Cate Blanchett and Nikki Amuka-Bird on Rumours, Piece by Piece, Tsai Ming-liang
Cate Blanchett and Nikki Amuka-Bird on Rumours, Guy Maddin's black comedy that follows the leaders of seven wealthy democracies who get lost in the woods while drafting a statement on a global crisis.Piece by Piece is directed by our guest Morgan Neville in his animated directorial debut. It follows the life and career of American musician Pharrell Williams, who stars in the film through the lens of Lego animation.As a near-complete career survey of Malaysia-born Taiwan-based Tsai Ming-liang screens at GOMA, Jason meets the great filmmaker. Presenter, Jason Di RossoProducer, Sarah CorbettSound engineer, Isabella TropianoExecutive producer, Rhiannon Brown
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Viggo Mortensen on The Dead Don't Hurt + APSA winner Happyend
Viggo Mortensen on The Dead Don't Hurt, a spin on the Western and the actor-director's second film behind the camera.Winner of the APSA Young Cinema Award, and nominated for Best Film and Best Screenplay, Japanese-American filmmaker Neo Sora discusses Happyend, his debut fiction feature set in a near-future Tokyo as a catastrophic earthquake looms.Presenter, Jason Di RossoProducer, Sarah CorbettSound engineer, Harvey O'SullivanExecutive producer, Rhiannon Brown
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Wicked director Jon M. Chu + indie musical Your Monster
Hollywood director Jon M. Chu on Wicked, the musical fantasy phenomenon starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, that puts a new spin on the Wizard of Oz's meanest character.NYC-based filmmaker Caroline Lindy on her debut Your Monster, a charming, genre-defying indie musical.Presenter, Jason Di RossoProducer, Sarah CorbettSound engineer, Russell StapletonExecutive producer, Rhiannon Brown
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Gladiator II, Welcome to Babel, Flee
Danish actor Connie Nielson on starring in the big blockbuster of the week, Ridley Scott's sumptuous swords and sandals melodrama, Gladiator II.Director James Bradley on Welcome to Babel, a documentary about Chinese-Australian artist Jiawei Shen’s plans to create an epic work depicting his homeland’s tumultuous recent history.As it launches on SBS on Demand, we revisit some of Jason's interview with the director of Flee, a three-time Oscar-nominated documentary about the hidden past of a man fleeing his home country.Presenter, Jason Di RossoProducer, Sarah CorbettSound engineer, Tegan NichollsExecutive producer, Rhiannon Brown
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Slice of Life + film-making legend James Ivory
Documentary filmmakers Matthew Salleh and Rose Tucker on Slice of Life, a road movie serving insights into how former Pizza Hut buildings around the U.S. have been repurposed.As a new doc releases at the British Film Festival exploring the classic films and iconic pairing of James Ivory and Ismail Merchant, the legendary, Academy Award winning James Ivory joins us.Presenter, Jason Di RossoProducer, Sarah CorbettSound engineer, Russell StapletonExecutive producer, Rhiannon Brown
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