PROGRAM CHANGE

The lineup

The Briagolong Film Festival is nearly here (8th – 10th June) and we are sorry to have to announce a PROGRAM CHANGE on Sunday afternoon.

The distribution company has notified us that they will not be releasing the film Breath. We are very disappointed and know that many people were looking forward to seeing Breath, but have a terrific replacement lined up.

The Briagolong Film Festival is nearly here (8th – 10th June) and we are sorry to have to announce a PROGRAM CHANGE on Sunday afternoon.
The distribution company has notified us that they will not be releasing the film Breath. We are very disappointed and know that many people were looking forward to seeing Breath, but have a terrific replacement lined up.

SUN 10 JUNE, 2PM
The Daughter (M) 96min
Drama
Watch the trailer here

The story follows a man who returns home to discover a long-buried family secret, and whose attempts to put things right threaten to shatter the lives of those he left behind years before. Set in a dying logging town and based on the Henrik Ibsen play The Wild Duck, it is a beautiful production with strong acting and direction. This film is a thoughtful meditation on the bonds of family, friendship and community and has won many awards.
Director: Simon Stone
Stars:, Nicholas Hope, Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush, Miranda Otto

Please spread the word.

See you there,

Annette Short.

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Comrades and a Cabin (G) 14 minute documentary.

The lineup

This years 2018 Short Film “Comrades and a Cabin’ will be screened
Saturday JUNE 9 at 7pm

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This documentary explores the background to and construction of the one and only Briagolong RSL Log Cabin in the late 1940’s. Narrator and consummate story-teller, Chris Lawless, escorts the viewer through a number of anecdotes – some humorous but always poignant – which intersperse a series of interviews (with Jane Mosley, Dawn Freeman and Mark Wagstaff) highlighting the beneficial relationship between war veterans and the Cabin and the Cabin’s contemporary relevance to the town.

The narrative of the film is adeptly promoted by a ballad (written specifically for the project by Diane Lawton), arranged and sung (by Anita Hensen) and recorded locally (by Barrie Clissold). Historical re-enactments (performed by local townsfolk) add richness. The film was devised, written, produced, filmed, acted, sung and edited by a group of Briagolonians.

Producer: Geoff Benton.

Directors: Rod McMillan, Colleen Geysen, Paul Geysen.

Gerard Callinan will host an informative Q&A session with people involved in making this locally-significant documentary after the premiere.

Hacksaw Ridge

The lineup

View the trailer here

SUN 10 JUNE, 8PM (MA15+) 139min
Biography, Drama, History


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This Oscar winning film is based on the true story of WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa. He refuses to kill people, and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot. An engrossing and unflinching look at the horrors of war and technically brilliant.


Director: Mel Gibson

Stars: Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey

 

The Death and Life of Otto Bloom

The lineup

SAT 9 JUNE, 2PM (M) 85min

View the trailer here

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The chronicle of the life and great love of Otto Bloom, an extraordinary man who experiences time in reverse – passing backwards through the years only remembering the future. This clever mockumentary format is a fascinating, thought provoking film that has many surprising twists and turns.

Director: Cris Jones

Stars: Xavier Samuel, Rachel Ward, Matilda Brown

 

Sweet Country

The lineup

SAT 9 JUNE, 8:30PM
Adventure, Crime, Drama 1hr 50min

View the trailer here

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Australian western set on the Northern Territory frontier in the 1920s, where justice itself is put on trial when an aged Aboriginal farmhand shoots a white man in self-defense and goes on the run as a posse gathers to hunt him down.

Director: Warwick Thornton

Writers: Steven McGregor,  David Tranter

Stars: Bryan Brown,  Matt Day,  Tremayne Doolan

Ali’s Wedding

The lineup

Ali’s Wedding is the Briagolong Film Festival’s opening movie this year

FRI 8 JUNE, 8PM

Watch the trailer here
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Ali’s Wedding (M) 110min
Comedy Drama Romance
After a “white lie” which spirals out of control, a neurotic, naive and musically gifted Muslim cleric’s eldest son must follow through with an arranged marriage, except he is madly in love with an Australian born-Lebanese girl.

Director: Jeffrey Walker

Writers: Andrew Knight, Osamah Sami

Stars: Osamah Sami, Don Hany, Helana Sawires