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Float, a short film by Aundre Larrow
27 September 2021
This is what having an oblong obsession is all about. Float is short film by Brooklyn, New York, based American photographer Aundre Larrow, filmed entirely on the new iPhone 13, using its much lauded Cinematic mode. For better or worse, I think a whole new age of filmmaking is upon us.
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Nightmare Alley trailer
25 September 2021
I hope the film is as good as the trailer. Nightmare Alley, by Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, The Shape of Water), arrives in cinemas in December. Australians Cate Blanchett and Toni Collette lead the talented cast that also includes Rooney Mara, Bradley Cooper, and Willem Dafoe. del Toro says this is not a remake of the 1947 movie of the same name, but instead his adaptation of William Lindsay Gresham’s novel. Roll on December.
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The 100 Most Influential People of 2021, but where are the writers?
20 September 2021
Time Magazine’s list of the Most Influential People of 2021, contains the names of icons, pioneers, titans, leaders, and innovators, but it’s only in drilling down into the artist category, that a single writer comes to light; American author N. K. Jemisin. First and foremost congratulations to Jemisin for being included, but it seems unfortunate more writers aren’t recognised here. How do we remedy this situation?
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Booker Prize 2021 short list announced
16 September 2021
The work of Nadifa Mohamed, Anuk Arudpragasam, Damon Galgut, Patricia Lockwood, Richard Powers, and Maggie Shipstead, have been shortlisted for this year’s Booker Prize. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, 3 November 2021.
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Drone Photo Awards for 2021
15 September 2021
Who’d have thought drone photography would ever be elevated to an art form? The winning entries in the Drone Photo Awards for 2021 have been named. Stunning work.
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#VaxTheNation so we get back to seeing live music
14 September 2021
Triple J, purveyor of finest new and independent Australian music, is getting behind the #VaxTheNation campaign, so we can all get back to live music events. No one likes the current lockdowns, and the other restrictions to our usual movements, but COVID is far worse.
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This rabbit hole leads to a library of short stories
13 September 2021
Rabbit Hole, who are compiling a library of short stories, popped up on my Instagram feed the other day. Cool idea, especially when it’s difficult to access public libraries and bookshops in some places at the moment. If you’re a writer, you’re welcome to submit some work.
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Some suggested reading for September
9 September 2021
A new-ish month, a new selection of suggested reading from the ABC Arts’ monthly book column. I’m liking the sounds of Things We See in the Light, by Sydney based Australian writer Amal Awad. Set in Sydney’s inner west, and loosely related to two of Awad’s earlier books, it tells the story of Sahar, who returns to Sydney after leaving her husband of eight years in Jordan. But it is an experience Sahar is reluctant to discuss with her friends, even as she becomes ever more settled in Sydney.
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The 2021 Irish Film Festival Australia
7 September 2021
The 2021 Irish Film Festival Australia is on now until Sunday 12 September 2021. If the above trailer is anything to go by, there looks to be some top-notch lockdown movie viewing on offer.
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Stella Prize 2022
6 September 2021
Along with a swish new website, and identity, the Stella Prize – which recognises the work of women writers in Australia – is open for entries for the 2022 award. For the first time the Prize is accepting works of poetry, in addition to fiction and non-fiction titles. The longlist will be announced on 3 March 2022, the shortlist a few weeks later on 31 March, with the winner being named on 28 April 2022.
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