THE FESTIVAL PROGRAMMES
THE LONDON AUSTRALIAN FILM FESTIVAL. Tomorrow, June 16: Three Blind Mice – A comedy drama which helped make writer, director and lead Matthew Newton one of Australia’s brightest rising stars.
It follows three sailors on shore leave in Sydney before they ship out to Iraq. Amid tension a secret comes closer to the surface.
Wednesday, June 17: Rats and Cats – A black comedy about a former cinema golden boy, with a career ruined by indiscretions, who moves to Western Victoria and joins a rock band. A journalist decides to write an exposé on his new life. Incisive take on the ugly side of showbiz.
Wednesday, June 24: Men’s Group – A warts-and-all glimpse of sometimes funny, sometimes painful lives of six men with emotional baggage who meet weekly to talk.
Tuesday, June 30: Cactus – A fast-paced road-movie thriller about an unlikely kidnapper who heads through the outback to the place he must deposit his conman passenger. Bryan Brown plays a country cop.
REGGAE FILM FESTIVAL
Part 1: Saturday, June 20, 2pm
The Story of Randys – A look at the golden age of Jamaican music, featuring rare archive footage and interviews.
Duke Vin And The Birth Of Ska – The tale of the man who started the first UK sound system and brought us ska.
Word Sound And Power – A documentary about the Soul Syndicate, Jamaica’s finest instrumentalist, who backed Bob Marley and the Wailers.
Part 2: Sunday, June 21, 2pm
Dreadlock Rock – Documentary following Californian musician Jack Miller, who went to Jamaica in 1977 and met reggae greats.
Heartland Reggae – A documentary on the One Love Peace Concert in Jamaica in 1978, featuring footage of Bob Marley, U Roy, Jacob Miller and Peter Tosh.
Rico The Legacy – The story of the trombone player to the Specials, Bob Marley, Laurel Aitken and Jools Holland. This screening is introduced by the film’s Spanish director Jep Jorba.
