PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
THE KING TIDE
Boasting gutsy performances from Clayne Crawford and Lara Jean Chorostecki as the parents, and an ethereal one from Alix West Lefler as Isla, along with Inner West’s own Aden Young, The King Tide powerfully provokes the mind and the heart in equal measure.
PAVEMENTS
Playfully goofy, Pavements is built around footage of lo-fi godheads Pavement preparing for their sold-out 2022 reunion tour, but takes a variety of arresting twists and turns, including into a film-within-a-film where Stranger Things’ Joe Keery gets into character to play Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus in a Hollywood biopic.
WHO BY FIRE
Winner of the Berlinale Generation 14plus Grand Prix. Burning slow and fierce, Philippe Lesage’s Who by Fire, a reference to the classic Leonard Cohen song, is a fascinating take on the oft-visited coming-of-age genre.
MUST-SEE DOCOS
FUTURE COUNCIL
In his daring and entertaining new feature documentary, Future Council, Damon Gameau brings the next generation to the forefront of the climate change conversation across Europe, where they boldly challenge businesses and leaders in search of solutions to our greatest ecological challenges.
THE GLEANERS & I
Enlivened and encouraged by the rise of digital technologies, Agnes Varda is allowed to get up close and personal with her subjects as the iconic filmmaker explores the world of modern-day gleaners, namely those who live on the margins of society and survive by foraging amongst the detritus of what others have discarded.
SUNLIGHT: YES
Guided by AMY – an artificial-intelligence narrator with knowledge to burn – the riveting and thought-provoking documentary Sunlight: YES contextualises bio-artist SymbioticA’s groundbreaking work whilst ruminating on art, science, innovation, and stick insects. Plus Spirits of the Hoey and filmmaking in Unreal Engine.
