SBSi
dal 24/3/2003 al 29/3/2003
Segnalato da
Centre for Contemporary Photography
24/3/2003
SBSi
Australian Centre for the Moving Image - ACMI, Melbourne
The indipendent eye. An SBS independent film program at ACMI. The films that are of particular interest to the photography world area Painting with Light in a Dark World and Sadness.
Sadness
(Unclassified 18+)
Tony Ayres, Australia, 1999,
52 mins, SP Betacam
Source/Courtesy: Film Australia
Award-winning photographer William Yang explores issues of grief,
family and identity in this adaptation of his acclaimed stage
performance Sadness. Directed by Tony Ayres (Walking on Water, 2002)
this mesmerising landmark documentary shifts between storytelling,
photography and stylised re-enactment.
Special guest: director Tony Ayres
Painting with Light in a Dark World
(Unclassified 18+)
Sascha Ettinger-Epstein, Australia, 2002, 26 mins, Digital Betacam
Source/Courtesy: Firelight Film Productions
This startling documentary focuses on Peter Darren Moyle, a
self-trained photographer who has been illuminating the darkest
shadows of Sydney's underbelly for ten years, equipped with his old
1936 medium-format camera.
The films are part of the SBSi: the independent eye -a tribute to
the bold and innovative dramas, documentaries and animations
commissioned by SBS Independent. SBS Independent's risk-taking
productions and stimulating stories have collectively won more than
350 national and international
awards. Featuring a selection of inspired Australian filmmaking and
an exciting premiere, the festival brings you face-to-face with some
of our finest filmmakers and most vibrant characters.
Tuesday 25 March at 9pm.
Tickets: Full $11/ Conc $8
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SBSi: the independent eye Land of the Little Kings (Unclassified 18+) Des Kootji Raymond, Australia, 2000, 78 mins, Digital Betacam Source/Courtesy: Excalibar Nominees Acclaimed singer/songwriter Archie Roach travels around Australia and encounters stories told by the men and women who experienced the pain of the stolen generations.
Taking its name from Paul Kelly s song (Archie s haunting rendition is performed in the film), Des Kootji Raymond s emotive documentary forms a rock-solid message to all Australians. Special guests: Archie Roach, director Des Kootji Raymond, producer Paul Roberts Sandman in Siberia (Unclassified 18+) Ted Robinson, Australia, 2003 (work-in-progress) Source/Courtesy: GNW TV Part documentary, part travelogue, part Beverley Hillbillies. Steve The Sandman Abbott journeys across Siberia with his mother Evelyn, following rumours of an oil strike on the old family property! The perennial loser (Triple J, Triple M and Good News Week) will be your travel guide through this work-in-progress screening.
Special guest: Steve The Sandman Abbott Friday 28 March 9pm Saturday 29 March 7pm
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