmae El Moudir helped her father painstakingly build a mini neighbourhood populated by small figurines to make The Mother Of All Lies.

  • by Garry Maddox
Footballer who inspired #SaveHakeem campaign still fearful for his future

Footballer who inspired #SaveHakeem campaign still fearful for his future

Former refugee Hakeem al-Araibi hopes a new documentary about his jailing can protect him from the Bahraini government.

  • by Garry Maddox
Blanchett, Indiana Jones, blowing up a pipeline: the hottest tickets at Sydney Film Festival

Blanchett, Indiana Jones, blowing up a pipeline: the hottest tickets at Sydney Film Festival

From Blanchett as a renegade nun to Harrison Ford and Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny, the festival that starts this week has plenty of highlights.

  • by Garry Maddox
‘Showies’ for almost a century, this family is not scared of the ride

‘Showies’ for almost a century, this family is not scared of the ride

Elwin Bell says the travelling carnival business is good again – cash preferred – after fires, floods and the pandemic.

  • by Garry Maddox