FRIDAY FEBRUARY 28 – SUNDAY MARCH 9, 2014 BBFF.COM.AU
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
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USA | 1:29:00 | Dir/Prod: Nicholas D. Wrathall | Documentary | 2013 | Byron Bay Premiere | Best Documentary Nominee
Sunday 2nd, 4.00pm – $12
This film balances Gore Vidal’s personal life and political views as we examine a man who lived at the centre of 20th century culture and politics in the US. From his friendships with Eleanor Roosevelt and President Kennedy to his famous debates with William Buckley and Christopher Hitchens. Through new interviews and historical footage, Gore draws dramatic conclusions on the fate of the nation in the modern age. This is an unashamedly candid and opinionated film. Filmmaker in attendance
Blue Agave Fields
The Audition
USA | 0:04:00 | Dir: IvanLandau | Prod: Leslie Valentino | Music video | 2914 | World Premiere | Best Music Video Nominee
Italy | 0:09:53 | Dir: Michael Haussman | Prod: Cecile Leroy | Short | 2012 | Australian Premiere | Best Short Film and Cinematography Nominee
Condom Australia | 0:03:48 | Dir: Sheldon Liebermen | Prod: Teagan Young | Animation | 2013 | World Premiere When six-year-old Spike finds a used condom, Dadda attempts to explain about boys’ schmekels and girls’ knutzas, and exactly what a condom is for.
Grandad Australia | 0:07:30 | Dir: Jonathan Dutton | Prod: Zyra McAuliffe | Short | 2013 | World Premiere A black comedy about Joel, a 16-year-old boy waiting to take his long adored Bekky out on their first date. But first, Joel must survive the bizarre hazing of her overprotective and underappreciated Grandad.
This begins as a playful challenge between two actors, but soon transforms into a war of emotion. What happens is unplanned – as their real emotions become involved they both fall in love. Is this real? Or just really good acting?
A Woman’s Deeper Journey Into Sex Australia | 1:15:00 | Dir/ Prod: Sally McKenzie | Documentary | 2013 | World Premiere We follow Private Detective Lacey’s quest to determine if women need emotional connection for good sex. As she travels from Australia to North America, the UK and Jamaica, she investigates women paying for sex, rent-a-dreads, women’s uptake of porn and romance dependency. Along the way we meet Heidi Fleiss, Jesse Jane, Miss Cougar International and a range of ordinary dames. With a narration written in verse, this fast-paced film blends documentary, heightened abstractions, animation and graphics to peep into the world of female sexuality. Filmmaker in attendance
Sunday 2nd, 7.00pm – $15
A woman takes a journey through the Blue Agave Fields of her mind. As the world changes form around her, she discovers her own personal transformation.
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