The Barnes-Sharrock clan is a neurodiverse family living on the suburban fringe, dreaming of something a little bigger. Janet Sharrock and Brent “Buddha” Barnes have five children between them, having blended their families Brady Bunch style, with a cavalcade of pets making for a busy household. But being neurodiverse comes with both perks and challenges. …
Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Rolf de Heer’s cult masterpiece remains to date one of Australia’s most classically confronting and uncompromising films. 35-year-old Bubby (Nicholas Hope) has never left his apartment. Tricked by his God-fearing mother into believing toxic gas will kill him if he leaves, Bubby leads a sheltered life, shaped and controlled …
Nan Goldin’s raw portraiture redefined contemporary photography in the 1970s, and in the early 1980s, she was among the first to document the rising AIDS crisis and raise funds for those suffering from the disease. Goldin next founded advocacy group P.A.I.N (Prescription Addiction Intervention Now) to hold the pharmaceutical dynasty, the Sackler family, accountable for …
For as long as they can remember, the Solé family have spent every summer picking the peaches from their orchard in Alcarràs, a small village in Spain. But this year’s crop will be their last, as they soon discover, the landowners of the orchards they farm plan to replace peach trees with solar panels. As …
“Then out of the blue came this sound and this attitude of fuck you, fuck the world, fuck everything. And I was like…..yeahhhhhh” – Ross Knight, Cosmic Psychos Australia’s punk revolution emerged as a reaction to conservative values of the late 1970s, in parallel with the punk scene blowing up in the UK, clashing against …
It’s early morning. Mrs Irina makes the rounds through the Eastern Ukraine’s Lysychansk Centre, gently waking the children, getting them ready for breakfast and morning exercise. She oozes warmth and understanding and love – but these aren’t her children. All have been surrendered or removed from their parents, staying at the Centre for up to …
Scottish director Charlotte Wells makes her spellbinding feature debut with this deeply affecting familial drama of a father-daughter bond. Taking place over the course of a brooding weekend at a fading coastal resort in Turkey, 11-year-old Sophie (newcomer Francesca Corio) and her idealistic father, Calum (Paul Mescal), share a close and loving bond that creates …