@sydfilmfest.bsky.social #sydfilmfest I saw 22 films over 12 days. Some excellent. Some too long. My rankings 1. Ben’imama 2. Queen at Sea 3. No good men 4. The invite 5. Gentle Monster 6. The World of Love 7. Fjord 8.The Mutation 9 Palestine 36 10.Minotaur 11. Sundays.

A quick run to the Dendy in Newtown as cheers came from everywhere as Australia won their first match to see The World of Love. A truely beautiful Korean film which grew as you unfolded what the story was.

Loved both films today. Neither best of the festival. Beautifully filmed but the subject is something I’m only too aware of. Why did Noora’s mum not listen to her daughter. It certainly put the secular Norwegian town in a bad light.

When planning our film list for #sydfilmfest we left this one out. a depressing film about dementia? We rearranged our day. Tom Courtney as the husband lovingly coping with caring. Juliette Binoche as the daughter trying to protect mum - Anna Calder Marshall. So many issues so sensitively handled.

More a drama doc than a historical epic BUT exceedingly well filmed in Jordan and Palestine. An amazingly well directed piece.I found the Brits appeared as caricatures.
Seeing this as an anti Zionist Jew was very moving and a reminder as to why the ME is a mess. 
Very brave of SFF to put it on.

well acted and directed. A winner. #sydfilmfest

Sundays Was this a propaganda film for the Catholic Church or was it a film about an adolescent girl who needed emotional stability. I believe the latter. Her father found it hard to relate to her or give emotional support. The church took its place.#sydfilmfest

So so disappointed by this. The dud of the festival so far. Pretentious and boring. #sydfilmfest

First film today #sydfilmfest The Invite #statetheatre

A Fox under the Pink Moon which Moon was an extraordinary film made entirely from footage on a mobile. I can see why my husband loved it. I could have walked out. A young girl trying to escape an abusive marriage and regime while making art should be shown more widely but I could not engage with it

Today’s first film is No Good Man #sydfilmfest

I thoroughly enjoyed the film. I enjoyed the slow pace, the beautiful scenery, its simplicity and the hurt that the two main characters had caused by bias and discrimination by those around them. The Mutation #sydfilmfest

#sydfilmfest @sydfilmfest.bsky.social My first film was Wizard of the Kremlin. An interesting way to learn about recent Russian history and Jude Law was superbly cast as Putin but Dano who played the main character had such a soporific voice.

#sydfilmfestival is anyone here @sydfilmfest.bsky.social

My 10 favourite films in @sydfilmfest.bsky.social #sydfilmfest 1. My Father’s Shadow 2. The wolves always come at night 3 The President’s Cake 4. Offside 5. The Ballad of Wallis Island 6. Mr Burton 7. The Golden Spurtle 8. DJ Ahmet 9 Pooja Sir 10. ROMERIA

But we still have one more film SPLITSVILLE at the closing night of @sydfilmfest.bsky.social #sydfilfest

@sydfilmfest.bsky.social #sydfilmfest ROMERIA a well directed film but very personal to the director. I do wish they would make subtitles visible

@sydfilmfest.bsky.social #sydfilmfest and now to the event to see THE THINGS YOU KILL

@sydfilmfest.bsky.social #sydfilmfest THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND It may not be a true”festival” film but I laughed till I cried. So funny.

@sydfilmfest.bsky.social #sydfilmfest just seen the best film of the festival so far and it was the director’s first film. MY FATHER’S SHADOW An Amazing Nigerian film

#sydfilmfest @sydfilmfest.bsky.social THE WOLVES ALWAYS COME OUT AT NIGHT was a fantastic Mongolian documentary To have the cast and crew present, to hear how this doco was filmed made the evening really special

First film of the day @sydfilmfest.bsky.social #sysfilmfest EIGHTY PLUS

Our first dud of the festival #sydfilmfest ALWAYS was dull dull dull. We walked out but only 5 mins before it finished

First film of the day @sydfilmfest.bsky.social #sydfilmfest was a Panahi classic from 2009 OFFSIDE! Still so funny,relevant and tragic. Such magic one liners Girl: "So why were the Japanese women allowed to sit with their men? Soldier: (thinks) "Because they wouldn't understand the swear words."

Last film today CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS such a brave documentary about rural Iran for women by women #sydfilmfest

First film of the day #sydfilmfest VIE PRIVE

Next we head to the Palace Norton to see CIAO BAMBINO #sydfilmfest

THE GOLDEN SPURTLE is our first film today @sydfilmfest.bsky.social #sydfilmfest

BLUE MOON is our next film @sydfilmfest.bsky.social #sydfilmfest

#sydfilmfest #sydneyfilmfestival Pooja Sir - not for me although it was very worthy

#sydfilmfestival. #sydfilmfest The Presidents Cake was extraordinary. Don’t miss it

Off to @sydfilmfest.bsky.social #sydfilmfestival to see @MrBurton @haydenorpheum

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