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Revue
Sumptuous Cityscape: Gitanjali Rao’s Bombay Rose
Critics Campus 2020 participant Shaheen Ahmed joins ABC Radio National The Screen Show presenter Jason Di Rosso to discuss Gitanjali Rao’s Bombay Rose.
Connection Failed: The Echo, Call History, Don’t Forget to Go Home
Critics Campus 2020 participant Bruce Koussaba discusses how the themes of disconnection, distance and identity unfold in the short films The Echo, Call History and Don’t Forget to Go Home.
High and Dry: Anthony Chen’s Wet Season
Critics Campus 2020 participant Michelle Wang takes a look at the portrayals of loneliness and yearned-for comfort in Anthony Chen’s Wet Season.
Hauntings of Memory: The Past Relived in Playback
Critics Campus 2020 participant Angus McGrath delves into recollection, representation and materiality as seen in Agustina Comedi’s Playback.
Transformation and Self-Destruction in Anne at 13,000 Ft
Critics Campus 2020 participant Annika Morling dives into the sensitive, skilful character study that is Kazik Radwanski’s Anne at 13,000 Ft.
The Gay Generation Gap in Suk Suk and Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt)
Critics Campus 2020 participant Merryana Salem examines the handling of intergenerational LGBTQIA+ issues in Suk Suk and Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt).
Walls of Silence: Outside the Oranges Are Blooming and The Plastic House
Critics Campus 2020 participant Jack Rowland explores the depictions of silence and solace in Outside the Oranges Are Blooming and The Plastic House.
Meet MIFF Ambassador Steven Oliver
Steven Oliver discusses representation, humour and MIFF 68½ Program Spotlight film Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky.
Meet MIFF Ambassador Stanislava Pinchuk
Stanislava Pinchuk discusses art, place, transience and her top picks for MIFF 68½.
Meet MIFF Ambassador Fayssal Bazzi
Fayssal Bazzi discusses his extensive career, his longstanding relationship with MIFF and his hopes for screen culture's future.
Meet MIFF Ambassador Mirrah Foulkes
Mirrah Foulkes discusses her filmmaking journey, her love of Melbourne and her top picks for MIFF 68½.