BBFF2026 Meet the Filmmaker: Rae Choi
When musician Indiana learns that she’s losing her hearing, grief around her mother’s death is unearthed. Experiencing auditory hallucinations, she finds that only in surrendering to the waves of grief - both real and metaphorical - can Indiana begin to heal.
In anticipation of Some Kind of Blue’s screening at BBFF2026, writer-director-producer Rae Choi takes us along the deeply personal journey of bringing the poignant story to life.
BBFF2026 Meet the Filmmaker: Stephen Dupont
Two of Australia’s most recognised actors and a musical wizard. A troubadour trio of conscientious vagabonds. They bring their ‘badass gospel’ country music to the most remote and marginalized people in Australia. That Half Barbaric Twang is a spiritual epic road movie for the love of music and country.
Director Stephen Dupont let us in on the colourful characters of the band members, his journey from photography to filmmaking, and what he hopes BBFF audiences will take away from the film.
BBFF2026 Meet the Filmmaker: Jake Shannon
Based on a true story, we follow Jenny, a middle-aged woman in remission going for an MRI scan. However, before the scan, Jenny discovers that she can’t take off her erotic piercing. This leads to her finding an unlikely confidant in the MRI technician as they both try and find a solution to this tricky situation.
In an exclusive interview with BBFF, writer-director Jake Shannon reveals the true events behind the film’s story, his affinity towards absurdism and what he’s looking forward to sharing with BBFF2026 audiences.
BBFF2026 Meet the Filmmaker: Stanley Cook
Coming from the heart of emerging filmmaker Stanley Cook, My Friend Artemis is a poignant story of friendship reunited and a tribute to the persistence of nature to endure in an ever-changing world.
Ahead of the film’s Byron Bay Premiere, The 17-year-old filmmaker from Mullumbimby speaks to us about his passion for the natural world and journey into filmmaking.
BBFF2026 Meet the Filmmaker: Vic Sarin
Following lighthouse keeper Seamus Óg MacGrianna in post-war Ireland, The Lightkeeper is a haunting story of grief, love and the search for a way forward.
For director and cinematographer Vic Sarin, the film grew from meeting a real lighthouse keeper and discovering that the man responsible for guiding ships through the darkness was, in many ways, the one who needed guidance himself.
BBFF2026 Meet the Filmmaker: Dominic Allen
Following Australian-Italian art historian Marco and his young daughter Lucia on a summer journey through Italy, TIBER is a quiet story of memory, grief and the connections that remain with us.
For director and producer Dominic Allen, the film grew from his years living and studying in Rome, where he became fascinated by the way the city holds its past in the present. What began as a feeling about memory, art and the enduring nature of place eventually found its shape in a father, a daughter, a small gold car and the Tiber River.
BBFF2026 Meet the Filmmaker: Alix Livingston
Following Sonya Takau and her family, Ganibarra explores the deep relationship between Dingo, Country and First Nations culture, offering audiences a story of kinship, cultural knowledge and connection.
Co-director and producer Alix Livingstone first met Sonya in 2022, and what began as a conversation about Dingo protection grew into a friendship, collaboration and ultimately a film.