Film No. 42. THE LIES WE TELL OURSELVES. Revelation FF. Perth (2024). 10th July.

Film No. 42 (2024) July 10th.  7:00 PM  LUNA CINEMA, Cinema 5,  Leederville.

"That's all right for her. She is an up and coming, hardly done anything, actress." (Jane Badler discusses her resistance to completing a scene she will be required to be naked alongside a rookie performer).

WINNER: Best Use Of Bubble Wrap; Promo (Saara Lamberg, just ask her!) Perth Revelation Film Fest 2024.

What is Saara Lamberg going on about here with THE LIES WE TELL OURSELVES (LIES)? It's a good question, and one I put to her at a recent showing. Her answer, "I'm not sure but I'm sure you can draw your own conclusions".

Experimental in nature, the film takes a journey through the mind of Lamberg. There really isn't a lot of structure or sense to her musings, but, letting the whole silliness of her images and eccentric characters roll over you, may make for an amusing, but soon forgotten, 90 minutes. Her tongue in cheek effort to gain funding for the film we are in-fact watching, (from an unlikable executive), is the film's cleverest trope. 

So, the very likable Lamberg is right. Take away from LIES what you will. You better do it quickly however, because you'll have forgotten most of it by the time you reach the carpark.  7GUMS.