Author Felicity Collins

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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.

Contemporary Australian women filmmakers rework the romantic comedy genre to incorporate women and their experiences.

Redefining the outback and the Oz road movie: Felicity Collins untangles what implicates her to this film.