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Revue
High and Dry: Anthony Chen’s Wet Season
Critics Campus 2020 participant Michelle Wang takes a look at the portrayals of loneliness and yearned-for comfort in Anthony Chen’s Wet Season.
By Michelle Wang | 13 Aug 2020
Critics Campus
Reviews
Hauntings of Memory: The Past Relived in Playback
Critics Campus 2020 participant Angus McGrath delves into recollection, representation and materiality as seen in Agustina Comedi’s Playback.
By Angus McGrath | 13 Aug 2020
Critics Campus
Reviews
Transformation and Self-Destruction in Anne at 13,000 Ft
Critics Campus 2020 participant Annika Morling dives into the sensitive, skilful character study that is Kazik Radwanski’s Anne at 13,000 Ft.
By Annika Morling | 12 Aug 2020
Critics Campus
Reviews
The Gay Generation Gap in Suk Suk and Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt)
Critics Campus 2020 participant Merryana Salem examines the handling of intergenerational LGBTQIA+ issues in Suk Suk and Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt).
By Merryana Salem | 12 Aug 2020
Critics Campus
Reviews
Walls of Silence: Outside the Oranges Are Blooming and The Plastic House
Critics Campus 2020 participant Jack Rowland explores the depictions of silence and solace in Outside the Oranges Are Blooming and The Plastic House.
By Jack Rowland | 12 Aug 2020
Interviews
Critics Campus
Australian Films
Virtual Reality
2019
68th MIFF
Waiting for The Waiting Room: Rolf de Heer on the Future of VR
Australian filmmaker Rolf de Heer speaks to 2019 MIFF Critics Campus participant Zach Karpinellison about his latest collaboration with directors Mark Eland and Molly Reynolds; the groundbreaking 3D VR experience The Waiting Room.
21 Aug 2019
Interviews
Critics Campus
2019
68th MIFF
Director in Focus: An Interview with Peter Strickland
2019 Melbourne International Film Festival guest Peter Strickland talked to Critics Campus participant Isabella Trimboli about his career in the context of the festival's Director in Focus retrospective.
19 Aug 2019
Interviews
Critics Campus
2019
68th MIFF
MIFF 2019
Vai: An Interview with Nicole Whippy
2019 MIFF Critics Campus participant Jamie Tram talks to Nicole Whippy, one of the directors of the portmanteau film Vai.
19 Aug 2019
Interviews
Critics Campus
Australian Films
2019
68th MIFF
MIFF 2019
Through the Looking Glass: An Interview with Sequin in a Blue Room’s Conor Leach
Conor Leach dazzles in Samuel Van Grinsven’s Sequin in a Blue Room, who chats to 2019 Critics Campus participant about his role in the film and queer culture both on screen and off in Australia today.
18 Aug 2019
Interviews
Critics Campus
Festival Guests
2019
68th MIFF
Peter Strickland on...In Fabric: A Video Interview
In this video interview, 2019 festival guest Peter Strickland speaks to MIFF Critics Campus participant Olivia Bennett about his latest film, In Fabric.
17 Aug 2019
Interviews
Critics Campus
Australian Films
Documentary
2019
68th MIFF
In My Blood It Runs: An Interview with Maya Newell
Filmmaker Maya Newell talks to 2019 MIFF Critics Campus participant Claire Cao about her latest documentary, In My Blood It Runs.
17 Aug 2019