While the death of Albie Thoms takes Tina Kaufman back to the generation who created both the Sydney Filmmakers’ Co-op and the true notion of indy cinema in Australia, her picture could almost be set in Sydney in 2012. The technology is different, but not the spirit.
People face death in different ways, but Albie Thoms, who died last week at 71, after a long bout with cancer, set what should be an example to us all.
