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6TH Australian Film Festival

16 – 18 October 2008

Onstage, Ayala Center Cebu

FEATURE FILMS

Romulus my father 7:00 pm October 16, 2008

Director: Richard Roxborough Writer Nick Drake, Raimond Gaita
Cast: Eric Bana, Franka Polenta, Marton Csokas, Kodi Smit-McPhee,
Russell Dykstra, Jacek Koman

Synopsis:
Romulus my Father is based on Raimond Gaita's critically acclaimed memoir. It tells the story of Romulus , his beautiful wife Christina, and their struggle in the face of great adversity to bring up their son, Raimond. It is a story of impossible love that ultimately celebrates the unbreakable bond between father and son.


ten canoes 9:00 pm October 16, 2008

Director: Rold de Heer
Synopsis:

It is the distant past, tribal times. Dayindi (played by Jamie Gulpilil, son of the great David Gulpilil) covets one of the wives of his older brother. To teach him the proper way, he is told a story from the mythical past, a story of wrong love, kidnapping, sorcery, bungling mayhem and revenge gone wrong. In English storytelling (by David Gulpilil) and subtitled Ganalbingu language, this is a film unlike any you have ever seen.

YOLNGU BOY 4:00 pm October 17, 2008

Director: Stephen Michael Johnson
Cast: Nathan Daniels, Sean Mununggurr, Sebastian Pilakui

Synopsis:
Three Yolngu boys linked by ceremony, kinship and a common dream find themselves on the wrong side of the laws of two worlds


razzle dazzle 6:00 pm october 17, 2008

Director: Darren Ashton Writer: Carolyn Wilson, Robin Nce
Cast: Kerry Armstrong, Ben Miller, Nadine Garner, Denise Roberts,
Tara Morice, Jane Hall, Toni Lamond, Noeline Brown, Barry Crocker

Synopsis:
A fly-on-the-wall mockumentary about the tears, tantrums and tiaras in the world of competitive dance unfolds. Amidst petty politics and creative controversy, Razzle Dazzle delves into the lives of three stage mothers and their relationships with the dance school, each other and their children.


Home song stories 8:00 pm october 17, 2008
6:00 pm october 18, 2008
Director/Writer: Tony Ayres
Cast: Joan Chen, Yuwu Qi, Joel Lok, Irene Chen, Steven Vidler, Kerry Walker

Synopsis:
The story of Rose, a glamorous Shanghai nightclub singer, and her struggle to survive in Australia with her two young children. An epic tale of mothers and sons, mothers and daughters, unrequited love, betrayal and hidden secrets that spans continents and decades.


RADIANCE 4:00 PM OCTOBER 18, 2008

Director: Rachel Perkins
Cast: Rachael Maza, Deborah Mailman, Trisha Morton-Thomas

Synopsis:
A mother's death draws her three disparate, distant daughters back to their ramshackle childhood home where they are forced to confront their mother's legacy of half-truths, unfinished business and family secrets. The three sisters are finally able to lay to rest the ghosts of the past, along with the ashes of their mother's body.


CLUBLAND 8:00 PM october 18, 2008

Director: Cherie Nowlan, Writer kath Thompson
Cast: Brenda Blethyn, Emma Booth, Khan Chittenden, Richard Wilson,
Russell Dykstra, Rebecca Gibney, Katie Wall, Phillip Quast, Frankie J Holden

Synopsis:
Life can be tough when you’re 21-years-old, and still a virgin. Just ask Tim. The girl of his dreams has just walked into his life, and things should be looking up, except a few small problems stand between him and the perfect romance: his mum, his dad and the family business… show business. Welcome to CLUBLAND. A family love story that will defy your expectations.


Admission is FREE on a first-come, first-seated basis up to maximum theatre capacity.



Students are requested to bring their ID at all times.

Schedule is subject to change without prior notice.