The Long Season captures the state of suspension experienced in a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley with nuance and care, with a pronounced focus on the community’s day-to-day life in the camp.
Strange Colours – An Interview with Alena Lodkina
Jessica Ellicott speaks with director Alena Lodkina about her debut feature STRANGE COLOURS, ahead of its Sydney Film Festival
A Mother Brings Her Son to Be Shot
Sinead O’Shea’s documentary about paramilitary violence in Northern Ireland makes for devastating viewing.
Piercing
Nicolas Pesce’s latest works best as a demonic screwball comedy, rather than as an adaptation of the Ryu Murakami novel.
Staff Picks – Sydney Film Festival 2018
In our annual Staff Picks piece we dive deep into the Sydney Film Festival program, offering up an eclectic array of films that we think you should seek out in early June.
Sydney Film Festival Reveals Full 2018 Program
Sydney Film Festival has unveiled a surprising program this year, with a notable focus on Asian cinema and lesser known directors.
Sydney Film Festival Announces 2018 Teaser Films
We look at the first twenty-odd films that have been announced for this year’s Sydney Film Festival program.
Sydney Film Festival 2017 Wrap-Up
We wrap up our extensive coverage of the 2017 Sydney Film Festival with some awards and a handy indexed list of our interviews and reviews.
House of Others – An Interview with Rusudan Glurjidze
At Sydney Film Festival, Jeremy Elphick caught up with with Rusudan Glurijidze to talk about filming conflict, bringing the work together, and the reception it has received back home.
Liberation Day
Morten Traavik’s truly unusual doc follows Laibach, the controversial Slovenian art rock band, on tour in North Korea.