By David Pountain Directed by Bentley Dean and Martin Butler Venice Film Festival review Tanna is a small island located in the South Pacific province of Vanuatu. It is home to the Yakel tribe, one […]
Australia
By Luke Ilott Dir: Miro Bilbrough An Australian production by first-time New Zealand director Miro Bilbrough, Being Venice follows the exploits of a woman adrift in life, not yet middle-aged but older than her innocent […]
By Daniella Dahoui Dir: Phillip Noyce In Western Australia of 1931, a government policy includes taking “half-caste” (one white and one Aboriginal parent) children from the Aboriginal mothers and re-locating them to a re-education camp. A. O. Neville […]
Dir: John Curran Tracks, an independent Australian film about Robyn Davidson – a woman who crossed 1,700 mile trek in West Australia with four camels and a dog – premiered in the UK in October […]
Dir: Wayne Blair Review by: Hannah McNicholas One of the most successful local films in recent years, ‘The Sapphires’ is Australia’s answer to ‘Dreamgirls’. Set against a turning point in history and packed with sixties […]
Dir: Kriv Stenders “A dog of a certain type can do well in a lonely town†This is a film about a dog. That should be enough to sell you on this movie. If for […]