Carmentis never runs out of ways to use the subversive potential of the sci-fi genre to articulate the loneliness and disorientation that haunt the film’s main character.
Even if audiences choose to return, will the festivals be there for them, or will we see a paradigmatic shift to these industry events lodging themselves online permanently?
We spoke with Sydney South African Film Festival director Claire Jankelson about the fest’s lineup, the distinctive qualities of South African cinema and how the festival has reinvented itself within COVID-19 restrictions.
With Hearts & Bones being one of many bypassing a theatrical release and going straight to digital, let’s hope that those at home make time for this dignified drama.
True History of the Kelly Gang wants us to sympathize with a murderer who suffered great trauma from birth to death. It’s unfortunate that the film’s most critical moments fall flat.