4 Oct 2015
Made in 1991, this film is very clunky and predictable. Sadly, the subtitle translations were so bad that it was often hard to know what they meant. At times…
4 Oct 2015
In the exploration of noise, it’s just as important to pay careful attention to the silence. Similarly, with darkness and light. In Dear John, a…
4 Oct 2015
Kosovo. Afghanistan. Washington DC. Singer, songwriter and poet PJ Harvey and photographer and filmmaker Seamus Murphy visited these places between 2011 and…
3 Oct 2015
This is a frustrating story of true love thwarted by meddling extended family members. Directed by Hong Kong’s Ann Hui, it is set in Shanghai in the 1930s and…
3 Oct 2015
A varied and virtuosic exploration of game-playing through dance and music, Play is an entertaining and frequently jaw-dropping work of stagecraft, with live…
2 Oct 2015
This OzAsia Festival show is full of surprises. The very tender publicity photo fooled me into thinking this was purely a love story, and while the quest for…
1 Oct 2015
It is chilling testimony to the authenticity of this profound documentary that many of those credited on the film, from co-producers, co-director, some…
1 Oct 2015
This surreal OzAsia event is the brainchild of director, performer and choreographer Toko Nikaido. In what can only be described as sensory insanity, Miss…
1 Oct 2015
Mixing Australian contemporary dance techniques with the eerie subversiveness that typifies Japanese Butoh, Spectra certainly packs a visual punch that leaves…
1 Oct 2015
Transgender Ladyboys are a frequent sight throughout Thailand and feature regularly in Thai nightclubs. The Thailand Ladyboy Superstars Cabaret have arrived in…
30 Sept 2015
Highly acclaimed film director Ann Hui is the first female to win the Asian Film Awards’ Lifetime Achievement honour, and was named Asian Filmmaker Of The Year…
30 Sept 2015
This powerful and important film was made in 1982 but it remains just as controversial, disturbing and pertinent today.