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Through the Looking Glass: An Interview with Sequin in a Blue Room’s Conor Leach

Through the Looking Glass: An Interview with Sequin in a Blue Room’s Conor Leach

August 18th 2019 | 201968th MIFFAustralian FilmsCritics CampusInterviewsMIFF 2019
Conor Leach dazzles in Samuel Van Grinsven’s Sequin in a Blue Room, who chats to 2019 Critics Campus participant about his role in the film and queer culture both on screen and off in Australia today.
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Peter Strickland on...In Fabric: A Video Interview

Peter Strickland on...In Fabric: A Video Interview

August 17th 2019 | 201968th MIFFCritics CampusFestival GuestsInterviews
In this video interview, 2019 festival guest Peter Strickland speaks to MIFF Critics Campus participant Olivia Bennett about his latest film, In Fabric.
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In My Blood It Runs: An Interview with Maya Newell

In My Blood It Runs: An Interview with Maya Newell

August 17th 2019 | 201968th MIFFAustralian FilmsCritics CampusDocumentaryInterviews
Filmmaker Maya Newell talks to 2019 MIFF Critics Campus participant Claire Cao about her latest documentary, In My Blood It Runs.
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Australian Stories, International Stories: An Interview with Animals Director Sophie Hyde

Australian Stories, International Stories: An Interview with Animals Director Sophie Hyde

August 15th 2019 | 201968th MIFFAustralian FilmsCritics CampusFilm CriticismWomen Filmmakers
Australian filmmaker Sophie Hyde speaks to 2019 MIFF Critics Campus participant Zoë Almeida Goodall about her latest film Animals and her career more broadly.
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“The Blue Room is Limitless”: In Conversation with Samuel Van Grinsven, Director of Sequin in a Blue Room

“The Blue Room is Limitless”: In Conversation with Samuel Van Grinsven, Director of Sequin in a Blue Room

August 15th 2019 | 201968th MIFFAustralian FilmsCritics CampusFilm Criticism
2019 Critics Campus participant Luke McCarthy talks to Australian filmmaker Samuel Van Grinsven about his feature debut, Sequin in a Blue Room.
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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is a Blood-Soaked Fairy-Tale that Dares You to Feel Outraged

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is a Blood-Soaked Fairy-Tale that Dares You to Feel Outraged

August 14th 2019 | 201968th MIFFCritics CampusHeadlinersMIFF 2019
MIFF 2019 Critics Campus participant Zoë Almeida Goodall explores the complexities of Quentin Tarantino's already-controversial and much-anticipated new film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
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Skin and the Allure of ‘Feel-Good’ Race Movies

Skin and the Allure of ‘Feel-Good’ Race Movies

August 13th 2019 | 201968th MIFFCritics CampusFilm CriticismMIFF 2019
2019 MIFF Critics Campus Jamie Tram shares his thoughts on Guy Nattiv's film Skin and the complexities of representing racism.
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In My Blood It Runs, Four Ways

In My Blood It Runs, Four Ways

August 12th 2019 | 201968th MIFFAustralian FilmsCritics CampusFilm CriticismMIFF 2019Women Filmmakers
Maya Newell’s In My Blood It Runs is considered from a range of different critical perspectives by four of our 2019 Critics Campus participants, including Michael Sun, Isabella Trimboli, Jamie Tram, and Olivia Bennett.
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The Dead Don’t Die, Four Ways

The Dead Don’t Die, Four Ways

August 11th 2019 | 201968th MIFFCritics CampusFilm CriticismHeadliners
Four participants from this year's Critics Campus – Luke McCarthy, Claire Cao, Zoë Almeida Goodall and Zach Karpinellison – tackle Jim Jarmusch's The Dead Don't Die from four different perspectives.
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Road to Nowhere: Potential and Passivity in Take Me Somewhere Nice

Road to Nowhere: Potential and Passivity in Take Me Somewhere Nice

August 11th 2019 | 201968th MIFFCritics CampusFilm CriticismMIFF 2019Women Filmmakers
Ena Sendijarević's Take Me Somewhere Nice takes MIFF 2019 Critics Campus participant Michael Sun on a wild ride across Bosnia with the film's Dutch teen protagonist.
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