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First up we talk with Belinda Collins, The Social Crew creative director, responsible for coordinating the fantastic array of events happening at NGV Australia, NGV International, Fed Square, ACMI, State Library of Victory and Melbourne Museum for two nights only - May 13 & 14 between the wee hours of 6pm - 1pm as part of ART AFTER DARK here. We follow with a chat with NIDA Director in Residence,...

First up we talk with Belinda Collins, The Social Crew creative director, responsible for coordinating the fantastic array of events happening at NGV Australia, NGV International, Fed Square, ACMI, State Library of Victory and Melbourne Museum for two nights only - May 13 & 14 between the wee hours of 6pm - 1pm as part of ART AFTER DARK here. We follow with a chat with NIDA Director in Residence,...

We speak with Jonathan Alley here about his film Love in Bright Landscapes - The Story of David McComb of The Triffids. We follow with a chat with Kate Clere & Mick McIntyre here, from Second Nature Films, talk about their six part series called Eating Plants that has a distribution deal with TVF International in the UK and is available on SBS on-demand.  It's all about being Vegan, one of the big...

We speak with Jonathan Alley here about his film Love in Bright Landscapes - The Story of David McComb of The Triffids. We follow with a chat with Kate Clere & Mick McIntyre, from Second Nature Films, talk about their six part series called Eating Plants that has a distribution deal with TVF International in the UK and is available on SBS on-demand.  It's all about being Vegan, one of the biggest...

We speak with Jonathan Alley here about his film Love in Bright Landscapes - The Story of David McComb of The Triffids. We follow with a chat with Kate Clere & Mick McIntyre, from Second Nature Films, talk about their six part series called Eating Plants that has a distribution deal with TVF International in the UK and is available on SBS on-demand.  It's all about being Vegan, one of the biggest...

Just as we hear that the Australian Government has abandoned Julian Assanga, the film Ithaka documents the sheer cruelty and stacked process of the extradiction process in the UK Courts.  We hear from Gabriel Shipton one of the film's producers and Julian's brother.

We speak with Diana Paez, director/writer/editor, of Our Voices, premiering at the upcoming Spanish Film Festival. It brings the voices of Spanish Speaking migrants to Australia who came between 1960-80s.

The daughter of trailblazing Australian filmmaker, Lilias Fraser, tells the epic tale of her mother's extraordinary life, her career and their challenging relationship in the film The Camera Stopped Rolling.

Today we chat with writer/ director Celina Stang about her multi award winning feature Mother Mountain. Shot on the south coast of NSW, Mother Mountain brings the issue of intergenerational trauma into an Australian context when the experiences of the Holocaust and the similar experience of genocide for First Nations People come together.

We speak with film maker Jen Pedder about her fantastic new film River.

Today we chat with writer/ director Celina Stang about her multi award winning feature Mother Mountain. Shot on the south coast of NSW, Mother Mountain brings the issue of intergenerational trauma into an Australian context when the experiences of the Holocaust and the similar experience of genocide for First Nations People come together.

We speak with film director Philippa Bateman about the film Wash My Soul in the River's Flow a love story between great Australian songsters Ruby Hunter and Archie Roach set in country and during the 2004 Kura Tungar-Songs from the River concerts, where they collaborated with Paul Grabowsky and the 22-piece Australian Art Orchestra.

Today we feature two new filmsFriends & Strangers  here is James Vaughan's debut feature. A fascinating, quirky exploration into real lives lived. Anonymous Club  here is Danny Cohen's much awaited doco that follows three years in the life of Australian songtress Courtney Barnett.

Today we have the happy chance to hear from Gillian Moody filmmaker as well as someone who has worked in production at SBS and as an Investment and Development Manager in Screen Australia’s Indigenous Department. Gillian is going to be part of an AIDC session called Collaboration vs. Consultation: Move Towards Better Practice in First Nations Storytelling. the Australian International Documentary...

Today we chat with Colette Beaurdy from SealLight Films about her most recent production Life in Colour and the upcoming panel at AIDC Women and Wildlife: Making Waves in Specialist Factual. It is particularly aimed at encouraging more women in this area of filmmaking. Session Date & Time10:00 - 11:00 March 8th

Today we are highlighting A Stitch In Time which is opening in cinemas on February 17. Written and directed by Sasha Hadden A Stitch in Time is one out of the box. It follows the life of a woman named Liebe played by Maggie Blinco who reaches a fork in the raod when her long-term partner, the selfish Duncan played by musician Glenn Shorrock finally pushes just too far and she leaves to fend for he...

Here Out West is a chapter film from eight emerging and diverse screenwriters living in Western Sydney, brought to the big screen by five female directors. I speak with one of the writers, Arka Das. 

Today we are lucky enough to be chatting with Natasha Gadd the creative director at the AIDC for a background to the event scheduled for March 6-9 a must for documentary filmmakers and those aspiring to be so. 

The fast approaching deadline for films for the Setting Sun Film Festival gives us as opportunity to catch up with Festival Director Anna Bourazoukas.

You are listening to a conversation I had recently with filmmaker Matthew Walker about his film I'm Wanita which is opening tonight January the 6th in cinemas. It focuses on an amazing talent and a wild woman Wanita she lives in Tamworth and is billed as the Queen of Australian Honky Tonk. The film is an amazing document a force of nature.

We are listening to a chat I had with Ivan Sen about his upcoming new film Loveland. Loveland is out in cinemas in February.

Today we talk with Spencer MacLaren who is part of the Steve Jaggi Production House in Queensland. He is talking to us about a series  called Dive Club now showing now on Netflix, shot in Queensland and aiming for the young adult market with a strong ensemble cast of young female performers.

Today we are going to a recent interview with Molly Reynolds in honour of the passing of the great first nations actor David Dalaithngu. My Name is David Gullipil will be the last film from the legendary David Gullipil.

Today I am replaying an interview I did with writer director Madeine Mariniello about her film Palazzo di Cozzo, a quintessentially Australian document. Palazzo di Cozzo documents the life and times of the larger than life character Franco Cozzo furniture magnate in Melbourne but also a symbol of the arrival of Italian migrants after the second world war into a determinedly anglo White Australian...

Today a film called Lion Spy. The world we live in has only 20,000 wild lions. South African born and Australian raised Filmmaker Rogue Rubin's aim was to find out how it was possible for this terrible position to have come about and how lions could be saved. This lead her trophy hunting. Lion Spy is an investigative report which takes us into the belly of the beast as well as the revelation of so...