Indie Film Review: 'Top End Wedding'
'Top End Wedding'

A few Stark Insider capsule film reviews from the Mostly British Film Festival (Vogue Theatre) in San Francisco.

TOP END WEDDING (2019)

Director: Wayne Blair
Writers: Miranda Tapsell, Joshua Tyler
Stars: Brooklyn Doomadgee, Helena Johnson, Dan Collins

A standout at the Mostly British Film Festival this year is the Australian romantic comedy, Top End Wedding, directed by Wayne Blair. Gwilym Lee and Miranda Tapsell are the prospective groom and bride, who must overcome any number of challenges to make her dream wedding a reality. Tapsell co-wrote the script and is an executive producer of the film.

JILL BILCOCK: DANCING THE INVISIBLE (2017)

Review: Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible

Director: Axel Grigor
Writer: Axel Grigor
Stars: Jill Bilcock, Cate Blanchett, Baz Luhrmann

This documentary about one of the world’s most influential film editors offers a fascinating glimpse into the mysterious world of film editing.  If you have seen Road to Perdition with Tom Hanks and Paul Newman, or Romeo + Juliet with Leonard DiCaprio, or Moulin Rouge with Nicole Kidman, or A Cry in the Dark with Meryl Streep, you have experienced Bilcock’s work.

For more: See the Stark Insider preview of the Mostly British Film Festival.

Jeanne Powell
Jeanne is a published poet and essayist. She holds degrees from Wayne State University and the University of San Francisco. Jeanne has taught in the CS, UB and OLLI programs at universities in the City. Her books in print include MY OWN SILENCE and WORD DANCING from Taurean Horn Press.