Jacinda Ardern on Prime Minister + Fwends + Edge of Life
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reflects on her challenging and transformative term in office in the intimate, Sundance winning new documentary Prime Minister. Australian director Sophie Somerville discusses Fwends - winner of the Caligari Film Award at the Berlin International Film Festival - a charming tale about two old friends reconnecting over a trippy weekend in Melbourne.Emmy award-winning artist and filmmaker Lynnette Wallworth on Edge of Life, a film following two doctors who treat terminally ill patients with psychedelic drugs to alter their relationship with death.Presenter, Jason Di RossoProducer, Sarah CorbettSound engineer, Carey DellArts editor, Rhiannon Brown
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Journey Home + The Wolves Always Come At Night (Australia's Oscar entry) + Happyend
Trisha Morton-Thomas and Maggie Miles on their documentary Journey Home, a powerful record of grief, community, and ceremony in which the renowned Indigenous actor David Gulpilil is laid to rest.Gabrielle Brady discusses The Wolves Always Come At Night, Australia's Oscar entry for the 2026 Academy Awards, which follows a couple living on a farm in rural Mongolia, forced to move to the city after a storm destroys their village.As it arrives in Australian cinemas, we revisit a conversation with APSA winner Neo Sora on his film Happyend. In a near-future Tokyo, as the threat of a catastrophic earthquake looms, two friends face consequences after carrying out a terrible prank. Hear the whole interview here.Presenter, Jason Di RossoProducer, Sarah CorbettSound engineer, Riley MelissArts editor, Rhiannon Brown
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Roofman/Frankenstein/Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
Derek Cianfrance talks Roofman, his stranger-than-fiction film about a charismatic prison escapee, played by Channing Tatum, who hides out in a Toys R Us store while evading the law.Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro unpacks his adaptation of Frankenstein, a typically gothic confection starring Jacob Elordi, Oscar Isaac and Mia Goth.Australian actor Harrison Gilbertson reflects on his role in Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, a biopic with The Bear's Jeremy Allen White in the lead, that captures the raw spirit of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska era.Presenter, Jason Di RossoProducer, Sarah CorbettSound engineer, Riley MelissArts editor, Rhiannon Brown
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Venice winner Familiar Touch + indie comedy Phantoms of July
The winner of a trio of awards at Venice, Sarah Friedland, discusses her narrative feature Familiar Touch, a 'coming-of-old-age' story that follows the path of an octogenarian's shifting memories and desires.Set to screen at Adelaide Film Festival, German director Julian Radlmaier on Phantoms of July, a funny and somewhat surreal metropolitan adventure that asks some serious questions about class in contemporary Germany.Presenter, Jason Di RossoProducer, Sarah CorbettSound engineer, Riley MelissArts editor, Rhiannon Brown
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Kelly Reichardt (The Mastermind) + Maceo Bishop (The Smashing Machine) + Bruce Beresford & Bryan Brown (The Travellers)
In this episode, acclaimed director Kelly Reichardt joins us to discuss The Mastermind, a heist film with Josh O'Connor in the lead as a suburban father living a double life as an art thief.Cinematographer Maceo Bishop talks about shooting Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine, a raw sports drama starring Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson as MMA fighter Mark Kerr, and how his lens helped shape the film’s emotional intensity.Australian screen legends Bruce Beresford and Bryan Brown discuss The Travellers, a family drama set in regional W.A. that explores love, legacy, and the messiness of returning home.Presenter, Jason Di RossoProducer, Sarah CorbettSound engineer, Ross RichardsonEditor Arts, Rhiannon Brown
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