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We speak with film maker Jen Pedder about her fantastic new film River.

Today we speak with filmmaker Jen Pedder about her fantastic new film River.

Today we chat with writer/ director Celina Stang about her multi award winning feature Mother Mountain. Shot on the south coast of NSW, Mother Mountain brings the issue of intergenerational trauma into an Australian context when the experiences of the Holocaust and the similar experience of genocide for First Nations People come together.

We speak with film director Philippa Bateman about the film Wash My Soul in the River's Flow a love story between great Australian songsters Ruby Hunter and Archie Roach set in country and during the 2004 Kura Tungar-Songs from the River concerts, where they collaborated with Paul Grabowsky and the 22-piece Australian Art Orchestra.

Today we feature two new filmsFriends & Strangers  here is James Vaughan's debut feature. A fascinating, quirky exploration into real lives lived.Anonymous Club  here is Danny Cohen's much awaited doco that follows three years in the life of Australian songtress Courtney Barnett.

Today we have the happy chance to hear from Gillian Moody filmmaker as well as someone who has worked in production at SBS and as an Investment and Development Manager in Screen Australia’s Indigenous Department. Gillian is going to be part of an AIDC session called Collaboration vs. Consultation: Move Towards Better Practice in First Nations Storytelling. the Australian International Documentary Conference starts on March 6 in Melbourne and online it finishes on the March 9th. For info go here

Today we chat with Colette Beaurdy from SealLight Films about her most recent production Life in Colour and the upcoming panel at AIDC Women and Wildlife: Making Waves in Specialist Factual. It is particularly aimed at encouraging more women in this area of filmmaking.Session Date & Time10:00 - 11:00 March 8th

Today we are highlighting A Stitch In Time which is opening in cinemas on February 17. Written and directed by Sasha Hadden A Stitch in Time is one out of the box. It follows the life of a woman named Liebe played by Maggie Blinco who reaches a fork in the raod when her long-term partner, the selfish Duncan played by musician Glenn Shorrock finally pushes just too far and she leaves to fend for herself. A Stitch in Time is about love, age, passion.

Here Out West is a chapter film from eight emerging and diverse screenwriters living in Western Sydney, brought to the big screen by five female directors. I speak with one of the writers, Arka Das.

Today we are lucky enough to be chatting with Natasha Gadd the creative director at the AIDC for a background to the event scheduled for March 6-9 a must for documentary filmmakers and those aspiring to be so.