PURE SCUM – interview with GIDEON ARONIBy GREG KINGPure Scum is a gritty low budget drama shot guerilla style, and at nights, on the streets of Melbourne. It follows Ayden and Jesse, two recent high school graduates, on a night fuelled by drugs and alcohol. After they are involved in a hit and run accident, the pair flee the scene, they make a number of bad decisions which leads them into the darker …
TYCHO! BEYOND THE BATON – interview with director STEPHAN WELLINK
TYCHO! BEYOND THE BATON - interview with director STEPHAN WELLINKby GREG KINGA Holocaust survivor who arrived in Australia in 1951, Tommy Tycho left an indelible mark on the cultural landscape of Australia during a career that spanned 60 years. He composed scores for television and film projects, and worked with a number of artists both local and touring international performers. This documentary …
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CHILDREN’S INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – interview with artistic director THOMAS CALDWELL
by GREG KINGThe curated festival screens at the Lido, Classic, Cameo and Ritz Cinemas from June 6 through to July 10. This year the festival presents 30 brilliant kid’s films from around the world. The selection of films caters to small cinephiles from ages three to 12. There are two retrospective screenings – 1986’s Flight Of The Navigator and 1996’s Fly Away Home. There is also a special screening of the new …
WOLFRAM – Interview with WARWICK THORNTON
WOLFRAM - interview with WARWICK THORNTONby GREG KINGWolfram is the latest film from award winning indigenous filmmaker Warwick Thornton. It stars Thomas Wright, Deborah Mailman, Joe Bird, Matt Nable, Pedrea Jackson. The film is set in the Hatches Creek wolfram mining field in the Northern territory and it explores how aboriginal children were exploited for their labour and mistreated. The film also …
EUROPA EUROPA FILM FESTIVAL 2026
EUROPA EUROPA FILM FESTIVAL 2026 – interview with SPIRO ECONOMOPOULOSby GREG KINGThe Europa Europa film festival screens in Australian cinema from February to March. This year the festival is also screening in New Zealand for the first time, and artistic director Spiro Econompoulos is excited by the expansion of the festival. He joined Greg on Movie At Dusk on 3WBC 94.1FM to unpack this year’ program. The …
IMAGINE – INTERVIEW WITH TYSON YUNKAPORTA
IMAGINE – Interview with TYSON YUNKAPORTABy GREG KINGImagine is an animated film that follows a young girl named Kim on an adventure into a magical realm, accompanied by a dog named Jeff and the spirits of aboriginal elders. The film’s genesis lies in the COVID lockdowns. The film was codirected by Jack Manning Bancroft and Tyson Yunkaporta. Tyson spoke with Greg about the genesis of the film, its themes …
