2024
Documentary: Where Real Life and Cinematic Artifice Meet
Screen Conversation
Guest in attendance.
Hear how the directors of three feature documentaries in AFF 2024 approached their subject and, in the process, learn about hummingbirds, the Nimbin Aquarius Festival, and making and using songs in films. Join panellists Sally Aitken (Every Little Thing), Shalom Almond (Songs Inside) and Wendy Champagne (Aquarius).
Runtime
75 Minutes
Documentary dances between real life and cinematic artifice and, to be successful, it must be compelling for audiences. Hear how the directors of three feature documentaries in the 2024 Adelaide Film Festival approached their subject and, in the process, learn about hummingbirds, the Nimbin Aquarius Festival, and making and using songs in films. Panellists include Sally Aitken (Every Little Thing), Shalom Almond (Songs Inside) and Wendy Champagne (Aquarius).
Film Credits
Year
2024
Type
Talk
Program Strand
Free Events, Guest in attendance & Screen Conversations
Genre
Cinephile & Documentary
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