A festival of films especially for Seniors. Following each screening there will be an open discussion, lead by a guest speaker, about the film and its contents. Afterwards afternoon tea is served where the audience can continue the dialogue in a social situation. Bookings are essential Ph: 94316711 Tickets are $5.00 per film session including afternoon tea and once booked can be paid for at the door. The Western Australia screen industry is steadily growing with WA-made films regularly selected for prestigious international film festivals, and locally made television programs frequently broadcasting nationally and overseas. In 2010-11, with funding support from ScreenWest, WA’s screen funding and development agency, twenty four productions entered principal photography. In addition there were several productions that raised funds independently. Productions made in WA range from feature films to world class documentaries and television drama series, highlighting the depth and level of talent in WA. The Seniors On Screen “Made in WA” Film Festival will be showcasing a collection of films ranging from full length feature films to 3 minute Digital Stories. From popular titles to lesser known films, there is a diverse range of subject matter to examine in the post film discussions lead by a guest speaker. Afterwards refreshments are served where the audience can mingle and continue the dialogue. We also encourage further comments on the
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Thursday 27 October 2011 1pm BRAN NUE DAE (2009) 85 min Rated PG Dir: Rachel Perkins Cast: Rocky McKenzie, Jessica Mauboy, Ernie Dingo, 'Missy' Higgins, Geoffrey Rush, Deborah Mailman In the summer of 1969 a young man is filled with the life of the idyllic old pearling port Broome - fishing, hanging out with his mates and his girl. However his mother returns him to the religious mission in Perth for further schooling. After being punished for an act of youthful rebellion, he runs away from the mission. Spending the night on the streets of Perth he meets up with 'Uncle' Tadpole” and embarks on a journey that ultimately leads him back home. Winner of the Most Popular Feature Film: Melbourne International Film Festival 2009 and nominated in the IF Awards, AFI Asia Pacific Screen Award and screened in film festivals around the world, this is a joyous musical based on the original screenplay by Jimmy Chi.
Thursday 3 November 2011 1pm LITTLE SPARROWS (2010) 88 min Rated M Dir: Yu-Hsiu Camille Chen Cast: Nicola Bartlett, James Hagan, Nina Deasley, Melanie Munt, Arielle Gray In the midst of an Australian summer, we meet three sisters. Nina is widowed with two young children. Anna is an aspiring actress unhappily married to a filmmaker. Christine is a med student who is yet to fully come to terms with her sexuality. When their mother Susan’s breast cancer returns, the family is faced with choices and the reality of their last Christmas together. Our lives are the sum of our decisions and there is always a determining event along the journey. Little Sparrows is 100 per cent Western Australian made and won the Outstanding Drama at the 24th WA Screen Awards, the 2010 DigiSPAA SPAArtan Award for Best Digital Feature Film and has screened at numerous film festivals around the world.
Thursday 10 November 2011 1pm BENDIGO BANK SENIORS WEEK SPECIAL FILM EVENT A collection of short films in celebration of the rich and diverse contribution made by seniors to the wider community. Program: 10 Digital Stories made by WA seniors. (2007) 35 min Storytellers: Barbara Bennett, Doris Burnham, Fred Oostryck, Jean Tillett, Meri Forrest, Beatrice Hitt, Ruth Geneff, Stella Huttleston, Marlene Oostryck, Juliet Atrache Ten very different stories give a snapshot of some very interesting life experiences and shows that one is never too old to learn new technologies. SEE BELOW FOR LIST OF FILMS IF CAN INCLUDE “Wrong Way” (2007) 8 min Dir: Mandy Corunna A true story told by a WA indigenous filmmaker about opposition to her parent’s marriage by their Aboriginal families and traditional laws. This short film demonstrates cultural background is no barrier to being in front or behind the camera and that making decisions and taking actions sets the course of your life journey. “All About Olive” (This film was not made in WA) (2005) 55min Rated PG Dir: Mike Rubbo A
documentary about Olive who at the age of 105, leaves a nursing home to visit
her hometown. Olive is lively, sharp-witted and spirited as she challenges the stereotype
of elderly people as frail, absent minded and uninteresting!
Thursday 17th November 2011 1pm LOVE IN LIMBO (1993) 99 min Rated M Dir: David Elfick Cast: Rhondda Findleton, Martin Sachs, Aden Young, Craig Adams, Russell Crowe This rites-of-passage period comedy set in WA in 1957 is set to the Rhythm and Blues tunes of unrequited love. Sixteen year old Ken Riddle, to whom sex is a mystery, joins his two mates from work on a trip to Kalgoorlie’s infamous red light street in a fumbling attempt to collectively lose their virginity. Coincidentally his glamorous widowed mother Gwen, a talented dress designer, sets out on her own wobbly journey, to a new romance - and a new career - on stiletto heels. Shot in Kalgoorlie, Cottesloe and around Perth the film is full of icons of the era and social mores of the day. Puffing on Lucky Strikes lit by Zippos, driving Studebakers adorned with tailfins, the characters want to fall out of limbo and into love.
Thursday 24th November 2011 1pm THREE DRAGON TENORS (2004) 30 min Dir: Rob Castiglione The story of three Chinese singers who have dedicated their lives to mastering western opera. It follows their journey from China to Australia and in particular the difficulties they experienced pursuing their passion of opera during China’s Cultural Revolution. It explores several concurrent themes. The first is the sacrifices that artists often must make for their art. The second is that our private passions can transcend cultural and ethnic identities. Yu Ji Xing explains their passionate vision of singing when he says that in order to speak to your audience you must "sing with your heart, with your blood."
THE JOYS OF THE WOMEN 1993 55 mins Rated G Dir: Franco di Chiera A group of Italian women from Fremantle, Western Australia, formed a choir called 'The Joys of the Women’ (Le Gioie Delle Donne), to sing traditional and contemporary songs. Choir member Kavisha Mazzella is a singer/songwriter wanting to learn more about her musical heritage. The film follows her journey to Italy to record traditional music and bring it back to the choir to keep the music alive. Some of the choir members recall their experiences as post-war immigrants in Western Australia. A joyful musical experience involving real-life characters, full of light and shade, laughter and tears as it captures the larger than life characters in the Fremantle Italian Women’s chorus.
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