Australia’s premier international film festival returns this year – virtually.
From 10-21 June, the Sydney Film Festival (SFF) will showcase compelling true stories from some of Australia’s most exciting documentary filmmakers, a program of shorts from rising stars of the Australian film industry, and films from Europe’s most cutting-edge female directors. Films include bonus material exclusively produced for Sydney Film Festival – including filmmaker introductions followed by Q&A sessions and live panels.
Two featured shorts include the visually stunning and refreshingly unique I Want to Make a Film About Women, by an obviously talented Karen Pearlman. I Want to Make a Film About Women is a documentary love letter to Russian constructivist women. It brings to life revolutionary women artists of the 1920s and speculates on what they said, did, and might have created had it not been for Stalin’s suppression.
Written, Directed & Edited by Karen Pearlman
Produced by Richard James Allen & Karen Pearlman via The Physical TV Company
Length: 11 minutes
Grevillea delves into the life of an imprisoned Jewish teen who risks taboo by marking his skin with a tattoo design. Events take a darker turn after an encounter with a mysterious tattooist, whose true intentions are unclear.
Director + Writer: Jordan Giusti
Produced by Jordan Giusti, Chris Luscri, Melanie Millado, Hayley Surgenor
Length: 13 minutes
The 67th SFF Edition will present the Documentary Australia Foundation Award for Australian Documentary, the Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films, and Europe! Voices of Women in Film.
“This year’s special 67th Sydney Film Festival: Virtual Edition and Awards is all about bringing audiences across the nation together at a particularly challenging time in celebration of filmmakers and particularly the Australian film industry,” Sydney Film Festival Director Nashen Moodley said.
“For almost 70 years, Sydney Film Festival has been the way we collectively explore the world and our times through the medium of film. It is two weeks in June when Sydney is as we know and love it – open, alive, inquisitive, inspired and connected – and we with it. SFF is when we came together to discover, discuss, explore; to be transformed and always entertained. So, from our homes the journey continues!”
To enjoy this year’s Sydney Film Festival visit: sff.org.au
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