Project Updates

Festival Selections and Screenings

We are pleased to announce the following festival selections and public screenings:

6TH MUMBAI SHORTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2017

December 10, 2017 8.00 am to 6.00 pm / Residency Hotel, Suren Road, Andheri-Kurla Rd, Andheri East, Mumbai 400 093 / http://miniboxoffice.com/mumbaishortsinternationalfilmfestival

BYRON BAY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2017

October 12, 2017 7pm / Brunswick Picture Hall / http://tix.bbff.com.au/session.asp?sn=The+Invisible+Edge&s=159

THE BIG ANXIETY Interactive Arts Festival 2017

Screening as part of the Visual Matrix sessions at THE BLACK DOG INSTITUTE / September 25, 2017, 5.30pm /Hospital Road, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick / https://www.thebiganxiety.org/events/the-invisible-edge/

THE MINDSCAPE FILM FESTIVAL 2017

Finalist / Los Angeles / Screened from July 10- August 4, 2017

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By Ian Thomson|2018-01-15T23:47:40+00:00July 2nd, 2017|Festivals + Screenings, Project Updates|0 Comments

Press & Editorial

ELI LIVE / YouTube Interview with Eli Gallagher and Ian Thomson

ABC RADIO / Interview with Ian Thomson about Suicide Prevention

BYRON BAY FILM FESTIVAL / Mental health film program

Films for thought: exploring mental health at BBFF

ABC ONLINE

‘Short film The Invisible Edge uses creative arts to tackle stigma of rural youth suicide’ / Dec 2016 by Jennifer King

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-06/the-invisible-edge-film-tackles-rural-youth-suicide/8029792

ART WITH IMPACT / Dec 2016

https://www.artwithimpact.org/suicide-rural-australia-gets-voice-invisible-edge/

AUSTRALIAN FARMERS / 14 December 2016 by Ian W Thomson

https://www.farmers.org.au/content/nff/en/community/blog/can-the-creative-arts-improve-mens-mental-health-rural-australia-121216.html

By Ian Thomson|2018-01-15T23:42:06+00:00June 2nd, 2017|Press + Editorial, Project Updates|0 Comments

Addressing Mental Health Issues for Young Men in Rural Australia

The challenge in addressing mental health issues for young men in rural Australia is often in encouraging them to engage with the services and resources available to them. Perhaps the arts and creative projects can help create a link.

By Ian Thomson|2016-09-06T13:18:41+00:00September 3rd, 2016|Project Updates|0 Comments

A Short Film about Two Brothers in Rural Australia

After breaking down on stage during his first international piano recital, David returns to the family farm heavily medicated and with a sense of failure. He’s picked up at the regional airport by his larrikin older brother Jack. After Jack’s sky-larking causes a near collision with a semi-trailer, he talks David into taking a detour via the Gorge where they spent much of their childhood. As they climb the peak David relives the oppressive nature of their relationship, until at wit’s end he’s forced to make a final decision.

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By Ian Thomson|2018-01-15T04:31:54+00:00September 2nd, 2016|Project Updates|0 Comments