Brief: prodigal son of a gun stays close to home

WA feature Son of a Gun will be the official opening night film of the Cinefest Oz film fest. Nice.

11 Aug 2014 12:00

David Tiley

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Image: production still with Brendan Thwaites.

With its strong emphasis on local development, it is pretty natural that Cinefest Oz, the Busselton festival showcasing the south-west of Western Australia, is leading out with Son of a Gun.

The director, Julius Avery, shot the flm in WA, and was born in Pemberton, a town in the south-west, so this is truly a local celebration.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.