MAS 312

DOCUMENTARY
SCREENING
Semester One 2019

Rhythm Of My Roots
Director: Kyra Tang Mora
Producer: Kelvin Liu
Cinematographer: Sheng Ling
Production Designer: Isabella Gebrael
Sound Designer & Editor: Camille Nguyen
A passionate Marinera Dancer named Alicia,
utilises this form of Peruvian dance in order
to connect with herself and her identity. This
documentary follows Alicia’s journey, and
conveys why she chose dance as an artform
and what she intends to do with this talent in
the future in order to share her Peruvian
culture in Australia.
Being Me
Director: Tiffany Saker
Development Producer & 1st AD: Adam Rifai
Producer: Zoe Hooper
Cinematographer: Allana Christenson
Jasmine Kassis
Production Designer: Tiffany Yuan
Sound Designer: Jacinta Kezelos
Editor: Matt Mcrorie
Being Me addresses the third wave of people
living with HIV in Australia, uncovering the
hobbies that help them keep their identity
within society
Mouth Musicians
Director: Rory Nix
Producer: Eliza Tysoe
Development Producer: Annalise Gasparre
1st Assistant Director: Xin Wang
Cinematographer: Ben Pittorino
Production Designer: Ella Gregory
Sound Designer: Liam Skeates Udy
Editor: Michael Sabat
This documentary short explores the
creative individuality of beatboxers and
the values and practices of the community.
At Intersections
Directors: Fern Mei Sim & Lynette Aiken
Producer & 1st AD: Annabelle Brock
Cinematographer: Fern Mei Sim
Sound Designers: Fern Mei Sim & Chenzi Hu
Production Designer: Chenzi Hu
Graphic Designers: Fern Mei Sim & Lynette
Aiken
Editor: Lynette Aiken
How does gender intersect with race? And
how does race intersect with sexuality?
'At Intersections' is a personal exploration
of intersectional feminism that focuses on
themes of belonging, representation, and
solidarity. The documentary foregrounds
the voices of female-identifying and non-
binary people whose identities also
intersect with being people of colour,
queer, and/or disabled.
 Thru the Glasshouse These Painted Streets

Directors: Desmond Bravo Director: Ahmed Parappil

Timothy Robert Sharp Producer: James Sutton
Producer: Elizabeth Thomas Dev. Pro & 1st AD: Nicole Miall
Cinematographer: Elijah Flores Cinematographer: Dana Alberto
Production Designer: Georgia Gebrael Production Designer: Leanna Intia
Sound Designers: Adam You Sound Designer: David McBriar
Timothy Robert Sharp Editor: Max Ghent
Editors: Adam You
Desmond Bravo “These Painted Streets” is an unveiling of
the inner workings of the town of Auburn,
No one is aware they are being remembered. from its personal experiences at the heart of
Birds fly, children climb. Look for the eye; find its day to day cycle.
a crawlspace.

In My Skin

Director: Sam Mackay

Defying Gravity
Producer: Annemie Iles
Dev. Pro & 1st AD: Lace Olan
Director: Eryn Brady Cinematographer: Eric Yew
Producer: Allison Jones Production Designers: Iris Lyu
Cinematographer: Kelly Yin Tse Minkang Wang
Sound Designer & Editor: Aaron Drougett Sound Designer: Man So
Alfaro Editor: Anika Monds

Defying Gravity follows the story of dancer Three young men tell their story about the
Tash Hall as she endeavours to overcome change they undertook to be themselves.
the stigma against pole dancing, and
encourage the empowering expression of
female sexuality that pole dancing
facilitates. Following her daily life at Jungle
Studios, the documentary’s narrative
unfolds through multiple directions;
addressing and confronting the stigma
associated with pole dancing, the intensity
of training required and the emotional
journey in achieving all of this.
 Tomato Day
Director: Mikayla Floriano
Producer: Elizabeth Abraham
Cinematographer: Celine Francois
Production Designer: Vicky Tan
Sound Designer: Samantha Nounnis
Editor: Wahib Maroun
Of the Italian migrants across the global a
small portion of them choose to partake in
the traditional practice of making tomato
sauce. But in a world where we can buy
sauce for under $5, why do they choose to
make a day of it? With help from the
Floriano Family we begin to understand it’s
not really about pasta sauce.
Special Thanks
Dr Karen Pearlman
Marcus Eckermann
Dr Tom Murray
Mike Baber
For the Love of Live Music
Director: Lachie Twose
Producer: Keely McDermott
Cinematographer: Shamini Singhai
Sound Designer: Tess O’Sullivan
Editor: Harry Finch
For the Love of Live Music is a short
documentary film which asks why we
listen to and practice live music.
Talking to a variety of musicians and
spiritual practitioners, For the Love of
Live Music depicts the importance of live
music physically, spiritually and
emotionally for those who perform as
well as for audiences and the broader
community