Oz docs hot property as Hot Docs selects two

Tuesday 31 March 2009

The premiere Canadian international documentary festival HotDocs has announced its program for 2009, which will include the screening of two Australian documentaries.

Selected to screen in World Showcase is A Good Man, directed by Safina Uberoi. The film follows the story of Chris Rohrlach, an Australian sheep farmer willing to try anything to keep wife Rachel, who is a quadriplegic, out of long-term care. The documentary recently had its world premiere to rave reviews at the 2009 Adelaide Film Festival.

The second film in selection is Intangible Asset Number 82. Directed by Emma Franz, the film will screen in Next – a program showcasing documentaries about music, art and the creative process. The documentary has done well on the international festival circuit with selection in the 2008 Sao Paulo International Film Festival and the 2009 South by Southwest Film Festival.

HotDocs will run 30 April – 10 May 2009. Visit: www.hotdocs.ca

 A Good Man
(79 mins)
Director: Safina Uberoi
Producers: Safina Uberoi, Himman Dhamija
Executive Producer: David Jowsey
Synopsis: To subsidise their struggling sheep farm, an Australian farmer and his quadriplegic wife open a brothel. Their experiences offer a challenging portrait of partnership, love and lust that goes beyond the obvious

Intangible Asset Number 82
(90 mins)
Production Company: In The Sprocket Productions
Writer/Director/Producer: Emma Franz
www.intangibleasset82.com
Synopsis: An Australian drummer’s search for an enigmatic South Korean shaman becomes a rite of passage, as he is inspired and transformed by the journey.

Victoria Buchan, The Lantern Group, victoria@lanterngroup.com.au
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