By Nadine Whitney. A wonderful and meaningful family drama that embraces the nature of truth telling – $17.50/$20. Molly Haddon’s The Longest Weekend can best be described as a Trojan Horse film. The work pulls you in with the promise of one kind of experience but leaves you with something quite different. What it does deliver is an excellent family drama and coming-of-age story for a set of alienated siblings who learn through each other and their pasts when the right time is to just say “enough” to the various factors playing havoc on their lives.
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Breathless Films announces call-out for second slate
Bolstered by the early success of its first slate of micro budget films, 2022 AACTA-nominated, grassroots production company Breathless Films (Lonesome, The Longest Weekend) is seeking to build a diverse second slate of films that will appeal to both local and international audiences. Breathless is therefore today announcing a general call out to writers and […]
Australian Feature of the Year
Melbourne Queer Film Festival returns stronger than ever 14 October 2022 Festivals, Film, Latest News (Australian Arts Review) Launching on Thursday 10 November, the 2022 Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) features a twelve-day jam packed program stronger than ever. Expect a prime selection of local and international drama, comedy, documentary, and everything in between; from boundary-pushing filmmakers across […]
Queer Sydney Film Festival picks: Lonesome, The Longest Weekend
Two Australian independent films championed by the same production company explore LGBTQIA+ Sydney stories. 6 Jun 2022 Stephen A Russell (Screen Hub) FILM Lonesome started as sketches for two different shorts. Image: When Teenage Kicks director Craig Boreham set about casting his latest feature Lonesome, which enjoys its Australian premiere as part of this year’s Sydney Film Festival (SFF) he […]
Indie Family Drama The Longest Weekend Wraps in Sydney
Tender new family drama The Longest Weekend, starring rising talent Mia Artemis (Sweet Tooth, Pieces of Her), wraps production in Sydney. Production has wrapped on the independent family drama The Longest Weekend, the first feature film from emerging director Molly Haddon in collaboration with writer/producer Jorrden Daley and producer Rebecca Yates. The Longest Weekend tells […]