Tag Archive for Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2019

Waiting – The Van Duren Story – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

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…

Saving Warru – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

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…

The Candidate – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Director Helen Gaynor Score 4/6 In March 2018 Filmmaker Helen Gaynor followed Greens candidate Alex Bhathal for the last 3 weeks of the election campaign for the federal seat of Batman. For those of you who might not remember or perhaps have conveniently forgotten the March 2018 election happened because the previous member was disqualified…

Looby – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Directors Iain Knight and Nick Garner Score 4/6 Looby is the story of what happens when an artist chooses to speak out. For Australian painter Keith Looby, it cost him almost everything. Winner of prestigious art prizes and collected by major galleries at home and abroad, Keith’s addiction to speaking his mind has left a…