Based on the true story of Australian war correspondent Peter Greste’s imprisonment in Egypt in 2013, The Correspondent is a gripping biographical thriller, a story about the brutal war on truth. Join special guests at the AFF 2024 Opening Night Gala to mark the world premiere.
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Director:
Coralie Fargeat
Country:
USA, France, UK
We Bury the Dead
Feature ·
Fiction
Songs Inside
Documentary ·
Feature
A group of incarcerated women sign up to learn an instrument and write their own songs, as part of a unique music program in an Australian prison. The process opens deep scars around trauma and addiction, but can they prove that music has the universal power to heal, even in the complex world of prison? Join Nancy Bates, members of the Songbirds and ASO for a special performance accompanying the world premiere.
All We Imagine as Light
Feature ·
Fiction
All We Imagine as Light, directed by Payal Kapadia, makes history as the first Indian film in competition at Cannes in 30 years, the first by an Indian female filmmaker and the first Indian Grand Prix winner. The film follows two Mumbai nurses who escape relationship pressures and find renewal in a seaside town.
Blitz
Feature ·
Fiction
Nightbitch
Feature ·
Fiction
The Correspondent
Opening Night Gala
Event ·
Feature ·
Fiction ·
Gala
Based on the true story of Australian war correspondent Peter Greste’s imprisonment in Egypt in 2013, The Correspondent is a gripping biographical thriller, a story about the brutal war on truth. Join special guests at the AFF 2024 Opening Night Gala to mark the world premiere.
The Substance
AFF Film Club
Feature ·
Fiction
Kinds of Kindness Selling Fast
AFF Film Club
Feature ·
Fiction
The Zone of Interest Selling Fast
AFF Film Club
Feature ·
Fiction