A family gathering in the former convent school I attended - now a boutique hotel, someone's folly, Storm clouds gathered - but the ghosts are settled and no longer lurk there (for me at least)
An unorthodox flow of images /
AN UNORTHODOX FLOW OF IMAGES
CURATORS NAOMI CASS AND PIPPA MILNE
https://www.festival.melbourne/2017/events/an-unorthodox-flow-of-images/#.Wbjyw8ZL23I
Read MoreThe Party (Sally Potter) /
Sydney Film Festival 2017
delicious to watch this the night after the latest British election result has so spectacularly failed to give Theresa May the mandate she wanted, to sail into Brexit negotiations with any confidence. (The film was shot at the time of the Brexit referendum). But here, it's less conservatism and more left-liberal politics that is savaged with truth-telling. Star-studded, stunning script, smart cinematography to match.
The Last Goldfish /
First doco at this year's Sydney Film Festival - Su Goldfish's wonderful The Last Goldfish. Beautiful material, brilliant editing, superb voice-over performance, perfectly pitched. So lucky I had tickets for this sold out screening.