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Share on Twitter The concept for Fractured Dreams & Indefinite Scars - an exhibition currently on display at the Museum of Brisbane - began when documentary photographer Tammy Law dug back through her own family’s past. Tammy is the sister of Benjamin and Michelle Law, and their family were depicted in the SBS TV series The Family Law. They still have trouble talking about what happened. “They’re just labelled as ‘crimmigrants’; criminals that are immigrants, a term that’s been coined in the last decade, immigrants that have committed a crime,” Tammy tells SBS News. “My mum sums it up, and that’s why it’s called Indefinite Scars; a scar that’s healed over but then you keep picking at it. That trauma that keeps aggravating.” ....
February 3rd, 2021 By David Knox 2 commentsFiled under: News, Screen Australia has announced funding for ABC and ViacomCBS / Netflix titles. Two feature films, three television dramas, one children’s series and one online project share in $5.9 million of production funding. The projects include ABC anthology drama series Fires set during last summer’s devastating bushfires, Season 2 of Frayed and Also funded is Kid’s Drama Dive Club, a 12-part teen mystery drama for Network 10 and Netflix. Screen Australia’s Head of Content Sally Caplan said, “It’s fantastic to kick off 2021 with such a great sample of the premium dramas that have been greenlit across the country. It’s testament to the resilience of the screen industry to have so many projects move into production during such a challenging period. ....
Hot tickets 2021: Your guide to the must-see shows of the year Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement It is no understatement to say 2020 was tough for our theatres and all the actors, creatives and backstage crew that work so hard to make each show come alive. Thankfully, the lights have been turned back on and while shows are still at about 75 per cent capacity and mask-wearing is still compulsory, this yearâs season is set to be a cracker, from the highly anticipated musicals Hamilton and Playing Beatie Bow and the debut of ABC journalist Sally Saraâs semi-autobiographical play. ....
Arts in 2021: The big productions and festivals coming to Auckland 3 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 11 minutes to read NZ Herald After a year that saw Broadway and the West End face a seemingly never-ending curtain call, local audiences can rest assured that the pandemic won t stop Auckland artists from putting on a show this year. While the Level 4 lockdown in March sent a seismic jolt through the country s artistic community, cancelling dozens of shows and festivals and forcing numerous venues to shut their doors for months on end, theatre and arts organisers are hoping 2021 will deliver a better performance. In the first half of the year alone, Aucklanders will be able to enjoy live comedy, catch up with their favourite local authors, and experience a plethora of theatre, dance and music spread across a broad-range of festivals that are making a comeback after being forced to take the last year off. ....
Was 2020 the year we finally broke our culture? Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Was 2020 the year we finally broke our culture? Save Normal text size Advertisement âCancel cultureâ was 2019âs Macquarie Dictionary word of the year, but it has had such a strong 2020 it should perhaps have been allowed to keep the yellow jersey for another 12 months (it didnât; âdoomscrollingâ took podium honours this year). Some of the targeting was overdue (Pete Evans, whose transgressions became so great by yearâs end that Facebook removed his page). Some of it was well-intended but inelegantly handled (the temporary removal of ....