50 films of 2013
50 films I've not seen before (they don't have to have been released in 2013)
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- DirectorPaul KingStarsEdward HoggSimon FarnabyVerónica EcheguiA young shut-in takes an imaginary road trip inside his apartment, based on mementos and memories of a European trek from years before.
- DirectorRon FrickeStarsBalinese Tari Legong DancersNi Made Megahadi PratiwiPuti Sri Candra DewiFilmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.
- DirectorMike BirbigliaSeth BarrishStarsMike BirbigliaLauren AmbroseJames RebhornA burgeoning stand-up comedian struggles with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore.
- DirectorTaika WaititiStarsJames RollestonTe Aho Eketone-WhituTaika WaititiBoy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.
- DirectorMichel GondryStarsMichael BrodieTeresa LynnFrancesca PintoA look at the lives of a group of teenagers who ride the same bus route and how their relationships change and evolve on the last day of school.
- DirectorBernadette Trench-ThiedemanStarsBrian CouncillorAggie CoxMargeret Cox4 years in the making, Lurujarri Dreaming is a 27 minute animated documentary about the Goolarabooloo community of Western Australia, and their connection to their sacred country in the Western Kimberley. Be led along the Lurujarri Dreaming Trail that follows the Songcycle north from Broome, and hear stories told by elders, children, women and men about their recent history and Bugurregurre (the Dreaming). Accompanied by a musical score featuring the Deadly Award winning Broome musicians Alan and Stephen Pigram, and featuring archival recordings from Paddy Roe OAM, Lurujarri Dreaming tells the stories of a people and a place that are currently threatened by massive industrialization from the resource and mining industry.
- DirectorDavis GuggenheimStarsAl GoreBilly WestGeorge BushFilmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment.
- DirectorTony KrawitzDocumentary about the events on Palm Island that follow the death of local indigenous man Cameron Doomadgee on November 19, 2004.
- DirectorMelanie HoganStarsBob RandallAustralian Aborigine Bob Randall presents his spiritual philosophy.
- DirectorSally PotterStarsElle FanningAlice EnglertAnnette BeningA look at the lives of two teenage girls - inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa -- growing up in 1960s London as the Cuban Missile Crisis looms, and the pivotal event that comes to redefine their relationship.
- DirectorDave GrohlStarsTrent ReznorTom PettyMick FleetwoodA documentary on the fabled recording studio that was located in Van Nuys, California.
- DirectorHeidi EwingAlex GibneySeth GordonStarsJames RansoneTempestt BledsoeMorgan SpurlockA collection of documentaries that explores the hidden side of human nature through the use of the science of economics.
- DirectorRoman CoppolaStarsCharlie SheenJason SchwartzmanBill MurrayA graphic designer's enviable life slides into despair when his girlfriend breaks up with him.
- DirectorRachel PerkinsStarsKaarin FairfaxPaul KellyKelton PellBased on the true story of a young girl who went missing in the Australian outback in 1932.
- DirectorIvan SenStarsDaniel ConnorsChristopher EdwardsMichael ConnorsIn a remote Aboriginal community, 10 year old Daniel yearns to be a gangster, like the male role models in his life. Skipping school, getting into fights and running drugs for Linden, who leads the main gang in town.
- DirectorIvan SenStarsBradley ByquarRalph CotterillSteve Dodd
- DirectorWarwick ThorntonStarsSophie LeeAaron PedersenDavid GulpililWarwick Thornton's satirical short film Mimi pokes fun at white art collectors who purchase Indigenous art purely for its investment value.
- DirectorDarlene JohnsonStarsDavid GulpililTommy LewisRichard BirrinbirrinCrocodile Dreaming is a project developed by Darlene Johnson and the legendary Australian actorand winner of AFFs inaugural Don Dustan AwardDavid Gulpilil. It tells the story of two estranged half-brothers, Burrimmilla and Charlie, who must struggle against their own jealousy and distrust for each other. A violent death upsets the spiritual world, and Burrimmilla is called upon to fulfill an ancient tribal obligation. He must find the sacred stone which holds the power of his mother's dreaming and return it to its secret belonging place. When the brothers finally come together, they are confronted by the spirit of their mother, who leads them to the special creation place, and opens up the possibility of restoring harmony in the natural world. The film not only stars Gulpilil but also Tom E. Lewis, the star of The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith and more recently, the subject of Ivan Sens Yellow Fella
- DirectorBeck ColeStarsNgaire PigramGerard KennedyA woman living in a deserted mining camp might not be the only person hiding out there.
- DirectorCatriona McKenzieStarsDavid GulpililCameron WallabyJoseph PedleyTen-year-old Pete lives with his grandfather in an old abandoned outdoor cinema in the desert. When the old drive-in is threatened with demolition by developers, Pete and a friend set off on an epic journey in the hopes of saving his home.