Metro #197

Metro is Australia's premier film and media quarterly. It is independent, outspoken and passionate about film, TV and new media from Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region. First published in 1968, Metro provides readers with comprehensive coverage of the region's screen industries, and features writing by some of our foremost academics, critics and industry members. Also featuring reviews of the latest local titles as well as interviews with prominent filmmakers, Metro has something for everyone – from the avid film fan to the seasoned theorist.

Combining a wide range of topics and disciplines, Metro offers a unique blend of in-depth scholarship and popular writing, capturing key trends and developments in screen culture. A partially refereed magazine, Metro keeps alive the tradition of the essay, immersing readers in thought-provoking articles that are at once analytical and accessible.

ISSUE 197 CONTENTS

Australian and New Zealand Cinema
'Muddied Waters: Risk and Reflection in Simon Baker's Breath'  – Dave Crewe
'Heavy Here and Now: Alena Lodkina's Strange Colours' – Adrian Martin
'Burning Down the House: Winchester and the Truth About Ghosts' – Elizabeth Flux
'Rebel on the Screen: Mike Retter on Youth on the March' – Anthony Nocera

Australia on the Small Screen
'Recurring Nightmares: Dark Australian Classics Reimagined' – Stephen A Russell
'Pride in Protest: The ABC's Riot and the Birth of Mardi Gras' – Glenn Dunks
'Tip of the Landfill: The ABC's War on Waste' – Sam van Zweden
'Mirth and Malady: Homecoming Queens and Depicting Chronic Illness' – Kylie Maslin

Focus on Asia and The Middle East
'Dance of Despair: Israel, Trauma and Samuel Maoz’s Foxtrot' – Anthony Carew
'It's Still Life: Abbas Kiarostami's 24 Frames'  –James Robert Douglas
'Representing Resistance: Ayse Toprak's Mr Gay Syria and LGBTQIA+ Rights' – Gabrielle O'Brien

Documentary
'Obstructed Progress: Ai Weiwei's Human Flow and the Global Refugee Crisis' – Hanna Schenkel
'Echoes of Tradition: Paul Williams' Elegy for Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu' – Felicity Ford
'Creation in the Cutting Room: Jill Bilcock on the Art of Film Editing' – Oliver Pfeiffer
'Portrait of a Man Condemned: Matthew Sleeth’s Guilty' – Sarah Ward
'Colonial Inquest: Les McLaren and Annie Stiven's Life Is a Very Strange Thing' – John Catana

The NFSA's Kodak ATLAB Cinema Collection
'Storm Boy' –Terry Hayes

Critical Views
'Landscape of Silence: Sound Design in the Films of Warwick Thornton' – Eloise Ross
'Freaky Farmers and Sick Flocks: The Locals and Black Sheep' – Louise Lavery

Industry Perspectives
'Seeing Double: ABC Comedy and SBS Viceland' – Cameron Williams

Regular Features
'Scope: Screen Industry Views' – Liz Guiffre, Glenn Dunks, Dan Golding and Rochelle Siemiennowicz