Senses of Cinema
- Movies
- 2022-11-17
- EN
- Released
- 2h 30m
- AU
- Documentary
Production
Antidote Films, MIFF Premiere Fund
Tagline
This archival treasure trove chronicles the rise and role of Melbourne and Sydney filmmaking cooperatives in the 1960s and 1970s.
Storyline
As notions of civil rights transformed across the world, so was the screen landscape reformed by the ascension of grassroots film movements seeking to challenge the mainstream. Some aspired to push form to its limit; others worked to destabilise what they saw as a homogenous industry, or to provoke questions around gender, sexuality, migration and race.
