Perth Festival 2026 Lotterywest Films Brochure

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An intimate, first-hand perspective on daily life under siege in Gaza captured through video calls between director Sepideh Farsi and 25-year- old Palestinian photojournalist and poet Fatma Hassona. This powerful documentary demands to be witnessed. FRANCE / PALESTINE / IRAN Wed 25 & Thu 26 Feb 8pm Director Sepideh Farsi Documentary 112mins, M Arabic, French and English with English subtitles

Family life becomes generational war in this breakthrough dark Aussie comedy. WA director Zoe Pepper’s biting satire about intergenerational wealth is a twisted take on privilege, the housing crisis and a disillusioned generation. Sharp and farcical, it hits very close to home. WA / AUSTRALIA Fri 27 Feb 8pm Director Zoe Pepper Cast Travis Jeffery, Maria Angelico, Michael Hurst, Linda Cropper 93mins, CTC

A nun encounters a lethal criminal conspiracy and begins to question her beliefs in this poetic, sensory meditation on faith, power and corruption. Filipino-Australian photographer James J Robinson’s debut feature is a masterfully composed slow-burn crime drama. AUSTRALIA / PHILIPPINES Sat 28 Feb & Sun 1 Mar 8pm Director James J Robinson Cast Ruby Ruiz, Kare Adea, Maricel Soriano 118mins, CTC Tagalog with English subtitles

Rock icon Marianne Faithfull’s six- decade journey through music, fame and reinvention unfolds in an intimate documentary that intersperses images, clips and interviews with musical responses from a range of stars. Broken English is a genre-defying act of resilience and rebellion. UK Mon 2 & Tue 3 Mar 7.30pm Directors Jane Pollard & Iain Forsyth Cast Tilda Swinton, George MacKay with Marianne Faithfull, Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Beth Orton, Courtney Love 99mins, CTC

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