No. 10 (2022) HERE OUT WEST Feb. 8th.

 

Film No. 10 (2022)  February 8th.  6:15 PM  EVENT CINEMAS, Cinema 9  Innaloo.

"We've been together for five years and you still don't care enough to learn his name". (Angel argues with her mother about imminent changes she wishes to make in her life).

With so much negative publicity attached to the suburbs of Western Sydney, HERE OUT WEST encourages a more compassionate view on life in a less trendy region of Australia's largest city. I highly recommend HERE OUT WEST as a feature film, with a flaw or two, but with a beating heart that will take you through the full spectrum of emotions.

It's a mainly female driven project made up of 8 new writers, combined with 5 experienced directors, to form a film most thematically aligned to family, with a rich multi-cultural nourishment. We get a look into the way each new generation of mixed race Australians deal with the ongoing tasks they need to complete in everyday life. Each of the eight stories passes on new insights into the challenges life unearths, most often randomly . 

BROTHERHOOD (story 2) gives a good example of the intertwining nature of the stories in the the film. Our three characters (a Bengali, an Arab and a Nigerian) are mates, but they are at odds with one another over a girl. Suddenly they become heroes (no spoilers) linked to story 4, which occurred as an offshoot of story 1, which smoothly blends into story 3. It's seamless and meaningful at all times. You have to take my word that you'll be carried away in the emotion of it all. 

There is nothing "sexy" about HERE OUT WEST. It will not attract a mainstream audience. I sat in a 250 seat Event Cineplex with 3 other punters. We stood afterwards and talked glowingly of what we had just seen. I notice there are no more big screen showings here in Western Australia. Our national broadcaster the A.B.C. played a part in the film's origins; a national release will take place on its streaming service IVIEW. Thank goodness for our ever evolving digital formats. Compassion and tolerance can continue to seep into the consciousness of society. Films like HERE OUT WEST ensure that will happen.  9GUMS.