FilmFest Australia 2010

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Bastardy Bastardy
Bastardy and Contact
5 Lost At Sea (Country: Australia; Year: 2009; Director: Jesse Martin, Josh Schmidt; Stars: Jesse Martin, Beau Martin, Josh Schmidt, Mika Tran, Maria Andersen, Nicolette Fendon, Maya Knight)
A group of teenagers set off to document a boat trip only for the facts of the matter to turn out a lot different to their expectations.
Bastardy (Country: Australia; Year: 2009; Director: Amiel Courtin-Wilson; Stars: Jack Charles) , Official Site
The actor who founded Australia's first Aboriginal theatre company talks about his life, his heroin habit, and his criminal tendencies.
The Choir (Country: Australia; Year: 2007; Director: Michael Davie; Writer: Michael Davie; Stars: Tabea Bohali, Richmond Febana, Coleman Mgogodlo, Thabo Mohlahli, Thabo Molahli, Jabulani Shabangu)
Documentary focusing on a prison choir.
Contact (Country: Australia; Year: 2009; Director: Bentley Dean, Martin Butler; Stars: Thelma Judson, Yuwali Nixon, Grant Judson)
The story of the indigenous Martu tribe, cleared from their land in 1964 to make way for rocket testing.
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (Country: Australia, US; Year: 2007; Director: Scott Hicks; Stars: JoAnne Akalaitis, Woody Allen, Holly Critchlow, Philip Glass, Errol Morris, Nico Muhly, Godfrey Reggio, Dennis Russell Davies, Martin Scorsese, Ravi Shankar)
A year in the life of the film composer.
A Good Man (Country: Australia; Year: 2009; Director: Safina Uberoi)
Tracking the life of an extraordinary family.
John Gollings: Eye For Architecture (Country: Australia; Year: 2009; Director: Sally Ingleton)
A look at the life and work of the architectural photographer.
The Love Market (Country: Australia; Year: 2009; Director: Shalom Almond; Writer: Shalom Almond)
Story of the girls in the marginalised Vietnamese hmong society.
My Asian Heart (Country: Australia; Year: 2009; Director: David Bradbury)
The extreme reportage of photojournalist Philip Blenkinsop.
We're Livin' On Dog Food (Country: Australia; Year: 2009; Director: Richard Lowenstein; Stars: Rowland S. Howard, Ollie Olsen)
Behind the scenes look at Dogs In Space.
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