pure and utter by Michaela Mulenga - Up and coming young filmmaker Michaela Mulenga brings to you pure and utter, a series of short films about all of the things that make people feel pure and utter joy and happiness, during a time where it may be hard to.
Saying 2020 has been a rollercoaster ride is an understatement to say the least, and not just for our education, jobs and social life but for our own mental health and wellbeing. It may have been hard to smile, laugh and just feel genuine happiness this past year, but these films will definitely try its best to restore what we lost over time; our joy.
Food Stories by Lauren Rosenburg - What journey did your food take to get to where it is today?
Presented by Lauren Rosenberg in conjunction with Let's Take Over 3.0, Food Stories chronicles how a lemon, an olive and a jar of peanut butter ended up on your plate. Designed as an interactive museum exhibit, with human actors as the food items, hear about how each edible went on their own journey of being grown, picked, brined, crushed, and packaged—to end up in
See It With Me by Casper Plum - Casper Plum, director and set designer collaborates with performer Mick ____ to bring you a vulnerable bodily performance exploring gender fluidity in a defined space. Observe the confronting obstacles of an individuals body and the gender within. See It With Me takes you on a personal journey to find comfort within an uncomfortable body. Sit. Observe. Listen. And if you can, understand.
The Wash Room by Guy Ritani - Maori artist, climate activist and Naarm based designer Guy Ritani presents an immersive tactile launderette experience The Wash Room.
Covid isolation saw a surge of interest in the cathartic art of living. From sourdoughs to spoonvilles, garden farming to ferments. We got out of the head and into the hands while stuck at home. What about the heart? The baseline of human connection is tested during hard times and things can get mucky. Thankfully we have our washing machine.
Meet us in the washroom as we hang things out to dry. Listen to the wash room’s grumbles, and moans. Feel the washroom’s tumbles and bones. See which parts of the washroom you own.
Goodnight by Lulu Fritz - Lulu Fitz, an emerging artist from the Mornington Peninsula, presents Goodnight, an installation work inviting Melbournians to experience time alone.
To take a walk alone, in the dark throughout our city, our suburb, or our streets has become a privilege. We are slowly losing our right to freedom - why should minorities, individuals of different genders or sexual orientations be made to feel insecure in their own city? Goodnight allows individuals to be alone, to be reflective and vulnerable, but safe. In memory of those who have been affected or lost their lives from harassment and assault in public spaces, we acknowledge that by sparking discussions and having these experiences, no one is ever truly forgotten.
Anna Charamboulous - Australian artist Anna Charalambous invites you on a journey of exploration to embrace discomfort as we navigate the stresses 2020 has left behind.
A multisensory experience that puts forwards a challenge. Can you solve the puzzle in time to watch the film? With physical barriers in place aimed to challenge a viewer's ability to think constructively under pressure, the showcase will speak to our own representations of critical thinking and how it invades the things we enjoy.
Amarachi Okorom - Nigerian-born actor and writer Amarachi Okorom presents a festival that aims to bring a range of skills and interests to share with the community. If 2020 has taught us anything it's that we are capable of learning.
This festival of skills involves our popular iso favourites such as rollerskating, banana bread making, fitness tutorials and much more! A way to share skills and stories and learn about the lives of those in our community. Come along to learn new skills or just learn something new about someone else. Let's say goodbye to 2020 and hello to someone new.