Documentary
Film Review: The Tunnel - The Other Side of Darkness
An out-of-the-box independent Australian horror movie from 2011 gets a welcome but unexpected making-of documentary ten years later.
Documentary: A love story, by Dr Mitzi Goldman
The co-founder and CEO of Documentary Australia Foundation writes about the twelve Australian documentaries competing for this year's $10,000 prize…
Film Review: Hating Peter Tatchell is a vital look at LGBTIQ history
Glenn Dunks finds lots to love in this documentary now available in Australia and New Zealand on Netflix.
Strong Female Lead: An interview with director Tosca Looby
Adopting the archive-only approach of The Final Quarter, Looby and editor Rachel Grierson-Johns created a powerful and enraging one-off doc…
Sydney Film Festival announces 12 documentary finalists for 2021
The finalists competing for the $10,000 Documentary Australia Foundation Award have a strong sense of social purpose.
You should watch... Sisters with Transistors at MIFF Digital
Sisters with Transistors is a highlight of MIFF Digital: ‘The history of women has been the history of silence –…
AACTA finalists prove an extraordinary year for documentary
The 2021 list of feature documentaries in the final nominee list for the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts…
A film festival for extraordinary times: MIFF 2021
The Melbourne International Film Festival unveils a 'hybrid' program to serve many audiences. Fingers and toes are crossed.
Playing with Sharks: beauty, archives and a life redeemed
Playing with Sharks: The Valerie Taylor story is much more than a toothy adventure. Producer Bettina Dalton muses on hero(ines),…
Sonia Bible and The Witch of Kings Cross
With her occult paintings and kinky sex life, artist Rosaleen Norton caused scandal in 1950s Sydney. We talk to the…