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Even Mice Belong In Heaven
WA Museum Boola Bardip Perth Cultural Centre, Perth WA 6000, Australia, PerthInternational Family Animation Explosion
WA Museum Boola Bardip Perth Cultural Centre, Perth WA 6000, Australia, PerthExperimental Shorts: Space, Place, Nature and Culture
Luna Leederville 155 Oxford Street, LeedervilleEven Mice Belong In Heaven
WA Museum Boola Bardip Perth Cultural Centre, Perth WA 6000, Australia, PerthInternational Family Animation Explosion
WA Museum Boola Bardip Perth Cultural Centre, Perth WA 6000, Australia, PerthWeek of Events
Shaun Gladwell: The Cinematic
Shaun Gladwell: The Cinematic
Shaun Gladwell: The Cinematic
Shaun Gladwell: The Cinematic
Even Mice Belong In Heaven
Even Mice Belong In Heaven
Directed by Jan Bubenicek and Denisa Grimmova. A film about two mortal enemies - a little mouse Whizzy and Whitebelly the fox, who after an unfortunate accident, meet in animal heaven where they lose their natural instincts and become best friends.
International Family Animation Explosion
International Family Animation Explosion
A specially curated collection of international short animations that are perfect for all ages – including those who have never been to the movies before. These wonderful films come from the four corners of the globe from Singapore to Portugal, to New Zealand to the UK. Experience some lovely work in the universal language of animation.
Killing The Eunuch Khan
Killing The Eunuch Khan
Directed by Abed Abest. A visually stunning narrative from Iran, a truly powerful exploration of war, family, and crime, for anyone interested in the possibilities of cinema this is essential viewing.
Opening Night 2022: Sissy
Sissy
Sissy
Directed by Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes. Wellness and self-care influencer Cecilia runs into her former best friend Emma at the supermarket, rapidly reigniting their friendship. And then Cecilia goes to Emma’s bachelorette weekend… where she meets her former school bully. What follows is an astute, smart, and occasionally jaw-dropping, horror-thriller about remote locations, youthful transgressions, and influencers…
Terra Femme
Terra Femme
Directed by Courtney Stephens. Using archive footage and home movies, Terra Femme examines the history and experiences of women travellers.
Q&A: Sissy
Q&A: Sissy
An after-film talk with co-director/writer/lead actor Hannah Barlow, co-director/writer Kane Senes, producer Lisa Shaunessy and executive producer Alexandra Burke, and cast member Emily De Margheriti (WAAPA graduate). Hosted by Richard Sowada.
Q&A: Hatchback
Q&A: Hatchback
An after-film talk with director Riley Sugars, producer Anthony Littlechild, and executive producer Darren Collinson, hosted by Richard Sowada
Planet X
Planet X
Directed by Maxence Vassilyevitch. Radiation from the sun has forced people into shelters during the day, escaping certain death. But what is happening to humanity, and what possibilities are there in this strange post-apocalyptic world?
18 1/2
18 1/2
Directed by Dan Mirvish. It’s 1974 and a White House transcriber has a copy of missing 18 1/2 minutes of Nixon tapes, but what can she do with them and what secrets do they hold?
Namarali
Namarali
Directed by Tim Mummery. In Namarali, filmmaker Tim Mummery follows artist Donny (Yorna) Woolagoodja as he pursues his connections to culture and the Wandjina – creator beings – whose images can be seen in caves and rock ledges in the Kimberly.
Q&A: Namarali
Kaepernick and America
Kaepernick and America
Directed by Tommy Walker and Ross Hockro. In late 2016, as a response to the police killings of African Americans, Colin Kapernick, quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, refused to stand during the national anthem, instead choosing to kneel.Telling the sportsman’s story, Kaepernick and America is a necessary, sobering and authentic film filled with hard emotions, hard decisions and individual truths.
Dreaming Walls: Inside The Chelsea Hotel
Dreaming Walls: Inside The Chelsea Hotel
Directed by Amélie van Elmbt and Maya Duverdier. New York’s Chelsea Hotel is legendary. Exploring the hotel and following the few remaining residents, the ghosts of the past and the changes coming, Dreaming Walls is a quiet, impressionistic documentary in and around one of the most iconic buildings in art, music and popular culture.
Navalny
Navalny
Directed by Daniel Roher. With the pacing and power of a political thriller, Roher’s perfectly pitched documentary switches between fly-on-the-wall observation to in-depth interviews with the subject and those around him, creating a fascinating portrait of Navalny, producing a documentary that (as I write these words) is exceptional and timely.
Flux Gourmet
Flux Gourmet
Directed by Peter Strickland. A surreal infused tale of sound, music, and food, Strickland’s latest feature unfolds in the halls of a rural artistic institute, as a trio of musicians explore food, sounds and performance under the gaze of the institute’s director, a journalist and a doctor.
After Blue
After Blue
Directed by Bertrand Mandico. Set in a distant world, where only women can survive After Blue is an off-kilter quasi-psychedelic science fiction western adventure like nothing you’ve ever seen.
Westralia Day 2022
Westralia Day 2022
Special Event / 2022 /
A showcase of Western Australian made screen productions at The Backlot Perth.
Make Me Famous
Make Me Famous
Directed by Brian Vincent. The eighties NYC art scene was a place where anything went, the Lower East Side was a hot bed of creative energy. Make Me Famous explores this scene, but rather than focusing on the era’s more famous figures like Basquait, Keith Haring, and David Wojnarowicz, it tells the story of unknown expressionist painter Edward Brezinski.
Experimental Shorts: Space, Place, Nature and Culture
Experimental Shorts: Space, Place, Nature and Culture
Special Events / 2022 / 66 min
From visual and aural loops, cut-ups, media manipulations and found footage to technical exploration, home printing, and all points in between, a selection of experiments in cinema and visual/audio media. Themes of rhythm, music, movement, location, nature, culture, and the performance of the social ripple through this selection of short experimental works.
The Passengers of The Night
The Passengers of The Night
Directed by Mikhaël Hers. It’s 1981 and newly separated Elisabeth (Charlotte Gainsbourg) is having trouble sleeping, she’s running low on money and has two teenage children to care for.
Hole In The Head
Hole In The Head
Directed by Dean Kavanagh. The film combines drama, comedy and experimentation in telling the story of John Kline Jr, a mute projectionist whose parents vanished twenty-five years earlier.
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Namarali
Namarali
Feature Documentary / 2021 / Australia / 52min / Directed by Tim Mummery
In Namarali, filmmaker Tim Mummery, follows artist Donny (Yorna) Woolagoodja as he pursues his connections to culture and the Wandjina – creator beings – whose images can be seen in caves and rock ledges in the Kimberly.
A Delicate Fire
A Delicate Fire
Directed by Constantine Costi. A visual and aural feast, A Delicate Fire combines the spectacle of cinema and the power of opera to create a work that pays homage to 17th century composer Barbara Strozzi.
Luzifer
Luzifer
Directed by Peter Brunner. On a rural mountainside, a mother and son carve out an ascetic existence far removed from everyday convention. And then, one day, a drone emerges, hovering over their small farmhouse. Combining elements of psychological horror and drama, with a rich arthouse sensibility, Luzifer is a must see for anyone interested in existential fears and nightmares.
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck In Time
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck In Time
Directed by Robert B Weide and Dan Argott. Legendary author Kurt Vonnegut - the writer behind cult classics Cats Cradle and Slaughterhouse 5 - is the subject of this absorbing biopic, which paints a fascinating picture of its subject.
Where is Anne Frank?
Where is Anne Frank?
Directed by Ari Folman. A beautifully realised animated feature that explores Anne Frank’s life, her diary, and her legacy.
In The Court of The Crimson King
In The Court of The Crimson King
Directed by Toby Amies, In his latest documentary filmmaker Toby Amies (The Man Whose Mind Exploded) turns his attention to the legendary prog-rock band King Crimson, documenting the group on their 50th-anniversary tour.
The Humans
The Humans
Feature Narrative / 2021 / USA / 108 min / Directed by Stephen Karam
Brigid and Richard have moved into a rundown Manhattan duplex. Before they’ve had time to settle, Brigid’s family visit for Thanksgiving.
Conversations, tensions, dramas slowly emerge, and all around them the duplex creeks, the very walls seem to echo with inexplicable sounds.
Adapted from his Tony Award winning theatrical production, Karam’s film is a masterpiece in tensions, deftly adding a cinematic quality to the unfolding psychological drama.
Lonesome
Lonesome
Directed by Craig Boreham. Fleeing a small-town scandal Casey finds himself in Sydney where he hooks up with Tib. Both young men are searching for something elusive while navigating their way through the inner-city queer scene.
Freaks Out
Freaks Out
Directed by Gabriele Mainetti. As a small troupe of circus performers find themselves embroiled in the ever-expanding battle front of WW2 in Europe, a singular battle for the future of civilisation emerges in this sprawling big-screen fantasy.
Paris Is In Harlem
Paris Is In Harlem
Directed by Christina Kallas. Paris Is In Harlem may be one of the best New York movies of recent years, its narrative weaves through situations and characters, that unfold with rare power and authenticity. Creating a vivid portrait of the city on the day the no dancing law was repealed in 2017, the ensemble cast, tight narrative, and naturalistic filmmaking create a beautifully realised film that feels truly alive.
Even Mice Belong In Heaven
Even Mice Belong In Heaven
Directed by Jan Bubenicek and Denisa Grimmova. A film about two mortal enemies - a little mouse Whizzy and Whitebelly the fox, who after an unfortunate accident, meet in animal heaven where they lose their natural instincts and become best friends.
Different Voices: Three Short Documentaries
Different Voices: Three Short Documentaries
A trio of powerful documentaries that tell human stories in radically different ways, each of these works reveals the possibilities of the medium for sharing our stories and connecting us all.
Experimental Shorts: Changing Perspectives
Experimental Shorts: Changing Perspectives
Special Events / 2022 / 72 min
A selection of films that offer meditations on the nature of storytelling and the structure of narrative, exploring movement and form both within and beyond the frame, and new forms of meaning of cinema.
Namarali
Namarali
Directed by Tim Mummery. In Namarali, filmmaker Tim Mummery follows artist Donny (Yorna) Woolagoodja as he pursues his connections to culture and the Wandjina – creator beings – whose images can be seen in caves and rock ledges in the Kimberly.
International Family Animation Explosion
International Family Animation Explosion
A specially curated collection of international short animations that are perfect for all ages – including those who have never been to the movies before. These wonderful films come from the four corners of the globe from Singapore to Portugal, to New Zealand to the UK. Experience some lovely work in the universal language of animation.
Kaepernick and America
Kaepernick and America
Feature Documentary / 2022 / USA / 82 min / Directed by Tommy Walker and Ross Hockro
In late 2016, as a response to the police killings of African Americans, Colin Kapernick, quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, refused to stand during the national anthem, instead choosing to kneel.Telling the sportsman’s story, Kaepernick and America is a necessary, sobering and authentic film filled with hard emotions, hard decisions and individual truths.
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
Directed by Jim Demonakos and Kevin Konrad Hanna. When comic book creator Mike Mignola created Hellboy, he unleashed a visionary comic book character and launched an entire universe populated by unique heroes and creatures, misfits and monsters. Demonakos and Hanna’s documentary takes the viewer into the world of the artist, tracing Mignola’s creative practice and biography.
Keynote: Shaun Gladwell
Music and Storytelling
Music and Storytelling
A lecture that will explore both the creative process of film scoring and its rich history, hosted by Kenneth Lampl
Raw! Uncut! Video!
Raw! Uncut! Video!
Directed by Ryan A White and Alex Clausen. Documenting the gay porn studio Palm Drive Video, Raw! Uncut! Video! tells the story of the safe-sex studio based in a Californian ranch that created safe sex-focused porn during the early years of the AIDS pandemic. Along the way, we’re treated to a wild and no holds barred ride through the extremities of gay porn of the period.
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck In Time
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck In Time
Feature Documentary / 2021 / USA / 127 min / Directed by Robert B Weide and Dan Argott
Legendary author Kurt Vonnegut - the writer behind cult classics Cats Cradle and Slaughterhouse 5 - is the subject of this absorbing biopic, which paints a fascinating picture of its subject.
Navalny
Navalny
Feature Documentary/2022/USA/98min/Directed by Daniel Roher
With the pacing and power of a political thriller, Roher’s perfectly pitched documentary switches between fly-on-the-wall observation to in-depth interviews with the subject and those around him, creating a fascinating portrait of Navalny, producing a documentary which (as I write these words) is exceptional and timely.
A Life On The Farm
A Life On The Farm
Directed by Oscar Harding. When Oscar Harding’s grandfather passed away, Oscar’s family inherited a strange video tape made by farmer Charles Carson. Intrigued by this strange VHS tape, titled A Life on the Farm, Harding sets out to unravel the mystery of the video described as “Monty Python meets The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”…
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five
Directed by George Roy Hill. Adapted from Kurt Vonnegut’s cult novel, Slaughterhouse-Five premiered at Cannes and won the Jury Prize.
Q&A: Slaughterhouse-Five
Q&A: Slaughterhouse-Five
Join us for a Q&A about Slaughterhouse-Five with the Book-To-Film At The Backlot team.
The Assassination and Mrs Paine
The Assassination and Mrs Paine
Directed by Max Good. Marina Oswald and her children lived in Ruth Paine’s house in the months prior to the assassination of the president in November 1963. Ruth Paine helped provide key evidence against Lee Harvey Oswald and answered more than 5000 questions for the Warren Commission. Now 84 years old, Paine enjoys life in a retirement community, but she is also one of the few surviving witnesses and a target for researchers into the assassination.
Terra Femme
Terra Femme
Directed by Courtney Stephens. Using archive footage and home movies, Terra Femme examines the history and experiences of women travellers.
Sirens
Sirens
Directed by Rita Baghdadi. Sirens tells the story of Beirut based musicians Lilas and Shery and their band Slave to Sorens. With their brand of thrash, the group are the Middle East’s first all-women metal band, and Rita Baghdadi’s film tells the story of the women’s friendship and the band all against the backdrop of a conservative country undergoing political turmoil.
From The Haunted to The Darkness
From The Haunted to The Darkness
Some of the best gothic and horror short films of the year – from the classic gothic themes of the forbidden to the echoes of uncanny environments via more recent fears of possible futures and the claustrophobia of contemporary evil. Please note some of these films feature flashing lights.