Showreel

Charlie Hill-Smith has had Motorkite Dreaming showing recently on NTIV and SBS. He is now collaborating on an epic short that marries West Papua freedom, the drum and the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

Australian cycling team goes to Europe to climb the heights of the professional cycling world. This documentary opens wide the world of cycling and much, much more; the characters, the grit and the laughs that go with performing at the pinnacle of their sport. We talk with one of the directors Marcus Coppledick for an insight into how the film was made.

West of Sunshine, the debut feature film from Melbourne director Jason Raftopoulos,  premieres in the Orizzonti section of the 74th Venice Film Festival this September.This week we chat with Jason and the film's producer Alexandros Ouzas before they leave for Venice.

Killing Ground is a great new thrill and scare film from Tasmanian director Damien Power. Power is signed to an American Agent on the strength of it. Starts Aug 24th at Nova - go see a really tightly made Australian flick.The Knife Salesman is one of only 12 shorts bound for the Venice International Film Festival starting in September and it is homegrown. Directors Micheal Leonard and Jamie Helmer share the excitement.

Melbourne International Film Festival is on with a big serve of Australian. Al Cosar from MIFF gives an overview while director Tom Zubrychi tells us about his new film Hope Road showing in the Festival.

From Virtual Reality Cinema with Michael Lyons to fly-on-the-wall observation documentary with Peter Gleeson's Hotel Coolgardie.

Documentary maker Jonathan Sequiera talka about the making of Descent into the Maelstrom about the seminal Australian rockband Radio Birdman.

The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival is running Sun 9-Sun 16 July. Tunnel Vision director talks about his film and the festival.

Sarah Barton has created a documentary that honors the disability activists that have changed society persception of their human and citizen rights.

A remastered, digital copy of the 1928 German silent film starring the original Bop Girl Louise Brooks was shown at the Astor on June 25th with a live musical score by Jen Andersen. Jen Andersen tells us about her work and this seminal film.