FILMS BY DAYS 2019 PROGRAM
DOCUMENTARY
ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS
10AM
Winner of the Best Documentary at both the Adelaide Film Festival and Tribeca Film Festival, this remarkable film explores Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean.
DOCUMENTARY
JALANAN
10AM
Winner of the People’s Choice Award at the Melbourne International Film Festival, Jalanan (meaning street-side), is the story of Boni, Ho and Titi who are street musicians in Indonesia’s capital city.
DOCUMENTARY
HALF THE PICTURE
11:45AM
It is incredible to think that so few female directors get the chance to make films, and if they do, be recognized for their contributions. The recent Oscar nominations had no female directors in the mix.
DOCUMENTARY
FERRANTE FEVER
NOON
Who is Elena Ferrante? She was listed by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential personalities in the world and Foxtel is currently screening an adaptation of one of her novels, My Brilliant Friend.
FEATURE
ANCHOR & HOPE
NOON
It is rare to see a film about female relationships that is presented in such a subtle and moving way. Eva and Kat are two women who are in a strongly developed lesbian relationship.
FEATURE
HAPPY AS LAZZARO
2PM
Winner of the Best Screenplay award at Cannes, this enchanting film is a beguiling allegory of life, love, loss and compassion in Italy’s past and present.
DOCUMENTARY
INVENTING TOMORROW
2PM
Premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, and winner of Best Documentary at the Seattle International Film Festival, this film follows the scientific experimentation performed by 4 teenagers from 4 different countries.
DOCUMENTARY
THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS
2:30PM
This amazing, much acclaimed and multi-award-winning documentary at Sundance, begins with the story of a man who discovers in 1980 that he has a twin brother. As he relates his story, he then discovers that there is actually a third brother.
FEATURE
TAMPOPO
4:30PM | RED CARPET CLOSING NIGHT
If you are in the mood for a film with lashings of food, plus lashings of sex, and a lot of hilarity, then you don’t want to miss this classic movie.
FEATURE
3 FACES
5PM
The film opens with an established film actress in Iran, watching a video of a young girl who is very upset because her parents won’t let her attend the Tehran drama conservatory.
