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It’s very nearly a wrap…

03.20.2013 by Lucy // Leave a Comment

Tomorrow night is the closing night of Seen & Heard for 2013 and we’re ready to be shedding a tear.  Before we do though, and before our final farewell, we have another massive night ahead of us – it’s been a big year, our first with guest performers each night and our biggest range of international films.

Tomorrow will also be our biggest night of performances so far: we’ll be featuring musicians Bron Watkins and Si of Golden Orb, comic Greta Lee Jackson, magician Belladonna and band Persian Lovecake.

The Example

Alongside the talent, we’ll be screening films from the UK, Germany and Australia. We’re particularly pleased to be screening our headliner for the night, Gabi, a Puerto Rican film screened at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival. A Puerto Rican saying haunts single women in their 30s: “If such a woman is not married by this time, she must be a slut, a lesbian, or a prude.” This is the story of that woman. Gabi Padilla lives a life of pleasure and independence. But after her mother’s unexpected death, she is forced to return to her rural hometown—a place where Gabi’s sensual flair is not welcome. View the Gabi trailer.

Thank you for being a part of everything so far – it’s not over yet! Come to the Red Rattler tomorrow night from 7pm to get your $15 worth.

Categories // Uncategorized Tags // australian film, disability, documentary, film, film festival, filmmaking, glass ceiling, queer, red rattler, sexuality, short film, sydney, sydney film, terrorism, the celluloid ceiling, tribeca film festival, women and sexuality, women in film

Talking suicide prevention in Australia and making “Keep Me Safe Tonight”

02.12.2013 by Lucy // 1 Comment

Every ten minutes, someone in Australia attempts to take their own life, and the effects of each attempt are traumatic and far reaching. In KEEP ME SAFE TONIGHT, three Australians take us to the heart of the tragedy.

KEEP ME SAFE TONIGHT is a ½ hour documentary that is in development in association with the ABC. The project was conceived by a team of passionate young filmmakers – Jiao Chen, Corrie Chen and Michelle Law – who want to start a mature conversation about suicide – a subject that has been stigmatized for too long.

KEEP ME SAFE TONIGHT is fundraising on Pozible for the next three weeks – we speak to filmmaker Corrie Chen about the project in its development.

[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/56084715 w=400&h=300]

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Categories // Uncategorized Tags // abc, australian film, corrie chen, crowdfunding, documentary, film, film festival, filmmaking, jiao chen, michelle law, pozible, short film, suicide, suicide prevention, women in film

What we’re about

Seen & Heard Film Festival showcases films that have been either written, directed, produced (and/or all three) by people identifying as female. In the past, the festival has proudly screened films made by women from indigenous communities far and wide, including Australia’s many nations. We have screened films by and about women with disability. We have screened many works by filmmakers of the queer community. We have screened films from across Europe, South America, the United States and the Middle East (namely Iran), but have specialised since our initial screenings in showing local content.

We are a grassroots operation, established in 2009, working on a semi-annual basis based on resources available.

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