Dances With Films

Hamilton House proves that heart, sincerity and resourcefulness remain some of independent cinema’s greatest special effects: Dances With Films Festival Review

You can’t help but see how fitting the notion of a proud homemade production is when it comes to Hamilton House. A film about struggling artists desperately trying to create something extraordinary from almost nothing mirrors the circumstances of its own creation, writer-director Jordan Rowe never shies away from that parallel. Rather than disguising its…

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Interview: Director Sarah D’Ambrosio and star Hannah Emily Anderson on the right to feel bad in Good Vibes Only

With Good Vibes Only, writer/director Sarah D’Ambrosio imagines a world where artificial intelligence doesn’t just organise our lives – it dictates how we’re allowed to feel. After a painful break-up, Eva desperately wants to cry, but her relentlessly upbeat AI companion, Margaret, insists on steering her back towards positivity, transforming grief into something that needs…

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