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1) Sadness
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
Award-winning photographer William Yang explores issues of grief, family and identity in this adaptation of his acclaimed stage performance, Sadness. A mesmerising, poetic montage of story telling, photography and stylised reenactment, Sadness brings to life the stories of Yang's family and friends. Sadness has two themes. The first involves a journey which Yang makes to far North Queensland to investigate his uncle's murder. Amid lush tropical landscapes...
2) China Dolls
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
China Dolls is a stylish and moving portrayal of gay Asian-Australians and their often difficult journeys to self-acceptance. Filmmaker Tony Ayres explores the relationship between race and sexuality, taking us into the unfamiliar world of "rice queens", "potato queens", "bananas" and "sticky rice". In the gay scene, the young and beautiful possess the greatest social power. But what is considered desirable is also influenced by race. From Calvin...
3) The slap
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
At a family barbeque in suburban Melbourne, a man slaps another guest's unruly and disobedient child. Tensions run high in the family when the boy's mother presses assault charges.