This coming March the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) presents the next season of films within the popular Australian Perspectives program. With a spotlight on producer David Hannay, ACMI screens a number of films he produced over his prolific career, including the remarkable Mapantsula.
Before the celebration of David Hannay begins, Australian Perspectives will screen the Melbourne premiere of Utopia, the latest film from cartoonist, political satirist and filmmaker, Bruce Petty. Rhys Muldoon is cast as the protagonist, a documentary presenter who slips into unconsciousness when an accident happens on set while filming. From there, reality and fiction fuse, animation and actuality are intertwined to tell the tale of his imaginings of Utopia. Only screening for 3 sessions during March, the first will be hosted by the Australian Film Critics Association followed by a Q&A with creator Bruce Petty.
