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All the world’s a stage to Sir Ian McKellen

All the world’s a stage to Sir Ian McKellen

McKellen: Playing The Part | Luna | til July 18 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Ian McKellen finds it difficult to summarise his life, but does his best in McKellen: Playing the Part  which is edited down from 14 hours of interviews by director Joe Stephenson. McKellen is relaxed as he talks about his childhood, his decision to […]

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‘Queerama’ creatively takes you on a homosexual history time trip

‘Queerama’ creatively takes you on a homosexual history time trip

Queerama | Revelation Film Festival | 12 & 16 July | ★ ★ ★ ★   Filmmaker Daisy Asquith delivers a documentary refreshingly free of ‘talking heads’ by constructing an engaging and intriguing narrative out of archival footage from British films. This film was the opening night film at last year’s Sheffield Documentary Film Festival – the leading […]

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Don’t Worry: Gus Van Sant’s latest weaves an animated tale

Don’t Worry: Gus Van Sant’s latest weaves an animated tale

Don’t Worry He Won’t Get Far On Foot | Luna | til July 18 | ★ ★ ★ Gus Van Sant’s latest film seems like a gambit on his part, to attempt something new in a career peppered with cult favourites (My Own Private Idaho) and mainstream smash hits (Good Will Hunting, Milk). Assembling a cast […]

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Antonio Lopez 1970 Sex, Fashion and Disco recalls talented illustrator

Antonio Lopez 1970 Sex, Fashion and Disco recalls talented illustrator

Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex, Fashion & Disco | Revelation Film Festival | July 9 & 15 | ★ ★ ★ ★   This documentary brings together models, fashion designers and photographers who remember the illustrator Antonio Lopez. In the late 1960’s illustrator Antonio Lopez begins to make his mark on the fashion world creating illustrations that were radically […]

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A trio of New York centered documentaries investigate creativity

A trio of New York centered documentaries investigate creativity

The Revelation International Film Festival is in full swing and a trio of documentaries provide a trip to New York City touching on the world’s of fashion, music and art. While some cultural milestones are fleeting but leave a big impact, other journeys take a lifetime. These films about a famous fashion editor, a legendary […]

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Revelation opens with the comical ‘The Breaker Upperers’

Revelation opens with the comical ‘The Breaker Upperers’

The Breaker Upperers | Revelation Film Fest| Sat 7th July, Mon 16th July | ★ ★ ★ ★   The Revelation International Film Festival opened last night, commencing two weeks of screenings of the most interesting, challenging and bizarre films from around the globe. For the opening night film curator Jack Sargeant went with a quirky and […]

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Review | Females cook up a storm in Skate Kitchen

Review | Females cook up a storm in Skate Kitchen

Skate Kitchen | Luna Leederville | July 7, 12, 18 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½  Skate Kitchen, written and directed by Crystal Moselle, throws a group of older teenage girls into the testosterone mix of a New York skateboarding community. The opening scene is excruciating as Camille (Rachelle Vinberg) is injured while trying a difficult manoeuvre. […]

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Revelation Perth International Film Festival is here!

Revelation Perth International Film Festival is here!

Revelation Perth International Film Festival returns for its 21st year with a program bursting with unique feature films and documentaries from at home and beyond. This year, OUTinPerth are proud to present Queerama (as seen on our cover) from director Daisy Asquith. The work is a pastiche of feature film footage, news reports, investigative TV, […]

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Revelation Perth International Film Festival release 2018 program

Revelation Perth International Film Festival release 2018 program

Revelation Perth International Film Festival returns for its 21st year with a program bursting with unique feature films and documentaries from at home and beyond. The 2018 festival will feature over 180 films, 25 world and international premieres and 57 Australian premieres. Festival founder Richard Sowada says the team are enormously proud of the program […]

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Ben Young and Emma Booth sign on as ambassadors for Revelation

Ben Young and Emma Booth sign on as ambassadors for Revelation

Revelation Perth International Film Festival has announced that Ben Young and Emma Booth have agreed to join the Revelation team as ambassadors. After taking audiences by storm with the harrowing yet incredibly impressive feature film Hounds of Love, writer and director Ben Young and actress Emma Booth will again pool their talents to promote the […]

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