The 71st edition of Sydney Film Festival’s starts this week running 5-16 June, with over 200 films screening across 12 days at venues all over Sydney.
Guests from across the world will be in attendance throughout Sydney Film Festival, with talks covering many genres. Watch critically acclaimed major-prize winner at CPH:DOX 2024 The Flats with Director Alessandra Celesia. Global Audience Award winner The Home Game is Iceland’s answer to Welcome to Wrexham, and has Director Logi Sigursveinsson in attendance along with members of the featured football team. Arun Bhattarai is flying to SFF to present their illuminating documentary on the Bhutanese happiness index in Agent of Happiness.
On a local front, see Director & Screenwriter Wendy Champagne along with Producer Sam Griffin of Australian Documentary Aquarius bring to life the story of the 1973 Nimbin Festival. Also joining the Festival are Daniel Fenesh (director) and Matt Formston (Surfer) for the awe-inspiring surfing documentary The Blind Sea at Event Cinemas on Tuesday 11 June.
Plus more stories from the epic to the intimate. From the unexpectedly thrilling world of illegal hot air balloons in Brazil with Balomania, Berlinale Golden Bear winning Dahomey, and the multi-winner at Sundance The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
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UNMISSABLE DOCUMENTARIES
A young boy’s dream to become a pro skateboarder is captured in all its kinetic glory by acclaimed music video director Van Alpert.
Special Guest: Leandre Sanders (aka Skategoat)
Two hardcore daredevils scale the world’s highest buildings to capture giddying footage for social media and ignite passion in the process. For the thrill seekers, experience it in IMAX too.
An ancient Shinto shrine in a traditional Japanese village, home to dozens of street cats, is the timeless setting for this meditative observational documentary selected for Berlinale 2024.