The 2020 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival is set to begin June 30th. Due to the current COVID-19 situation, documentary fans will have the chance to take part in a special virtual screening of the films from home this year. As always, the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival excels at selecting a diverse array of documentaries that […]
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From its opening sequence, “D’art” commands your attention with its zappy swing music and montage of fine artist Robert Clinch launching paper darts into the air as collector Jeff Brown puts on a fire retardant suit and whooshes down a racetrack. You know their two worlds are about to meet. You don’t know how or […]
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Directed by Joshua Belinfante, “The World’s Best Film” is an engrossing journey about what it means to be the best and whether one can actually be the best at anything. When a 1 kilogram tumor was found between his heart and lungs in 2014, Belinfante, facing his own mortality, began to re-examine his approach to […]
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What does home mean to you? How would you adjust if you were uprooted from the place you’ve lived most of your life? Change is intimidating. It is scary. It is stressful. It is hard. For the residents of the Oakleigh Centre (now OC Connections), change is also an exciting opportunity for a more independent […]
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Directed by Tess Girard, “As the Crow Flies” follows the journey of a group of young Royal Canadian Air Cadets as they take part in an intense flight training program to earn their private pilot’s license. Typically, such a feat takes individuals six to eight months. For these 17-year-olds, they have seven weeks. “As the […]
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What would you do if an industrial animal agriculture facility moved right next door to your house and started emitting millions of gallons of untreated waste polluting the water you drink, the air that you breathe, and even making your children sick? Would you stay? Most importantly, would you fight to change it? In “Right […]
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What does it take to become the highest ranked women’s tennis player in the world? That is the question Francis Amat seeks to answer in the feature length documentary “Unraveling Athena” premiering in Australia at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival on July 28th. Four years in the making, the film features interviews with over 20 […]
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If you’re headed to the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival in July and can only see one film, “Skid Row Marathon” should be on your radar of those to consider. Directed by Mark Hayes the film tells the story of four runners, former prisoners and addicts, who join the Skid Row Running Club started by Los […]
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A slew of brilliant documentary filmmaking will descend on Melbourne July 19th – 30th as the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival returns for its fourth year. Documentary Drive has been a media partner with the festival since its inaugural start back in 2016 and as always it’s a privilege to see and tell you about all […]
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Close to half of the 112 films at this year’s Melbourne Documentary Film Festival are by Australian filmmakers. The intimately personal stories they capture offer a thought-provoking reflection and unforgettable look at Australia’s heart, complexity, and uniquely wonderful soul through a diverse and deeply moving collection of narratives that highlight some of the best work […]
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