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Still from Chi Tran’s film, ‘ The Sun Sets and Once Again the Earth is Upright’. Image: Courtesy the artists. Two women with dark long hair sitting near a river bank with their backs facing the viewer. They are leaning on each other.
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The Sun Sets and Once Again the Earth is Upright

Writer and filmmaker Chi Tran shares the collaborative process and vision behind her new short film, an intimate story of…

Still from short film 'Jia'. Image: Supplied. A white man stands on the left staring off into the distance, while an Asian woman stands beside him, smiling with hair flowing in the wind. They are both seen from the chest up and wearing black jackets.
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A director's secret letter to his mother

Director Vee Shi says his short film 'Jia' is 'a letter to my mother. It encapsulates my deepest love for…

Sweet Juices. Image is of a dark bathroom with orange light coming through a slatted window. A woman of Asian appearance and long dark hair sits on the toilet looking despondent, while a bearded man in a striped apron stands in the bath looking at his phone.
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Interview with the creatives behind Sweet Juices

In conversation with Sydney-based co-directors Will Suen and Sejon Im, and their irreverent and rumbustious short film, ‘Sweet Juices’.

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Music Review: Camerata Cinematheque, QPAC, Brisbane Festival

String orchestra meets arthouse cinema in an intriguing melange of art forms.

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The rise of South Australian film festivals

Emerging and diverse filmmakers in SA have more opportunities to show their work with the rise in local film festivals.

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Where science and the natural world converge through the arts  

A diverse range of art forms are being used to communicate serious scientific and natural world facts in fun and…

Two women sit on a wooden set smiling at the camera. Both have their hands in their lap.
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How stories shape the world (and how to get better at telling them)

Storytelling, and helping other people hone their storytelling skills, are enormously important for Joe Hepworth, NIDA’s new Head of Writing…

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Natasha Wanganeen: ‘Sci-fi films saved my life’

Actor-writer-producer Natasha Wanganeen takes us behind the scenes on Bunker: The Last Fleet, a dystopian, intergalactic reimagining of first contact…

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Opportunities and awards wrap

Call outs for The Lester Prize plus winners of 2021 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards announced and finalists of 2022…

What if: a vision of 2030 in Australia if climate action becomes a reality. Image: Damon Gameau
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Damon Gameau’s Regenerating Australia eyes up climate solutions

The actor and director discusses his new film and how Australia's climate future could, and should, look.

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