The Travelling Film Festival returns to Toowoomba
Cinephiles unite! Here’s your chance to see films that may not make it to local cinemas otherwise – including films shown at Cannes Film Festival.
Published 7 October 2021
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This list is pulled from our calendar. Make sure you check it out for everything that’s happening, week in, week out.
Next Week the Travelling Film Festival (TFF), Australia’s longest running travelling film festival, will kick off a showcase of nine feature films and two Australian shorts. Championed locally by Stephen Payton of Nomad Pictures (and Banter Coffee Kitchen incidentally), all films will be shown at the beautiful Strand Cinemas.
The opening night film will be Limbo, an official selection of the Cannes Film Festival. Promising young Syrian musician Omar is one of a group of refugees stuck on a remote Scottish island in this hilarious and poignant award-winner and BAFTA nominee.
Other films include Escape from Mogadishu, Nowhere Special and Skies of Lebanon. All tickets are $14.50 ($10 for kids and students), and subscribe to see all the films for $9.50 each. See the full program below.
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Friday, 15 October 2021
Promising young Syrian musician Omar is one of a group of refugees stuck on a remote Scottish island in this hilarious and poignant award-winner and BAFTA nominee.
SHORT FILM Deaf queer aerial performer Katia Schwartz reflects on life, identity and her extraordinary career in this compelling documentary short from emerging filmmaker Samuel Martin (Sam I Am).
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Saturday, 16 October 2021
Based on real events, this thrilling drama explores the dramatic struggle of South and North Korean diplomats as they flee the chaos of civil war in Somalia.
This tender human drama stars James Norton (Little Women, 2019) as a terminally ill single father in Northern Ireland searching for the ‘perfect’ foster family for his three year old son.
SHORT FILM When a stranger arrives at an isolated farmhouse late at night, the farmer’s wife is convinced he’s trouble. In the light of day, she is forced to confront her prejudices.
In his darkly comic directorial debut, Daniel Brühl (Good Bye Lenin!, The Falcon & The Winter Soldier) plays a version of himself to skewer celebrity, privilege and the movies.
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Sunday, 17 October 2021
New Zealand Filmmakers Ainsley Gardiner and Briar Grace Smith (Waru 2017) weave a beautiful story, set in New Zealand over six decades, that follows the lives of three cousins who share a strong bond even as they are separated by unfortunate events.
SHORT FILM A captivating First Nations psychological horror, starring Shari Sebbens and Meyne Wyatt, about a family terrorised by a child-stealing spirit. Winner at SXSW (Midnight Shorts).
A charming and funny tale, set in the 1950s. Alice (Alba Rohrwacher, Happy as Lazarro), a young woman who leaves her native Swiss mountains for the sunny, vibrant shores of Beirut, where she meets and falls in love with a quirky astrophysicist.
Set in Valencia, this beautiful story from award winning director Icíar Bollaín (The Olive Tree, Yuli) follows forty-something Rosa who presses the ‘stop’ button on the pressures of her job and demands from her family; making a shocking announcement that they can’t accept or believe.
