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Filmmaker Robert Machoian has crafted a searing depiction of separation and despair in his essential drama, The Killing of Two Lovers. Following David (Clayne Crawford), this narrative tumbles and turns as he tries to maintain a hold on his relationship with his wife Niki (Sepideh Moafi) and his children. The title hints at violence, but the film is devoid of any significant bloodshed, instead focusing on the violence that is conjured in a separation.

Andrew caught up with Robert to talk about the production of the film, depicting separation and tragedy on screen, and being influence by Kelly Reichardt.

The Killing of Two Lovers is in Australian cinemas from September 16th 2021.

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BAFTA Award winning writer, Anthony Mullins, joins Andrew to discuss his new book, Beyond the Hero's Journey: A Screenwriting Guide for When You've Got a Different Story to Tell. In this deep discussion, Anthony talks about the process of writing a book on screenwriting, how he decided on what films to include in the book (and which big title he excludes), while also talking about the need for emotional openness when it comes to talking about films.

Music included in this episode: The Nightingale, Burning.

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Andrew caught up with actor Mark Leonard Winter to talk about his work in this drama, touching on the complexity of the drama, while also exploring his performance in the brilliant drama Measure for Measure directed by Paul Ireland.

Jonathan Alley's powerful documentary, Love in Bright Landscapes, tells the story of David McComb and The Triffids - arguably the greatest West Aussie band to have existed. In this grand interview, Jonathan talks about the long journey to bringing David's story to a film, the power of The Triffids music, while also touching on how it feels to be an interviewer who has interview someone who has passed away. This is a deep, informative interview, just like the film itself.

In this interview, Hannah talks about her work as a producer and what she wants to take her career going forward.

The great Erik Thomson joins Andrew to discuss his latest film, James Ashcroft's searing thriller, Coming Home in the Dark. As a working actor that has a varied career that's spanned three decades, Erik has become one of the most iconic figures in Australian TV and film, with roles in Packed to the Rafters and All Saints making him a household name.

Andrew caught up with author Lyndall Clipstone to talk about the journey to bringing Lakesedge to life, from a short story, into a debut novel, while also touching on the power of gothic romance, the joy of world building, and more in this interview.

We all have a creative entity within us, but how do we get to that path of creativity? In Roger Ungers documentary, Finding Creativity, he seeks to answer that question by interviewing various creative minds, like a glass blower, a chef, a musician, and more. And, stretching deeper into the well of creativity, Andrew interviews Roger about his creative process.

Finding Creativity screens at the 6th Melbourne Documentary Film Festival and tickets can be purchased here.

Check out Rogers other work here, and read more about Finding Creativity on Cinema Australiahere. The music featured at the end is by Rollo Grey.

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The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival is always home to a plethora of great and varied documentaries from around the globe. This year, the festival will host the deep and moving documentary, Batoor: A Refugee Journey by Walkely Award winning photojournalist, Barat Ali Batoor. Batoor: A Refugee Journey follows Batoor's path from Afghanistan through to Australia in search of safety and sanctuary. This powerful film comes at a devastating point in Australian history, where the Australian government is actively denying the refuge of countless Afghani citizens who assisted the Australian armed forces in the war against the Taliban.

As mentioned in the interview, one of the support services that you can help by donating to is the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC). The other action you can do to help is to head over and watch Batoor: A Refugee Journey and share Batoor's story with the world.

You can see Batoor: A Refugee Journey in Melbourne on July 22nd and August 1st, pending any further lockdown measures. Head to the MDFF website for more details.

Follow Barat Ali Batoor's Facebook page, and keep up to date with the festival via their Facebook page here.

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The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival kicks off its in-person in-cinema screenings on July 21st through to July 31st at the Cinema Nova. Screening at this years fest is the film, Mental as Everything:

Damon Smith has estimated that he has spent around 50 thousand hours of his life, so far, participating in absurd ritualistic behaviors associated with his obsessive Compulsive Disorder. With the help of his anxious friend, Adam, these two, Australian musicians, share, with original music, preposterous humor, and outlandish animations, the intricate and debilitating nature of what it is like to live and talk about mental illness in a world where it’s ok to talk about a broken arm but not ok to talk about a broken mind.

https://mdff.org.au/films/mental-as-everything

Andrew caught up with Damon to chat about how the film was made, what the creative process is like for a musician turned filmmaker, and the main theme of the film: mental health. It may sound like a dark subject on paper, but Mental as Everything embraces the subject with heart and compassion, and most importantly, a levity that is often missing with the subject of mental illness.

Pick up tickets to Mental as Everythinghere, and make sure to follow the Mental as EverythingFacebook page too.

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