Revelation Perth International Film Festival is on from 12-16 July. Book your tickets now before they sell out!
There are many ways to engage with the programme, and the following is a kind of indicative series of routes through the festival. . . Perhaps best seen as paths for the perplexed. . .
As usual we have a wide selection of music, performance, and art documentaries, these include'Lee Fields: Faithful Man', 'What You Could Not Visualise', 'Little Richard: I Am Everything', 'SUNLIGHT: YES', and 'Circus Of Scars'. We also have a handful of filmmakers on film titles: 'Fragments Of Paradise', 'Show Me The Magic', 'Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer,' and 'Nam June Paik: Moon Is The Oldest TV'.
For those who like more personal documentary cinemas we have The World And All Within It – a selection of short documentaries, 'Dùthchas', 'Fragments Of Paradise', and 'Smoke Sauna Sisterhood'. We also have a large selection of documentaries around social justice, society, culture, and history, including a selection of short works under the heading Fault Lines, alongside feature docs 'The Space Race', 'Citizen Sleuth', 'IX XI', 'Manifesto', 'De Humani Corporis Fabrica', 'Heavenly Resentments', and 'The New Americans: Gaming A Revolution'.
Moving to narrative works, where would we be without some horror and exploitation-style movies? Check out: From The Gothic To The Ghostly To The Grotesque And The Gross! (Shorts), 'The Mummy', 'Holy Sh.t!', 'Enter Mycel' and 'Maniac Cop'.
For those interested in coming-of-age and coming-of-middle-age films, we have 'An Untitled And Perfectly Legal Coming Of Age Parody Film', 'Riceboy Sleeps', 'I Like Movies', and homegrown feature 'Frank And Frank'.
'Duthchas'
If you like drama, check out our opening night feature 'Devil’s Peak', the retrospective screening of 'Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence', 'How To Blow Up A Pipeline', 'Where The Green Ants Dream', and 'The Integrity Of Joseph Chambers'. A selection of films indie movies including 'Paco', 'Unidentified Objects', 'Bolan’s Shoes', 'Mammalia', 'Hello Dankness', and 'Circus Of Scars'. We also have numerous films with LGBTQI+ content including 'An Untitled And Perfectly Legal Coming Of Age Parody Film', 'Love Me Lex', 'Unidentified Objects', and 'Little Richard: I Am Everything'.
If you are after family entertainment then 'Shin Ultraman' and 'International Family Animation Explosion' should be your go-to choices.
Finally, of course, there’s a selection of WA movies 'Frank And Frank', 'SUNLIGHT: YES', 'Show Me The Magic', 'Love Me Lex', Get Your Shorts On! and the City Of Vincent Films, WANIMATE, Westralia Day at the Backlot (and elsewhere). . .That’s a lot of talent on the big screen.
. . . And then there are all the short films. There are over 140 of those.
XR:WA 2023
We’re just about programmed and can’t wait to reveal what’s in store but we’ve got national and international guests, 30 plus games, 15 plus VR experiences, tabletop games and 20 plus AR exhibits. On top of that, there's 20 plus talks, workshops and panels. Running across four days at the State Library of WA and the WA Museum Boola Bardip, all events and activities are free. Dates are 20-23 July.
Memberships
Our memberships are now open and if you want to get that little bit of extra Rev loving, why would you wait? As a member of the Revelation Film Festival, you are entitled to amazing discounts and benefits, both during the festival and throughout the year. In addition, you are supporting our efforts to provide the community with a quality independent screen culture.
Backstage WA
This month, Backstage WA goes Rev-centric – all the how, what, where and when. Don’t miss it! Check their YouTube channel, Backstage WA.
Cinema happenings in Perth
- Book to Film – 'The Manchurian Candidate'This fascinating paranoid thriller from the high Cold War divided audiences who saw it in its original outing, and has divided them ever since. Did it lean right, or did it lean left? Was it funny, or horrible, or camp? What did it mean in 1962? In 1988, when it was re-released? In 2004, when it was remade? What does it mean now? 2pm Sunday 9 July at The Backlot Perth, tickets from Eventbrite.
- Black Cockatoo Crisis
Western Australia's iconic black cockatoos are in crisis. The extinction clock is ticking. Will we save them in time? This is a special screening assistance for those with hearing impairments. 2pm Sunday 16 July at The Backlot Perth, tickets from Eventbrite.
- SAXO Scandinavian Film Festival
A specially curated programme of the best new cinema from the Nordic region featuring films from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden will be screening at Palace Cinemas Raine Square, Luna Leederville and Luna on SX from 20 July-9 August. Tickets from the Scandinavian Film Fest website.
