August
Discover the real Tokyo at its listening cafés
Dotted around the city, they are not for eating or talking but for hearing music played on elaborate stereo systems. A new documentary lends an ear.
- Jessica Sier
May
Why you don’t have to be ruthless to be successful
Founder of Matchbox Pictures Tony Ayres talks about how to succeed without being ruthless, the value of unsent emails and, for telling stories, the rule of three.
- Lap Phan and Ciara Seccombe
August 2021
5 movies from Melbourne’s major film festival to stream this weekend
From a doco on Melbourne homewares mogul Franco Cozzo, to a peek inside the vibrant Ghanaian-American community, MIFF has movies for you this weekend.
- Michael Bailey
Why an Aussie gay rights campaigner is defending homophobes
A new film about Footscray-born activist Peter Tatchell follows his journey from scourge of Britain’s mainstream to almost establishment status.
- Hans van Leeuwen
July 2021
The quest to create an Australian haka
The quest of former NRL player Dean Widders to create a pre-match dance drawing on Indigenous culture has been captured in a powerful new film.
- Clare Morgan
Champion or exploiter of women? Helmut Newton’s subjects tell all
The German photographer rose from tragic beginnings to the heights of glamour, capturing females like never before. A new documentary turns the lens around.
- Lauren Sams