The international selection of short films, produced by the Crafts Counciland Crafts magazine in the UK, is an eclectic programme that explores our relationship with materials and making, and celebrates craft in all its facets.
The 28 short films are divided across two sessions, that cover an incredible diversity of styles, people and approaches.
Real to Reel was launched by the UK Crafts Council in 2016 to give a platform to the growing stream of innovative and high quality films about makers and making. The ambition for the festival is to recognise that the crafts are never static and that they represent far more than inert objects of beauty.
Each screening brings together an eclectic mix of stories – some entertaining, some informative, a few witty ones and others are touching and poignant. Some celebrate the skills involved in a particular type of making, others follow the sometimes surreal journeys of individual makers, or explore ways that ‘making’ brings people together.
In this third edition, Real to Reel continues to celebrate the breadth of talent and skill employed in studios and communities across the world. By touring the programme internationally, these insights into the diversity of craft practice will hopefully reach an equally broad audience.
We thank Maker & Smith in Western Australia for the initiative to bring Real to Reel to Australia. The shorts you’ll see this evening have been selected from over 200 submissions received from all over the globe, in response to an open call.
Wednesday 5 September 2018 // Doors open 6:30 for 7pm screening
Thursday 6 September 2018 // Doors open 6:30 for 7pm screening
For tickets and info: visit the Australian Design Centre.
