Director Leo Gabriadze Starring Heather Sossaman, Matthew Bohrer, Courtney Halverson Rated MA Score 0.5/6 A group of online chat room friends find themselves haunted by a mysterious, supernatural force using the account of their dead friend Watching unfriended, normally I would have given this one a wide berth. The only reason why I watched this…
Waiting – The Van Duren Story – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
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Directors Wade Jackson and Greg Carey Score 6/6 In the 1970s, Memphis musician Van Duren was tipped to be the next Paul McCartney but instead faded into obscurity. Years later, two Australian friends come across his record and set out to discover what went wrong. Okay. Before watching this documentary if you haven’t the slightest…
2019 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival Top 10 Suggestions
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The 2019 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival is running until July 30th and we have a list of 10 documentaries that are going to screen at the festival that we think you should see. 10 – Dog’s Best Friend 9 – Looby 8 – The Candidate 7 – Chasing the Jet Stream 6 – Red Sunday…
Little Creatures to expand Geelong Brewing Operations
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Geelong’s brewer of the iconic Furphy Refreshing Ale, Little Creatures, will expand its operations and create 10 new jobs thanks in part to support from the Andrews Labor Government. Victorian Minister for Jobs, Innovation and Trade Martin Pakula recently visited Little Creatures in South Geelong today to confirm the Labor Government’s support for the company’s…
Tommy Emmanuel : The Endless Road – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
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Director Jeremy Dylan Score 5.5/6 From the Australian outback to Music City USA, a child guitar prodigy dedicates his life to become the world’s greatest acoustic guitarist, even as revelations of dark family secrets send him into a battle with addiction that threatens to destroy his career, his family and his life. Even though I…
Saving Warru – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
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Director Daniel Clarke and Amy Pysden Score 5.5/6 Warru, or black-footed rock-wallaby, is one of South Australia’s most endangered mammals. In 2007, when numbers dropped below 200 in the remote central desert, the Warru Recovery Team was formed to help save the precious species from extinction. If you go to a film festival, I feel…
Singled Out – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
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Director Mariona Guiu & Ariadna Relea Score 5/6 Singled [Out] tells the story of five educated women in four corners of the world: Jules in Melbourne, Manu in Barcelona, Shu and Yang in Shanghai, and Melek in Istambul -they all travel solo in a world where pairing up is the norm. Together with the voices…
Recycle Right campaign launched
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Canberrans are being encouraged to make new recycling habits after Minister for City Services Chris Steel recently launched the new Recycle Right campaign at the recycling discovery hub at Hume. “The Recycle Right campaign is designed to help reduce contamination and ensure that material can be easily recycled back into other products,” Minister Steel commented.…
Five Year Anniversary for Belconnen and Tuggeranong Walk-in Centres
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ACT Minister for Health Rachel Stephen-Smith has acknowledged the dedication of staff at Canberra Health Services’ Belconnen and Tuggeranong Walk-in Centres five years after they opened their doors. Canberra’s Walk-in Centres are one of the Territory’s stand-out public health success stories. The centres are led by a team of highly skilled advanced practice nurses and…
NIDA Opens Applications for 2020
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Australia’s world-famous National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) has opened its applications to study in 2020 for the next generation of artists, technicians and creatives. Applications are open for all of NIDA’s Master, Bachelor and Diploma courses and all aspiring creatives are encouraged to apply. New in 2020, its highly competitive Bachelor of Fine Arts…