Film No. 29 (2024) May 11th. 11:00 AM LUNA CINEMA, Cinema 1, Leederville.
"You two are a complete pair of cosmopolitan snobs, you know that yeah?" (Ian suddenly realises where film-makers Molly and Matthew affiliations in the world we live in, lie).
WINNER: The Rising Star Award (Talia Ryder) Denver FF. WINNER: Jury Prize (Sean Price Williams) Deauville FF.
Has first time feature film-maker Sean Price Williams used the perfect conduit for telling this CUTTING story via the Alice in Wonderland trope? I'm not sure about perfect, but the idea is particularly clever, considering the theme.
The beautiful Lillian (Talia Ryder) is our Alice (even dressed so in the final scenes). Her innocence belies her ability to precure her needs as she wanders through her "looking glass" journey of self discovery. The backdrop to this vigil of hers is a broken America. She manipulates that brokenness with a cheeky, but self indulgent persona, which leads ultimately to mayhem. Williams cleverly maintains this tale with a deft satirical consistency. His concluding shot is a gem, and says it all!
Wouldn't it be great if Price Williams and writer Nick Pinkerton managed to attract a chunk of 22 to 38 year old right wing Republicans to this small masterpiece, and it dawned upon them, that their empire is falling. As fanciful a thought as the Lillian character itself, I imagine! 10GUMS.
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