It’s not easy being in a rock ‘n’ roll band.
The Angels came hurtling out of Adelaide with the searing guitars of the Brewster brothers and Doc Neeson, a frontman who was beyond intense. Their songs are etched in the DNA of this city: Take a Long Line, Am I Ever Goin’ to See Your Face Again. They were on the path to international success… until they just missed out. Yet they revolutionised Aussie music with gritty guitar rock and ferociously theatrical live shows. Adelaide’s Madeleine Parry has made an intimate documentary exploring the tensions that tore relationships apart while producing unforgettable rock’n’roll.
Special guests will be in attendance alongside the filmmakers.
Ticket price includes access to the post-screening gala event. Guests will be treated to an exclusive AFF Opening Night celebration alongside an A-list of screen industry in unique Adelaide style.
Details to follow.
Opening Night will also feature the World Premiere of the short film Marungka Tjalantananyi / Dipped in Black, written and directed by Derik Lynch and Matthew Thorne.
Director Bio:
Madeleine Parry is an Adelaide filmmaker who began her career directing Murder Mouth (2012), in which she killed her own food, and which won Best Film at the CineGlobe festival. Her tv work includes Meatwork (2012) which won Best Standalone Documentary at ADG Awards) and the Maddie Parry: Tough Jobs tv series (2015). She directed the Emmy-award winning Hannah Gadsby: Nanette (2018) and Emmy-nominated Hannah Gadsby: Douglas (2020) for Netflix. She is currently writing feature The Storm with the SAFC/AFF/Mercury CX Film Lab: New Voices program. She was a recent recipient of the SAFC’s Lottie Lyell Award and has a slate of projects in development under her production company, Mess Productions.
