Real to Reel goes to Sydney
The Craft Film Festival on Tour: 5 & 6 September
The Craft Film Festival on Tour: 5 & 6 September
Wednesday 5 + Thursday 6 September
$27.50 – $49.50
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.
In July 2017, Maker & Smith was founded by Mary Ellen Cliff and Carola Akindele-Obe. Their primary objective was to fulfil their strong desire to elevate the professional craft industry in Western Australia. Maker & Smith operates on a volunteer basis and aims for self-sustainability without compromising standards. We rely on partnerships and pay fair fees to skilled artisans and designer-makers who participate in our programs.
Maker & Smith respectfully acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work, including the Whadjuk, Pibelman, and Minang peoples of the Noongar nation. We recognise the importance of their culture and the ongoing contribution they make to the life of this region. We also recognise the significance of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, which calls for constitutional recognition and the establishment of a First Nations Voice enshrined in the Constitution.
Always was, always will be.