film
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Forced to flee: Afghani women make film in the ‘Maine
Eve Lamb A group of young Afghani women who recently fled the oppressive rule of the Taliban have visited Castlemaine to play key roles in a new short film. The three were all in Castlemaine to participate in filming of My Yellow Dress, a short art film being made by local creatives and filmmakers including Castlemaine’s Bruce…
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Lights, camera, action for Riddells Creek
Stephen Curry and Jackson Tozer have been cast in a black comedy short to be shot in Riddells Creek during March. Described as Weekend at Bernies meets Reservoir Dogs, Hatchback centres on Vince (Curry) as he attempts to clean up a dead body for the mob, but when he enlists the help of his dim-witted…
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Film to fill a cultural void
Barfold will become the backdrop for a film that seeks to change the portrayal of Chinese-Australians on screen. Fire Rabbit is the simple story of two brothers foraging for food in the Australian bush but explores complex familial and cultural relationships, in a 1939 setting. “The importance of telling this story is that there’s quite…
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Up in lights
Hollywood Theatre will soon light up for two young Woodend filmmakers. Flynn Mazza and Kale McQuade were named winners of the International Youth Silent Film Festival’s regional finals for their murder mystery Suspected. Their three-minute film follows a detective interviewing four suspects and their work is now bound for the international finals to be held…