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Hope

Richard Leigh — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 03:41:30 -0500

400 people set out on a boat. Only 7 made it to Australia. Amal Basry was one of them

www.hopedocumentary.com.au

Behind Closed Doors

Richard Leigh — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 03:33:22 -0500

A psycho-spiritual exploration of an individual's religious beliefs derailed.

Campfire advises that some viewers may be offended, and recommends viewing by 15+ years of age only.

www.iwisdom.co.uk

The Shaman

Richard Leigh — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:42:38 -0500

Howard Fry, a socially inept actor, calls upon a magical shaman and is granted the vision to see the very best and worst of human beings.

www.imagicastudio.com.au

Couch

Richard Leigh — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:57:31 -0500

When a garage sale turns up a tired old couch, buried memories are brought to life.

DisLocation

Richard Leigh — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:39:24 -0500

A journey through a small Australian town reflects another through the virtual territory of travel blogs.

Katy Morrison's major production at VCA School of Film & TV is Second Lives, which premiered at ACMI cinema, Federation Square, December 4 2008.

The Wall

Richard Leigh — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:41:01 -0400

If you’ve ever been bored at work, this short film is for you. Documentary filmmaker Nick Spunde exposes his personal struggle with this very modern subject of boredom. It’s a private and internal space most eloquently visualised in a public and external way.

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Ceasing

Richard Leigh — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:29:27 -0400

An old piece of Zen wisdom advises when it is time to eat -- eat, when it is time to work -- work, and when it is time to die -- die. Buddhists' advise that to truly live, you must truly accept death. Ceasing explores the cyclical nature of life and death

www.tinagonsalves.com

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...Saturday, Sunday, Monday

Richard Leigh — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:51:40 -0400

Childhood is in danger of extinction. Jade, a spirited Vietnamese-Australian girl, leads us into the hectic lives of today's children.

Ming (Bright)

Richard Leigh — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:59:03 -0400

The Cantonese folk-tale, The Thunder God, brings back childhood memories for Sijun Zhou who was given the story to interpret for his World Tales animation. Bright has been shown at over 20 different film and animtion festivals around the world, and an won audience award in Greece. Read an interview for the Asian American Film Festival.
For more short films go to www.sbs.com.au

Buddhists

Richard Leigh — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 07:00:45 -0400

Buddhists is part of a five-part series of shorts for Channel Five in the UK looking at 5 different families of 5 different religions and how their faith affects their lives in the lead-up to Christmas.

www.philipbloom.co.uk

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Redemption

Richard Leigh — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:58:27 -0400

Ben Callaghan is at a place where he has no choice but to speak the truth. In the nine most important minutes of his life he will confront his deepest fears.

www.soulvisionfilms.com

Other films by Peter Hegedus - Grandfathers and Revolutions, Inheritance: a fisherman's story (2004 Academy Award short-listed)

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