Sydney based writer/director Martin Simpson is no stranger to BOFA having attended every BOFA Festival since 2013, so we are delighted to have him in Tasmania again to introduce his new feature, the neo-noir thriller and Cannes Film Festival Marche entry Indigo Lake. Martin spoke recently about his attraction to the film noir genre:
“I’ve always been fascinated by film noir and I’m a great fan of the black and white films of the forties where the genre began, and the idea of a love triangle has always appealed to me as well – the tensions between the woman and the two men who vie for her. In Indigo Lake I tried to get a situation which had a noirish appeal in that an artist who can’t find inspiration gets it, but at great cost to himself – the price of art to an artist is giving everything up.”
As well as presenting a Q & A after the screening of Indigo Lake, Martin will conduct a free workshop on the making of his film at the TasTAFE Drysdale Campus on Sunday, May 20, from 1 to 2.30pm. It’s a wonderful opportunity for potential Tasmanian film makers to gain an insight into the process of turning an idea into a finished film.
FREE ACTION SESSION WITH MARTIN SIMPSON
FROM CONCEPT TO SCREEN – WRITING AND DIRECTING INDIGO LAKE
TASTAFE DRYSDALE CAMPUS,
93 PATERSON STREET 1- 2.30pm SUNDAY, MAY 20
INDIGO LAKE
Celebrated artist Jack Zeffa is hired by a gangster nightclub owner to paint a portrait of his wife Ruby. As Jack and Ruby become more than artist and model, they face the violence of the jealous husband. Facing death, the lovers develop a plan to strike first, killing the husband and driving him in his car into Indigo Lake. But murder is not as easy as it’s painted. It’s sex, art and murder in this gripping thriller, exploring the deeper theme of what an artist must sacrifice to make ‘real’ art.
SUNDAY, MAY 20 10.00am
VILLAGE CINEMA 2