Film – Reviews Archive

As I watched the film Mabo at its premiere at the Sydney Film Festival on Thursday June 7, I felt both ashamed and proud. Ashamed at how white Australians had treated the Aboriginal people after expropriating their land and claiming it was …

The documentary Maori Boy Genius from director Pietra Brettkelly (The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins), tells the true story of 16-year-old Ngaa Rauuira Pumanawawhiti, an intelligent and handsome Maori boy who carries the hopes and aspirations of his family, friends and …

The World Before Her is a documentary written and directed by Nisha Pahuja, a Canadian filmmaker born in India. It was four years in the making which allowed Pahuja to gain trust with the women she interviewed and gain a very personal …

Penny Vozniak’s compelling documentary Despite the God’s captures the literal blood, sweat and tears involved in the process of making a film. The documentary follows director Jennifer Lynch, daughter of eccentric filmmaker extraordinaire David Lynch, as she shoots her third feature film …

When the Sydney Film Festival opened with the world premiere of Australian comedy Not Suitable for Children, it was with a new director at the helm. Nashen Moodley, born in South Africa in 1978, comes to Sydney with a distinguished portfolio in film programming …