Breathing Under Water: a film by Susan Murphy Dermody Felicity Collins July 2021 Australian Autofiction A chook enters the frame. A black cat evades the lens. An animated panther won’t be denied. In 2021, these are the figures that lurk on the outskirts of conscious thought in the days after I eject Ronin’s DVD o...
Native Peoples, Global Films: the Maoriland Film Festival Felicity Collins June 2014 Festival Reports In the Maoriland Film Festival program notes, the mihi or welcome dedicated the inaugural festival to the memory of Aunty Borgia, a formidable figure in the local Maori community who appeared onscreen in one of...
Rachel Perkins: Creating Change Through Blackfella Films Felicity Collins December 2013 Contemporary Australian Filmmakers Since her traineeship with the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association in 1988, Rachel Perkins has become an iconic figure of Australian Indigenous film and television. This article examines Perkins’ us...
The Hedonistic Modernity of Sydney in They’re a Weird Mob Felicity Collins July 2006 Sydney on Film Michael Powell’s 1966 satire on Australian life-style made extensive use of Sydney locations. Collins discusses a range of cultural discourses that frame conceptions of the city, both real and imaginary.
Japanese Story: A Shift of Heart Felicity Collins December 2003 Australian Contemporary Cinema This recent, multi-award winning Australian film marks a quantum leap for the Oz landscape genre film and hints at a shift in national consciousness.
Dreaming in Motion: Five Films from Five New Filmmakers Felicity Collins July 2003 Australian Film Culture Following on from Shifting Sands: From Sand to Celluloid is Dreaming in Motion, a new series of indigenous shorts. Collins takes a closer look at their thematic and formal qualities.
Brazen Brides, Grotesque Daughters, Treacherous Mothers: Women’s Funny Business in Australian cinema from Sweetie to Holy Smoke Felicity Collins December 2002 Feature Articles Contemporary Australian women filmmakers rework the romantic comedy genre to incorporate women and their experiences.
Heaven’s Burning Felicity Collins September 2000 Contemporary Australian Cinema Redefining the outback and the Oz road movie: Felicity Collins untangles what implicates her to this film.
