Dive into the world of alternative cinema with Perspectives Film Festival. The student-led event returns with more thought-provoking indie titles and lesser-known gems for its 15th edition from October 27 to 30. And this year, physical screenings will take place at Oldham Theatre.
This year's lineup features seven international films – from France and Lithuania to Thailand and Taiwan – all cohering to the theme of "It's Time...", providing creative explorations of time through stark documentaries and heartfelt feature films.
Look forward to titles such as Memory Box (2021), Perspectives Film Festival's opening film and a Nominee – Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, by directors Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige. Dive into a world of youthful mirth and chaos as a teenage girl, Alex, pieces together her mother's secret past through found diaries, photographs and mementos.
Also catch Mariupolis 2 (2022) by director Mantas Kvedaravičius. Released posthumously, this is a striking look into the chaos and desolation of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war before the filmmaker himself was captured and killed by Russian forced in March 2022. This film is followed by Il Buco (2021), Cette Maison (2022), and Ikarie XB-1 (1963) on 28th (Friday) and 29th Oct (Saturday).
Perspectives Film Festival closes on October 30 with screenings of Scala (2022) and Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003). The first is a moving tribute to Bangkok's last standalone theatre from the golden days of 1960s Thai cinema. Shuttered during the pandemic, it's brought back to life through the stories of in-house workers and Director Ananta Thitanat's intimate lens. Hear her thoughts on the film at a panel discussion with Mr Chew Tee Pao, a film archivist working at the Asian Film Archive.
Tickets are available online at $13.50 for standard tickets and $11.50 for concession tickets. You can also bundle three films of your choice for just $29, with every additional film for $10 each. Or watch it all with a limited quantity Festival Pass at $49. For more information including the full lineup, visit perspectivesfilmfestival.com.