Continue reading »]]> Sydney Indie Film Festival 2018 – 23rd October 7:30PM – Feature Film “Gun”

+ Short Films “Absolutes” “Mounty County” “Sitting on the Fence”

+ Q&A with the Filmmakers!

TICKETS:

https://www.facebook.com/events/190898615138400

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sydney-indie-ff-2018-feature-gun-shorts-actiondramathriller-tickets-51319486967

Q&A with:

Jordan Devitre, Absolutes
Timothy Malin, Mounty County: Stories From Dawson Mall
Martin Veit, Sitting on the Fence

SUGGESTED ARRIVAL TIME: 7:15PM
For the Red Carpet Meetings & Greetings Shananigans

Feature Film:

Gun

Director Sam Upton, United States

Cast: Sam Upton, Jared Abrahamson, Mark Boone Junior, Kate Vernon, Cassi Thomson, Laila Ali

Synopsis: A washed up, alcoholic ex-prizefighter makes a comeback to boxing after his top-middleweight contender son is wrongfully blinded in the ring.

Australian Premiere
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53MwJgS_sKQ&feature=youtu.be

@gunthefilm

Short Films:

Absolutes

Director Jordan Devitre, Australia

Cast: Terrell Carden-Reynolds, Anthony Darvall, Anthony Thomas

World Premiere

@snowstormfilms

Mounty County: Stories From Dawson Mall

Director Timothy Malin, Australia

Sitting on the Fence

Director Martin Veit, Australia, @martyveit

Synopsis: Three friends discuss whether to help a man being beating by two other men opposite them.

Program subject to change without notice.

Continue reading »]]> Sydney Indie Film Festival at the Gladesville Flicks n Eats – FREE Outdoor Cinema Event! Short Films “Across the Pond” “Charming” “Dancing With Gene Kelly” “Weston”

Gladesville Flicks ‘n’ Eats will land in Cowell Street, transforming it into an outdoor movie and foodie haven.
- Outdoor Movies and Feast Night
- Family Features shown “Wall E” “OddBall”
- EATS by Local Restaurants
- Music & Short Films
- Family Fun and Much more
Check out Gladesville Festival for more info https://web.facebook.com/Gladesvillefestival/

Sydney Indie Film Festival ‘s Family Short Film Selections Showing at the Gladesville Flicks ‘n’ Eats:

Across The Pond (AUSTRALIA/USA)

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxz_DK_aw-Q&sns=em
Director: Ryan Bergez, Maceo Greenberg
Cast: Renée Bourke, Paris Dylan
Synopsis: A career driven London girl, Emily (Renee Bourke) gets sent to LA for work. This cut and dry business trip takes a detour when she meets an easy going bar musician, Nick (Paris Dylan). Despite leading very different lives, the unlikely pair share an undeniable connection, but is it strong enough to overcome the distance Across the Pond?

Charming (USA)

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/156026112
Director: Tom Albanese
Synopsis: Prince Charming recounts his disastrous search for true love in a re-imagining of classic Grimms’ fairytales with a contemporary touch.

Dancing with Gene Kelly (AUSTRALIA)

Director: Katharine Rogers
Cast: Clementine Bell
Synopsis: Six year old Eliza has a marvellous dream that one day she will dance with legendary film star Gene Kelly.

Weston (AUSTRALIA)

Director: Liam Newton
Cast: Liam Newton, Bec Hewat, Gareth Prosser, Louisa Fitzhardinge
Synopsis: A day in the life of a surprisingly talented robot vacuum.

Gladesville is home to an amazing array of restraurants and is a fantastic destination for a great night-out.
Some of the top local restraurants will be part of this year’s Flick ‘n’ Eats. These include Aussie Goodies, Voro Italian, Blue Chilli, Gourmet Pizza Pantry, Bistro Meme, Iyara Thai and more. With other stalls from Gladesville Rotary and RSL Youth Club.

Pop-Up Bar:
Head to the Bayview Hotel pop-up bar for refreshing refreshments.

Music:
Grab a table and kick back to some great local sounds from:
Gypsy DUb Sound System, The Soniks, Ace Avenue, jORDYN rICHARDS AND more…

Getting There:
Gladesville Flicks’n’ Eats will take place on Cowell St.
(corner of Victoria Rd.) and in Flagstaff carpark.
It is encouraged to walk in or take public transport where possible.
PARKING is available until 12 Midnight in the Gladesville Shopping Village carpark – enter via Flagstaff Street.

Admission:

Free!

Continue reading »]]> Sydney Indie Film Festival – Feature Film “SCRATCH” + Short Films “’Je suis un Crayon” “Muhammad Ali – The Olive Branch and the Dagger” “Our Father” “Postpartum” + Closing Night Awards Event! + Q&A the Filmmakers! @ Epping Hotel

Thursday, 20th October 2016
Time: 8:30PM
Location: Screening Cinema Room @ Epping Hotel
Epping

Film introduced by Filmmakers Maninder Chana & Michael Dragnea (Scratch) followed by Q&A after screenings

Feature Film:

Scratch (CANADA)
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/159450680
Director: Maninder Chana
Cast: Julie Romaniuk, Craig Cyr, Romaine Waite
Synopsis: A female rookie armoured truck guard is caught between her co-workers’ plot to rob their own truck and greedy gangsters desperate to grab the loot.

Short Films:

‘Je suis un Crayon’ (I am a Pencil) (AUSTRALIA)
Trailer: https://youtu.be/TDKvJeNJiYs
Director: Joe D’Arcy
Cast: Pierre Maubouche, Carol D’Arcy
Synopsis: ‘Je suis un Crayon’ (I am a Pencil) was inspired by the three million people in France who marched in support of unity, peace, and the freedom of expression on January 11th 2015 after the Charlie Hebdo massacre.
Whilst the pencil experiences its life, it draws the world ‘as it is-as it sees it’. The pencil (like the artist) has an innate drive to create and it will always express, irrespective of whether it is granted permission or not.

Muhammad Ali – The Olive Branch and the Dagger (USA)
Director: Jorge Arana
Cast: Kiki Powell
Synopsis: A short film tribute inspired by a Facebook post after the death of Muhammad Ali.

Our Father (UK)
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/139159518
Director: Calum Rhys
Cast: Luke Goddard, Ross O’Hennessy, Aaron Jeffcoate, Jonas Daniel Alexander, Mark Anthony Games, Willem Ward
Synopsis: A dramatic study on the contrasting nature between the innocence of childhood and the reality of war. A gritty and intense ride ensues that guides Cole, a private in the British army, and the men in his section through the war before the story reaches its emotional climax in the heart of the French countryside.

Postpartum (SAUDI ARABIA/AUSTRALIA)
Director: Nancy Paton
Cast: Nancy Paton
Synopsis: Claire lives on a compound in Saudi Arabia where division between her western compound and the wider society increases her feeling of isolation caused by postpartum. Claire lives a rich exotic life, has help at home and a caring husband. However, ten months after labor she still cannot beat the depression that she has no control over. Postpartum focuses on the day she has chosen to fight with her condition whatever the outcome. She try’s to interact with others, with the environment she lives in, and most importantly with her son James, but postpartum depression has taken control of her life and ultimately may end it if she looses the battle.

SUGGESTED ARRIVAL TIME: 8PM
For the Red Carpet Meetings & Greetings Shananigans

Continue reading »]]> Sydney Indie Film Festival – Feature Film “The Chameleon” + Shorts Films “The Mother” & “Touch” – Closing Night Event Part 1! + Meet the Filmmakers! @ Epping Hotel

Thursday, 20th October 2016
Time: 6PM
Location: Screening Cinema Room @ Epping Hotel
Epping

Film introduced by Filmmaker Jane Eakin (Touch) followed by Q&A after screenings
 

Feature Film:

The Chameleon (UK)
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/video/138987093
Director: Jim Greayer
Cast: Joseph Millson, Sarah-Jane Potts, Amy Manson, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Richard Brake
Synopsis: November 1981. A 21 year old single mom is kidnapped from the streets of Corpus Christi, Texas. Her unknown assailant and his mysterious female accomplice hold Pamela Jackson against her will for twelve terrifying days. As her ordeal unfolds, Pamela slowly learns that the man is wanted across America for a series of brutal murders. As Pamela gets dragged into an ever-increasing cycle of violence, and with the police finally closing in on their prey, the serial killer desperately looks for a way out so he can continue his murderous spree. Based on a true story.

Short Films:
The Mother (USA)
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/124671069
Director: Paolo Monico
Synopsis: When a hardened widow receives an unexpected visit, she is given the chance to shed light on her husband’s death.

Touch (AUSTRALIA)
Director: Jane Eakin
Cast: Earl Paea, Marlea Correy
Synopsis: When two unreachable teenagers meet in a doctors waiting room can they find the connection that no one else can?

Continue reading »]]> Sydney Indie Film Festival – Feature The Dark Tapes + Shorts! Early Halloween Fright Night!
+ Q&A with the Filmmakers!
Do you like scary movies?
Then you can’t miss this! You will love tonight’s sessions!
This is better than all Paranormal Activity + Blair Witch together!!!!
“The Dark Tapes” is certainly going to make the TOP 10 Scariest Movies in the Horror Movies History!
+ Short Films “Hatchet Man” “Jehovah”

Tuesday, 18th October 2016
Time: 8PM
Location: Screening Cinema Room @ The Local
Darlinghurst/Paddington

Feature Film:

The Dark Tapes (USA)
(Australian Premiere)
Director: Michael McQuown
Synopsis: A genre-defying mixture of horror, sci-fi, myth, mystery and thrills told as four interlocking tales in one intelligent, original anthology. The movie stars an up and coming ensemble group of actors such as Brittany Underwood (TV star of Hollywood Heights, One Life To Live & Youthful Daze), Cortney Palm (Sushi Girl, Zombeavers) and Emilia Ares Zoryan (Amazon’s Bosch: Season 2). Ghosts, spirits, creatures, demons and more from the paranormal world collide with rational curiosity. Could the supernatural exist in our everyday lives and have a plausible, scientific basis? The Dark Tapes explores this and more with surprising, sometimes shocking results that will leave you questioning what could be real.

Short Films:

Film introduced by Filmmaker Seam Pearson (Hatchet Man) followed by Q&A after screenings

Hatchet Man (AUSTRALIA)
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/144876602
Director: Sam Pearson
Cast: Isaac Still, Olivia Giarrusso, Charlie Freedman
Synopsis: A contract killer attempts to reconnect with his humanity as his work pushes him further away from his goals.

Jehovah (AUSTRALIA)
Director: Joel Stephen Fleming
Synopsis: A ruthless murderer is constantly interrupted during his attempt to torture his victim.

Film introduced by Filmmaker Seam Pearson (Hatchet Man) followed by Q&A after screenings

Continue reading »]]> Sydney Indie Film Festival – World Thriller + SciFi! Early Halloween Shorts Session! + Meet the Filmmakers!
Short Films: “The Anchor” “Awakenings” “Collar” “First Aid” “Marketvita” “Vardøger” Waiting in the Wings” “Whisper” “2BR02B: To Be or Naught To Be”

Wednesday, 19th October 2016
Time: 6:00PM
Location: Screening Cinema Room @ The Local
Darlinghurst/Paddington
Thriller Shorts!

Film introduced by Filmmaker Leon Coward & Artin John (2BR02B: To Be or Naught To Be) followed by Q&A after screenings

The Anchor (AUSTRALIA)
Director: Harry Anderson
Cast: Rowan Howard, Alanah Parkin
Synopsis: A middle-aged widower takes in a homeless teenage girl in an attempt to manipulate her into a copy of his dead wife.

Awakenings (INDIA)
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IurJIYZjSxo
Director: Bhargav Saikia
Cast: Palomi Ghosh, Saurabh Goyal, Mrudula Sathe, Jairaj Dalwani, Prisha Dabas
Synopsis: The line between dreams and reality is blurred when a young woman in charge of two children is haunted by mysterious entities.

Collar (USA)
Director: Rowan Maher
Cast: Danielle Savre, Christy St. John
Synopsis: Officer Mara Mercer discovers a young woman in a home with a bomb strapped around her neck. It is up to her to keep the girl calm and do her best to get her out alive.

First Aid (BRAZIL)
(Sydney Premiere)
Trailer: https://youtu.be/taGV6mdkQ5g
Director: Aline Rezende
Cast: Alexandra Borba, Vitor Britto
Synopsis: The paths of a teenage boy and a young woman alleged doctor intersect, when after getting involved in a crime and getting shot, he kidnaps her to force her to take care of his injuries. The desperate act has unexpected consequences for both.

Marketvita (SPAIN)
(Australian Premiere)
Director: Carlos Buero
Synopsis: Winter night; hard times. A man pursues its goal through the streets of the city. When reached, he discovers he’s not alone…

Vardøger (FRANCE)
(Australian Premiere)
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/152148147
Director: Ludovic De Gaillande
Cast: Nico Rogner, Niels Dubost, Diane Duquesne, Audran Cattin
Synopsis: While several murders bloodying Paris, a German photographer, back in the capital after some time abroad, feels persecuted by an unseen presence…

Waiting in the Wings (AUSTRALIA)
Director: Melanie Jayne
Cast: Melanie Jayne, John-Paul Santucci, Richard Cotter
Synopsis: Two bitter understudies for a theatrical production of Macbeth plot to overthrow the regular actors.

Whisper (UK)
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/139494484
Director: Jo Lewis
Cast: Imogen Doel
Synopsis: A young woman travels to a remote beachside cabin in an attempt to finally quit her heroin habit. While there she accidentally sets in motion a chain of sinister events. Hauntingly beautiful, Whisper is a modern day ghost story that will keep you gripped from start to spine-chilling finish.

2BR02B: To Be or Naught To Be (CANADA)
(Australian Premiere)
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/161148267
Director: Marco Checa Garcia
Cast: Melissa Roxburgh, Artin John, Jason Diablo, Tyler Johnston, Mackenzie Gray, William B. Davis
Synopsis: Set in a dystopian future where population is strictly controlled, a Father waits for his children to be born. In a deserted hospital waiting room, one man must ask himself exactly what he is willing to do, to give his children a chance at life, any life at all.

Film introduced by Filmmaker Leon Coward & Artin John (2BR02B: To Be or Naught To Be) followed by Q&A after screenings

Continue reading »]]> Sydney Indie Film Festival – Feature Film Better Half + Short Film! + Meet the Filmmakers! @ The Local!
Tonight’s session starts with a hilarious short romantic comedy, followed by a very beautiful love story!
If you like “I Love You Phillip Morris” you will love this!

Tuesday, 18th October 2016
Time: 8PM
Location: Screening Cinema Room @ The Local
Darlinghurst/Paddington

Feature Film:

Better Half (USA)
(Australian Premiere)
Film introduced by Director Michelle Clay and Actor Grant Landry (Better Half) followed by Q&A after screenings
Trailer: https://youtu.be/ldvY0yIwBEU
Director: MIchelle Clay
Cast: Jamie Fauth, Grant Landry, Scott Lowell
Synopsis: For years, Tony and Leo have been a happy couple. They had always talked about having a child… someday. So when a sickly infant is abandoned at a local hospital, Tony sees it as a sign. Suddenly, Leo is confronted with making good on his promise to start a family; he must face his deep-seeded fears of being a father, or risk losing Tony altogether.

Short Film:
I’ve got a date tonight with a girl who draws porn and works at a hellfire nightclub (AUSTRALIA)
Director: Martin Veit
Cast: Rachel Joy, Chase Anderson
Synopsis: : BRAD a young male in his early twenties, prepares himself in his bathroom for a date with EMMI, who he has heard draws porn and works at a hellfire nightclub. He narrates his thoughts on her profession, nationality, dress style, and sexual preferences. He objectifies her as a sexually hungry and experienced pleasure seeker, and decides the date will be an adventurous encounter into an unknown world of erotica for him.
Leaving his home he purchases condoms for contraception as he excitedly anticipates his date.
Brad arrives at one of his date’s places of employment, and he narrates his thoughts on the employees, the set up of the establishment, and the style of music. He is confident he is attracting attention from the employees.

Continue reading »]]> Sydney Indie Film Festival – World Drama at its Best! Hysteria + Short films! @ The Local!
Feature Film: “Hysteria”
Short films “Crude” “Rajam” “Ripples on the Water”

Tuesday, 18th October 2016
Time: 6PM
Location: Screening Cinema Room @ The Local
Darlinghurst/Paddington

Feature Film:
Hysteria (MEXICO)
(Australian Premiere)
Director: Carlos Meléndez
Cast: Héctor Kotsifakis, Sharon Zundel, Noé Hernández, Enrique Arreola, Fernando Becerril
Synopsis: Federico Anduaga is a shy and feeble architect victim of a violent and abusing surrounding. When he gets a new job at a construction company, he finds himself involved in a corruption scheme.
The pressure he suffers at work added to the constant abuse will lead him to transform his fear into the wrath that will push him to an unexpected limit of his own humanity.

Short Films:

Crude (USA, QATAR)
Director: Sion Ribeiro Joseph
Cast: Avias Schultz
Synopsis: Crude is a short experimental fashion film based on the themes of the middle east, women in the middle east and the damage that the excavation of natural resources have had on its iconic wildlife and nature. The film follows the journey of a young women wandering through the wasteland of the now damaged deserts in the search for the final untouched oasis of nature and life.

Rajam (USA/SYRIA)
Director: Amanda Renee Knox
Cast: Najla Said, Sam Kasem, Deja Soufka, Tulsi Ram , Sam Kaledi, Sarah Himadeh, Alberto Zeni
Synopsis: A Syrian woman living under strict Sharia Law is accused of adultery, imprisoned and sentenced to death by stoning.

Ripples on the Water (USA)
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om7MAA14nog
Director: Alexander Falcon
Cast: Ruty Rutenberg, Paulina Michaels, Marlon Aquino
Synopsis: After losing his wife and contemplating suicide, Leo has a life-changing encounter with a young man who tries to rob him.

Continue reading »]]> Sydney Indie Film Festival – Psychological Thriller Night! Mile End + Short films!
Feature Film “Mile End” is about so many things, it will leave you wanting more, its intriguingly addictive!
+ Short films For “My Friends in Detention” (short doco) “Lola wants to see the sea” “Silence is Golden”

Monday, 17th October 2016
Time: 7:30PM
Location: Screening Cinema Room @ The Local
Darlinghurst/Paddington

Feature Film:
Mile End (UK)
(Sydney Premiere)
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/137930385
Director: Graham Higgins
Cast: Alex Humes, Mark Arnold, Heidi Agerholm Balle, Valmike Rampersad, Mary Jane Lowe
Synopsis: After being forced out of his job, London executive Paul Kerr (Alex Humes) is left doubting his future until he runs into John (Mark Arnold), a friendly American who seems to have all the answers. They both agree that life isn’t fair and John comes up with a radical plan to turn Paul’s life around. But when a young banker (Valmike Rampersad) is found murdered, Paul begins to question what John really wants.

Short Films:
For My Friends in Detention (AUSTRALIA)
Director: Zebedee Parkes
Synopsis: ‘For my Friends in Detention’ is a short documentary that examines the impact refugee activism in Australia has on people on both sides of the fence.
It focuses on the relationship of Sarah, a refugee activist and Cali a Tamil refugee.
The film draws upon observational footage filmed over several years of the campaign that includes Sarah’s first experience of a detention centre and Cali’s first speech after getting his freedom.

Lola wants to see the sea (GERMANY)
Director: Natalie MacMahon
Cast: Natalie MacMahon, Ali Bulgan, Cyrus Rahbar, Matthias Rheinheimer
Synopsis: This is a film about finding yourself while becoming a woman. LOLA likes to get into cars with strangers- to get away, to take the risk and do something unexpected, dangerous and exciting. Every time Lola meets someone new, she makes up a story and identity, but most of the time, she calls herself “Lola” and tells them that she wants to see the sea. Hitchhiking has become her hobby and taking a risk her passion until one day someone makes her see herself in a different light.

Silence is Golden (AUSTRALIA)
Director: Katharine Rogers
Cast: Carla Nirella, Brendon Taylor, Kai Raisbeck , Gil Balfas, Nathaniel Scotcher, Timothy Cole
Synopsis: Louise goes on a series of increasingly bad dates until she realises she happier on her own.

Continue reading »]]> Sydney Indie Film Festival – Romantic Comedy Rollercoaster Love + Short films! + Meet the Filmmakers!
From Italy, Australian and Brazil, with love!
Girls night out, Guys night out, everybody night out!
What better way to spend Monday night than watching movies that will put smiles on your face?

Monday, 17th October 2016
Time: 6PM
Location: Screening Cinema Room @ The Local
Darlinghurst/Paddington

Feature Film:
Rollercoaster Love (ITALY)
(Australian Premiere)
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDS1mxgRXaI
Director: Emanuele Valla
Cast: Luca Nucera, Tania Tuccinardi, Elena Curti, Dario D’Ambrosio, Francesco Antimiani, Giorgio Pellegrini, Chiara Militerno, Erica Sani, Elia Galeotti, Daniele Bertani, Davide Pessina, Jo Sassi, Gian Marco Schiaretti, Giacomo Pelizzoni, Mattia Tagliavini, Veronica Mattei, Stella Piroli, Achille Maini
Synopsis: Certain stories are damn true and love is damn unstable: suddenly it brings you up and then it throws you down at the same speed, slamming you around, makes you want to screa, shaking your stomach… However, you want to try again. Like those tangles of iron, bolts and rails that we call roller coasters, for which we go along sometimes mileage queues. The parallelism between schizophrenia of love and iconic attractions from amusement parks is quite obvious: Rollercoaster Love is about that and the seemingly endless queue crossed by David, yet tried by his “last ride”, before returning up on a roller coaster ride.

Short Films:

Film introduced by Director Michela Carattini (Unspoiled by Feminism) followed by Q&A after screenings

The Load (BRAZIL)
Director: Aline Rezende
Cast: Maria Gal, Vinicius Manne, Michel Blois, Lorena da Silva
Synopsis: A sensual married truck driver mother of two kids, takes a lover to live in her house. How to make the husband accepted this situation?

Unspoiled by Feminism (AUSTRALIA)
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZtg-Bz0GF0&feature=youtu.be
Director: Michela Carattini
Cast: Michela Carattini, Leigh Scully
Synopsis: Frustrated by the dating scene, Nathan thinks he’s found the perfect match in Sonia, a Czech girl he’s met online, who claims she’s “unspoiled by feminism.” On their first date, things go exactly as planned, with surprising results. The tango ensues: gender performance and impossible expectations meet self-discovery and reality in this multi-layered romantic comedy made in our multicultural times.

Film introduced by Director Michela Carattini (Unspoiled by Feminism) followed by Q&A after screenings