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“Little Tornadoes”: Film Screening and Q & A with director and cast - Italian Seminar Series
About this event
Set in rural Australia in 1971, Aaron Wilson’s film Little Tornadoes encapsulates the era’s numerous upheavals, such as immigration, post-war resettlement, anti-Vietnam War protests, and the women’s liberation movement. The story follows a man’s struggle to adapt to new circumstances and a new Italian immigrant’s journey to find her place in a foreign land. Little Tornadoes paints a picture of a country at a pivotal moment, highlighting the complexity of the migrant experience and the human yearning for connection. Key interpreters in the film include Mark Leonard Winter, Silvia Colloca, and Fabio Motta.
Aaron Wilson, born and raised in rural Australia, always had a fascination with stories exploring the concept of the “other.” His feature film, Little Tornadoes, co-written with renowned Australian author Christos Tsiolkas, premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival in 2021. For this work, Wilson received the Australian Director’s Guild Award for Best Direction in a Narrative Feature Film.
Fabio Motta is an accomplished actor, clown, and teaching artist with a diverse international experience. He has honed his craft through extensive training and performances across Italy, the United States, and Australia. In Little Tornadoes, Motta’s character brings to life the themes of change, adaptation, and the immigrant experience in 1970s rural Australia.
If you have any questions about this event, please contact Riccardo Amorati at riccardo.amorati@unimelb.edu.au
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Exhibition Opening: The Space of Light
Exhibition Opening:
The Space of Light
Virginia Cuppaidge and Naoise Halloran-Mackay
Shown in tandem, the works of Virginia Cuppaidge and Naoise Halloran-Mackay reveal a common interest in the pictorial space of light. Mobilised through a sense of movement, colour, rather than form, dominates Virginia Cuppaidge’s paintings. Their radiant and sensuous surfaces reflect both the opalescent skies of New York and the expansive space and light of Australia. Gently referencing architecture, Naoise Halloran-Mackay’s paintings suggest change and possibility. His ‘doorways’ can be understood as transition points or thresholds between humankind and nature, interiority and exteriority.
Artists
Virginia Cuppaidge
Naoise Halloran-Mackay
Curated by
David Sequeira
Banner: Out, Naoise Halloran Mackay, 2024 oil on organza with hardwood support
Exhibition Hours
Exhibition: Friday 20 September – Saturday 26 October.
Bookings not required.
12PM - 5PM Tuesday to Saturday.
ACCESSIBILITY
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