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 – Feel Good Sunday Session! Feature + Shorts + Q&A with the Filmmakers! @ The Epping Hotel!

Sydney Indie Film Festival – Feature Film “Not knowing who you are is a beautiful source of surprises” + Short Films “Recapture” “Shipping Anonymous” “Zina”!
+ Q&A with the Filmmakers! @ The Bayview!
Feel Good Sunday Session! Comedy, Road trip, Romance, Adventures, all Good Things!

Sunday, 15th October 2016
Time: 4:15PM
Location: Screening Cinema Room @ Epping Hotel
Epping

Feature Film:
Not knowing who you are is a beautiful source of surprises (SWEDEN, BELGIUM, DENMARK, FRANCE, GERMANY, NETHERLANDS, PORTUGAL, SPAIN)
(Australian Premiere)

Film introduced by Filmmaker Karl Sterner (Not knowing who you are is a beautiful source of surprises) followed by Q&A after screenings

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/172749237
Director: Karl Sterner
Cast: Lucas Gren, Karl Sterner, Erik Sterner, Suvi Panas, Stella Hilb, Serkan Kaya, Anne Cazenave, Nuno Amaral
Synopsis: Johan’s girlfriend, Annelie ,has dumped him one month before their wedding. His best friend, Markus, buys him an interrail ticket and sends him off alone on a journey full of challenges. Challenges both the natural once appearing from the nature of travelling but also certain challenges that Markus texts and forces him to do.
The journey starts in Sweden and heads through Denmark, Germany, Holland, Belgium, France, Spain and ends up in Lisbon, Portugal. Along the way his encounters with other lost souls helps him see things from another perspective and a possible new romance with the Russian girl, Nadia, shows him that life together with Annelie wasn’t so great after all. Later on when Annelie has another sudden change of heart and starts looking for Johan he no longer knows what he wants; whether to return to her or just go with the flow and maybe try something together with Nadia.

Short Films:

Films introduced by Filmmakers Courtney Brown (Shipping Anonymous) and Ivan Malekin (Zina) followed by Q&A after screenings

Recapture (AUSTRALIA)

Director: Ben Coope, Jake Anderson
Cast: Will Patino
Synopsis: Battling through dark times, taking up photography helped Will Patino recapture the joy of life.
As photographers moving into the world of moving images it made sense to take on a project about a subject we are familiar with, so doing a profile film on a photographer was a logical choice.
Picking a photographer that was inspiring to us was easy, William Patino has a truly inspiring story about his journey into photography, what it means to him, how it has changed his outlook and now his career. Will’s whole outlook on life and what truly matters was forged after battling depression for a number of years, this journey and how far it has taken him, from a 9-5 job as a tradie to full time photographer traveling the world creating images for different clients has been inspiring us and many photographers worldwide for a long time.
Spending a few days hanging out with Will discussing life, image making and what it means to each of us while creating this short film was an honour and we hope we have done his story justice.

Shipping Anonymous (AUSTRALIA)

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8KyAMU3R7k
Director: Courtney Brown
Cast: Billie Milne, Jackie Brooke, Matt Rudduck, Sasha Dyer, Tim Mason Scott, Tim Walker
Synopsis: A group of passionate, misfit television fans are kicked out of the last remaining place with free wifi. They are forced to become a fake support group so that they may access the last remaining wifi hot spot at the ‘City Support Group Clinic’.

Zina (AUSTRALIA)

Director: Ivan Malekin
Cast: Clara Francesca, Frank Fazio, Peter Flaherty

Synopsis: Zina is a firecracker, a young and sexy Russian woman who drinks heavily, angers quickly, goes after what she wants. Tony is a young man new in town, fleeing a broken relationship, lost and alone. Together, Zina and Tony will share a night they won’t forget – full of seduction, near misses, bloody noses and wild surprises.
Film introduced by Filmmakers Courtney Brown (Shipping Anonymous) and Ivan Malekin (Zina) followed by Q&A after screenings

Continue reading »]]> Sydney Indie Film Festival – LOL Session! Best selection of Comedy Shorts from Australia & World! + Q&A with the Filmmakers! @ The Epping Hotel!
“A Short Film About Kissing” “Arcade” “Black Rock or Bust” “Checkmate”
“Dead Duck” “Dr. Weird” “First World Problems” “I Need My Space” “It’s Not Funny” “The Last Laugh” “Nicky Martin: Country Superstar” “Uber X-Citing Day”

Sunday, 16th October 2016
Time: 2PM
Location: Screening Cinema Room @ Epping Hotel
Epping
Comedy Shorts!

Film introduced by Filmmakers Rob Fantozzi & Conor Woods (Dr Weird), Rachael Belle Myers (First World Problems), Jordy Pollock (A Short Film About Kissing), Gabriel Robinson (Checkmate),  Mark Dedaj (Dead Duck) followed by Q&A after screenings.

A Short Film About Kissing (AUSTRALIA)

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/174532336
Cast: Hebe Sayce, Jackson Turner
Synopsis: Chloé and Charlie are in love. At least, they are trying to be. The two are afraid to kiss, due to dangerous experiences of the past. A kiss, what’s the worst that could happen?

Arcade (AUSTRALIA)
Director: Megan Chambers
Cast: Pia O’Connell, Tony Cooke, Cameron Caulfield, Harrison Carr, Rebecca Bradley
Synopsis: Maggie is stuck in a dead-end job, supervising old games in a run-down arcade. She’s an avid reader of how-to books, but struggles to put theory into action. On a fateful bus trip she meets Ferdinand, a free-spirited and eccentric retiree, who teaches her that there’s no how-to book for life.

Black Rock or Bust (CANADA

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/156979275
Director: Brendan Brady
Cast: Julian Hacquebard, Daniel Taylor, Brendan Brady
Synopsis: Three friends on a road trip from Toronto to Burning Man must band together and overcome their beat-up old car.

Checkmate (AUSTRALIA)
Director: Gabriel Robinson
Cast: Keith Thomas, Oscar Morphew
Synopsis: A lonely old man has a brush with Death himself, who challenges him to a game of chess to win back his life.

Dead Duck (AUSTRALIA)

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/180405339
Director: Mark Dedaj
Cast: Ben Maclaine, Brendan Miles
Synopsis: Mike’s latest bout of hypochondria has hit him hard. Yet during a visit to see his doctor, Mike’s hopes of being soothed quickly vanish when his doctor, an old pal called Jerry, can’t stop himself from reliving the prankish times of their youth. But when Jerry goes one step too far, the remnants of their old friendship quickly begin to crumble.

Dr. Weird (AUSTRALIA)

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/185172857
Director: Robert Fantozzi
Cast: Rob Stanfield, Ashleigh Stewart, Hannah Thiesz, Tass Labra, Amy Gallagher
Synopsis: Meet Robert Reid. When he’s not a humble ‘Mild-Mannered-Media-Man’ who loves alliteration, he is the not so humble superhero: Dr. Weird. The self proclaimed ‘Greatest Superhero in Urb City’. Protecting it’s many helpless citizens from the likes of terrifying purse snatchers and eyepatch wearing super villains. But no fearsome villain has tested Dr. Weird as much as the challenge currently at his feet. An awkward as hell dinner date. It’s not weird unless you make it weird, but Dr. Weird just can’t help himself. It’s going to take more than heroics to win the heart of the charming Ellie Eddison, but has Dr. Weird gotten that message? Will the weirdness end before this date spirals into complete and utter chaos? Some challenges are too great…. even for Dr. Weird

First World Problems (AUSTRALIA)
Director: Rachael Belle Myers
Cast: Clint Facey, Joe Davidson
Synopsis: Two mates discuss the hardships of their lives over a bad cup of coffee, oblivious to the beauty and sadness surrounding them.

I Need My Space (FINLAND)
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/171295824

Director: Jesse Pohjonen
Cast: Jorma Karsltedt, Mona Kortelampi, Mait Lepik
Synopsis: Esko, an engineer tired of his cheating wife’s nagging, decides to disappear for good.

It’s Not Funny (CZECH REPUBLIC)
Director: Dennis Näversköld
Cast: Julian Grünthal, Ondřej Pšenička
Synopsis: A best man tries to calm his friend down, on the day of his wedding, by telling a joke. But it backfires and the grooms reaction is not what he thought…

The Last Laugh (UK)

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/166432153
Director: Paul Hendy
Cast: Bob Golding as Eric Morecambe, Damian Williams as Tommy Cooper, Simon Cartwright as Bob Monkhouse
Synopsis: Three legendary comedians; one very unusual dressing room.
‘The Laugh Laugh’ sees three iconic, British comedians, Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe and Bob Monkhouse sitting in a dressing room discussing the secret of comedy.
We witness the lightening wit and quick-fire quips which made these comedians great. But as the film scratches a little deeper, we catch a glimpse of their insecurities: the niggling doubt of whether a joke is funny enough and how the fear of ‘dying’ on stage drives them on a never-ending quest for that next big laugh.
Warm, funny, affectionate and moving, ‘The Last Laugh’ explores what it means to be funny and what happens when the laughter stops…

Nicky Martin: Country Superstar (USA)
Director: Andrew Elliott
Cast: Mike Bissonette, Kevin Vaughan, Jenn Daugherty, Skinner Myers, Kristen Levy, Alex Canty
Synopsis: Nicky wants to be a country music star, but doesn’t know how to sing or play guitar. He wants to be a cowboy, but he’s afraid of all four-legged animals. After hearing about a singing contest at the County Fair, Nicky gathers his cohorts and prepares for what he believes is the chance of a lifetime.

Uber X-Citing Day (AUSTRALIA)
Director: Michael Jones, Jackson Tozer
Cast: Jackson Tozer, Dave O’Neil, Aunty Donna, Kevin Dee, Andy Rhodes, Sacha Joseph, Fiona Norman, Robin Brown, Whitney Duff
Synopsis: Ben drives his Uber as a way to pay rent, meet interesting people and shamelessly promote himself as a comedian. Circling Melbourne city in hopes to pick up likeminded people, he is shortchanged for the uncomfortably eccentric.

Film introduced by Filmmakers Rob Fantozzi & Conor Woods (Dr Weird), Rachael Belle Myers (First World Problems), Jordy Pollock (A Short Film About Kissing), Gabriel Robinson (Checkmate),  Mark Dedaj (Dead Duck) followed by Q&A after screenings

Continue reading »]]> Sydney Indie Film Festival -  Showing Saturday 15th October 3PM: The Hunters Club + Shorts! Action + Action + more Action! + Q&A with the Filmmakers! At The Epping Hotel!
Feature Film “The Hunters Club”
Short Films “Life’s a Drag” “Midnight Walk” “Rusty! “

Saturday, 15th October 2016
Time: 4:15PM
Location: Screening Cinema Room @ The Bayview
Gladesville

Feature Film:

The Hunters Club (AUSTRALIA)
Film introduced by Filmmaker Kit McDee (The Hunters Club) followed by Q&A after screenings

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/90450318
Director: Kit McDee
Cast: Nicholas Gunn, Ty Hungerford, Brad McMurray, Carmel Rose, Ashlee Lollback, Lauren A Jackson
Synopsis: Mike, an easygoing skate guy and martial artist, is thrust into a hidden world of murder and assassination after running into his best friend Ed, 10 years after thinking he was Killed In Action. In order to keep Mike alive, Ed must now attempt to convince the Hunters Club Mike is an assassin in training, before the truth is revealed and they are both killed.

Short Films:

Film introduced by Filmmaker Doug McNeil (Rusty!) followed by Q&A after screenings

Life’s a Drag (AUSTRALIA)
Director: Robin Royce Queree
Cast: Peter Mcullum, Robin Royce Queree, Amanda Marsden
Synopsis: Two old drag queens making up for a final show and pondering on life.

Midnight Walk (AUSTRALIA)
Director: Mathilde Nocquet
Cast: Kate Peck, Charlotte Williars, Taylor Ferguson
Synopsis: Midnight, hidden by sunglasses and a badass vinyl disguise, a mysterious brunette is looking for her victim. Plunged into darkness, a car park is the stage of her next murder.

Rusty! (AUSTRALIA)
Director: Doug McNeil
Cast: Sophie Thurling, Thomas Caine, Adelle Munsie
Synopsis: A first date turns terribly wry when the family dog goes walkabout!

Film introduced by Filmmaker Doug McNeil (Rusty!) followed by Q&A after screenings

Continue reading »]]> Sydney Indie Film Festival – Showing Saturday 15th October 1PM: The Pineville Heist + Shorts! Family, Comedy & Adventure! + Q&A with the Filmmakers! At The Epping Hotel!

Notes:
Short Films & Animations:

“Afro Goblin and Chums” “Dog Squadron” “Growing Young” “I Miss Mum” “The Last Hunt” “Mini Maestro” “Notorious Corn” “Not Real”

Total running time: aprox 40 minutes
Content: Family/Kids

Feature Film:
“ The Pineville Heist”
Total running time: aprox 80 minutes
Content: Adventure/Action/Some Violence
Please watch trailer

Saturday, 15th October 2016
Time: 2PM
Location: Screening Cinema Room @ The Bayview
Gladesville

Feature Film:

The Pineville Heist (CANADA)

(Sydney Premiere)
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/161147021
Director: Lee Chambers
Cast: Basil Hoffman, Wayne V Johnson, Carl Bailey, Presley Massara, Priscilla-Anne Forder, Jacob Brown, Darryl Doughtery
Synopsis: A high school teen stumbles into the aftermath of a bank robbery gone wrong and finds himself locked inside his school trying to keep himself and his teacher alive as one of the psychotic robbers hunts them down.

Film introduced by Filmmakers Toby Morris (Dog Squadron), Nicholas Halls (The Last Hunt) and Hayley MacFarlane & Lucas Tomoana (Growing Young) followed by Q&A after screenings

Short Films:

Afro Goblin and Chums (UK) (animation)
Director: Thomas Crook
Cast: Thomas Crook, Tom Parry, Rona Crawford-Jones, Claire Thompson, Malia Pimblott, Rob Pimblott, Andy Pritchard, Mike Cassidy
Synopsis: A secret agent spoof animation starring a seven foot tall Austrian action-hero bull and a skinny, snappily dressed, self-assured English goblin playboy!

Dog Squadron (AUSTRALIA) (animation)
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/137804274
Director: Toby Morris
Cast: Matt Milne, Bruce Spence, Roy Billing, Lizzie Schebesta, Stef Smith
Synopsis: Puppies, planes, action and puns collide in DOG SQUADRON! The thrilling tale of Sergeant Stubbs, the nervous young commander of Dog Squadron, who must lead his litter of misfit pups against the barking-mad General Woofenstein, Furry Führer of the Luftwoofe!
With an all-star cast including Matt Milne (Downton Abbey, War Horse), Bruce Spence (Mad Max, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, The Matrix Revolutions), Roy Billing (The Dish, Underbelly) and Lizzie Schebesta (Sleeping Beauty, Felony). DOG SQUADRON will have you wagging your tail for more!

Growing Young (AUSTRALIA)
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/90315106
Director: Hayley MacFarlane
Cast: Samara Weaving, Kaye Stevenson

I Miss Mum (AUSTRALIA)
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/150553815
Director: Karl Walker
Cast: Kieran Cochrane, Cris Cochrane, Clare Hayes
Synopsis: An 8 year old boy spends the day with his Dad after his parents have recently separated.

The Last Hunt (AUSTRALIA)
Director: Nicholas Andrew Halls
Cast: Angelika Martin
Synopsis: Corinne must battle her three brothers to safely escort her Easter egg from the backyard to the safety of the fridge on Easter morning. This means war …

Mini Maestro (USA)
Director: Cheryl Allison
Cast: Kade Cargol, Cheryl Allison
Synopsis: The power of imagination as seen through the eyes of a three year old boy.

Notorious Corn (FRANCE) (animation)
Director: Mallory Grolleau
Synopsis: It’s the story of a small grain of corn that dreamed about glory.
He’s going to succeed … Unfortunately …

Not Real (AUSTRALIA)
Director: Michael Nicholls
Cast: Thomas Stanton, Steve Hayden, Rachel Soderstrom, Daphne Tankard
Synopsis: When an imaginative 8-year-old boy learns the truth about Santa, he must choose between keeping his younger sister in the dark, or waking her up to their parents’ lies.

Film introduced by Filmmakers Toby Morris (Dog Squadron), Nicholas Halls (The Last Hunt) and Hayley MacFarlane & Lucas Tomoana (Growing Young) followed by Q&A after screenings

Continue reading »]]> Sydney Indie Film Festival 2016 – Program Schedule Trailers & Tickets at Eventbrite!

Hello Filmmakers, Film Fans, Film Lovers!

Sydney Indie Film Festival complete program is up and ready and tickets are going fast!

The movies are super awesome! Yes, we keep saying this because they simply are super awesome, and the super awesome people who made them are coming, so you can all meet them and ask questions to find out all the secrets of how they made it!

Complete program, trailers and tickets now available @ Eventbrite! Check it out here:
http://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/sydney-indie-film-festival-8511899110

The second edition Sydney Indie Film Festival will take place from the 10th till the 22th of October 2016 in various locations in Sydney including Gladesville, Leichhardt/Annandale and Darlinghurst/Paddington!

Watch the movies, meet the filmmakers and participate in the Q&A sessions to find out how they made all the magic happen!

We will welcome Filmmakers coming to the Sydney Indie for their film Premiere from Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Canada, Romania, Sweden & USA!

The Sydney Indie Film Festival will feature some of the best of independent cinema from around the world, including a mix of award winning films and outstanding emerging talent in the film industry.

The Festival program will screen all genres of films: action, adventure, comedy, family movies, chick flicks, science fiction, thrillers, true stories, animations, documentaries, there is something for everybody!

We are transforming many of Sydney’s beloved favorite locations into cinemas to bring you the very best of independent cinema from all corners of the planet! To support filmmakers and bring the communities together!

This is super cool laid back Australian style fun, where we can relax and have a great time with our friends watching the best movies from around the world while enjoying a nice glass of wine with some big cheezy nachos (oh well, there will be salad too…) , and then pick the brains out from all the guests filmmakers asking all the questions about how they made it!

And hey, fear not, we are also having those lovely red carpet events, where we can all dress up and mingle with the stars!

Write down in your diary:
Sydney Indie Film Festival:
10-22 October

Locations:

Gladesville:
Screening Cinema Room @the_bayview

Plus as part of the Gladesville Festival Flicks ‘n’ Eats outdoor cinema event
22 October 5PM – 10PM
Cowell St Gladesville @discoverhuntershill

Darlinghurst/Paddington:
Screening Cinema Room @thelocaltaphousedl

Leichhardt/Annandale:
Screening Cinema Room @baldfacedstag

Thank you Sydney for supporting Independent Films!

2015: 62 Films, 20 countries, 8 days of film’s events!
2016: Even better bigger bolder! We are screening 90 films!!! Yes, we love films!!!!

Come and join us!

Thank you everybody for being part of this amazing inspiring journey!

The Sydney Indie Film Festival mission is to unite, inspire & entertain, bringing opportunities for artists & great cultural events for the community.

Sydney Indie Film Festival Team

Continue reading »]]> Sydney Indie Film Festival –  Playing on Opening Night Event: Feature Film “This Little Piggy” 

Short Films “Break” “F Meat” “O Brother” “Requires Review”

Monday, 10th October 2016 – Opening Night Part 2
Time: 8:30PM

Location: Screening Room @ The Epping Hotel
58 Beecroft Road, Epping, Sydney, NSW 2121  (literally in front of Train Station)

Sydney Indie Film Festival – Opening Night Event Welcoming all Filmmakers & Film’s Fans!

Films introduced by Guest Filmmakers
Tristan Barr (This Little Piggy), Sean Bell (F Meat), Ashley Pollard (O Brother), followed by Q&A after screenings!
 

Feature Film:

This Little Piggy (AUSTRALIA) (Sydney Premiere)

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/144634028
Director: Tristan Barr
Cast: Samuel Duncan, MIck Gosden, Daniel Last, Laura Jane Turner, Tamarra Natt
Synopsis: A young Melbourne man’s illegal business takes off and is thriving until his pig-headedness sends everything awry.

Short Films:

Break (UK) (Australian Premiere)
Director: Nick Moss
Cast: Sir John Hurt, Kika Markham, Katherine Rose Morley, Chris Mason
Synopsis: An elderly couple befriend a young struggling family following a shaky encounter.

F Meat (AUSTRALIA) (Australian Premiere)

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/150459983
Director: Sean Bell
Cast: Ivar Kants, Harry Pavlidis

Synopsis: In a grimy metropolis of the future, CEO Howard Fielding interviews a successor to his synthetic meat empire. He collides morally with his protégé when he is forced to reveal that ‘F Meat’ is actually grown from dead human flesh, a secret only he knows. In a cerebral battle where Fielding’s methods of persuasion become increasingly extreme, human instinct becomes both his greatest enemy and his greatest hope for saving not only his legacy, but the starving masses.

O Brother (AUSTRALIA) (Australian Premiere)
Director: Ashley Pollard
Cast: Luke Bovino
Synopsis: Tim, a street criminal, finds it hard to complete or even start the ‘job’ with his completely oblivious, yet eager to help brother, Shane.

Requires Review (AUSTRALIA/SWEDEN/AUSTRIA/FRANCE/GERMANY/NETHERLANDS/UK) (Australian Premiere)

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/136688413
Director: Joshua Belinfante
Cast: Johan Lenhoff
Synopsis: Björn Lindqvist is the world’s best town planner. He isn’t changing the world, he’s trying to improve it.

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

Continue reading »]]> Sydney Indie Film Festival – Punks For West Papua – Meal Tickets – Opening Night Documentaries Event “Opening Night Part 1″

Monday, 10th October 2016 – Opening Night Part 1:
Time: 6PM
Location: Screening Room @ The Epping Hotel
Epping (literally in front of Train Station) 58 Beecroft Road, Epping, Sydney, NSW 2121

Note:
Tickets for this session (Documentaries Event – Opening Night Part 1 only) exclusive via donations to help West Papua
Minimum donation: 10,00, Donate at the Door, or,
Donate direct to the “Free West Papua Campaign” at: https://www.freewestpapua.org/actions/donate/
Then email your name to RSVP: vip@sydneyindiefilmfestival.com
Add to the email subject: PUNKS FOR WEST PAPUA

All procedures from this session will go to help the “Free West Papua Campaign”, more info at the website above.

Documentaries introduced by Filmmakers:
Anthony Ash Brennan (Punks For West Papua), Dave Kavanagh and Brooke Silcox (Meal Tickets) followed by Q&A after screenings!

Documentaries:

Punks for West Papua (AUSTRALIA)

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/167078538
Director:
Anthony Ash Brennan
Synopsis:
Punks for West Papua is an intriguing story of one man’s selfless gesture that inspired a nationwide movement to bring attention to a silent genocide.

Meal Tickets (AUSTRALIA) (Sydney Premiere)

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/171357659
Director: Mat de Koning
Synopsis:
Meal Tickets is a coming of age roc-doc filmed over ten years about the lives of high school band mates and their roadie who dedicate their twenties to seeking success in the music industry. Australian filmmaker, Mat de Koning, filmed 700 hours of footage of his best friends to give this no holds barred look at being a rock’n’roller in an age where the Internet and social media changed the game. From Perth to New York, Melbourne to Los Angeles we are given a back stage pass to the gigs, the tour, the conflicts and indulgences. There is partying with all the messiness of youth but gradually each of the boys question if they have what it takes to be a star and ultimately what success truly means.