Luna Leederville

Cinema Paradiso

Luna on SX

MediaG U I D E 20

14

Revelation started life in 1997 as an‘underground’ event in the backroom basement of the GreenwichClub, at the time Perth’s smoothestjazz and music venue.

All works were screened purely on16mm film and the festival alsofeatured live music, poetry andguest presentations. Revelation wasdesigned to showcase a range ofunique and progressive short,feature, documentary, archival andanimated works which were at theforefront of contemporaryunderground filmmaking, at thesame time contextualising theseworks through a variety of curatedarchival programs highlightingpivotal points in independentfilmmaking.

Rapidly outgrowing the intimatesurrounds of the Greenwich Club,Revelation now spans venues acrossPerth and Fremantle and featuressome of the most acclaimed filmsfrom the international film festivalscene and includes gallery andinstallation works, live performances,an academic conference and aunique seminar and masterclassseries.

Revelation’s market penetration istoday at its most comprehensiveever, engaging new local, nationaland international audiences. Morethan 500 films are submitted eachyear for selection from local andinternational filmmakers, and theevent’s screen conferencecomponent is fast becoming a hugedraw for the world’s filmmakingcommunity.

Revelation was invited to presentthe public screening component ofthe Australian InternationalDocumentary Conference as part ofthe Perth International Arts Festivalin 2000 -2001 and since then hasseen itself as a stand-alone event.

Revelation has since 2009 beensupported by the WA StateGovernment’s events agency,Eventscorp, which continues tobuild the festival’s internationalprofile and make it the Australianstop on the internationalindependent film festival circuit.The festival’s screen conference isexpected to become an even largerdraw for Australian and internationalfilmmakers.

Program Director Jack Sargeant is knowninternationally for his radical and dynamicprograms and a lifelong dedication to filmand cutting edge culture – fromdocumentary to genre movies, toindependent film to visionary cinema.Over the years he has curated moviescreenings, film tours and retrospectiveseasons that have embraced the netherregions of cinema history, taking neglectedgenre movies, cutting-edge documentariesand radical underground films to venuesranging from art galleries and cinemas, tomuseums and squats.Jack has curated programs for the ArtCinema OFFoff, Ghent, Australian Centrefor the Moving Image, the Biennale ofSydney, the Brisbane International FilmFestival, and underground film festivals inNew York, Chicago, Sydney, Dublin andLondon, the Institute of Contemporary Art,London, the Royal Film Archive Belgium,Brighton Cinematheque, San FranciscoArtists Television Access, the Mu-Meson'sArchive, CCF Portugal and many others.

As an author Jack has been described as‘dangerously inspirational’ by Six Degreesmagazine, his numerous books includeDeathtripping: The Extreme Underground,Cinema Contra Cinema, Suture and NakedLens: Beat Cinema. His work has beentranslated into Russian, Japanese, andRomanian, and there is even a bootlegedition of his co-authored book LostHighways available in Turkish.He has written on film and culture fornumerous anthologies and journals. Hismost recent book, a collection of essaysentitled Against Control, is due forpublication in 2014. Also in 2014 he wasinvited to deliver the closing paper at theBurroughs Century conference inBloomington, USA.Jack has appeared in numerous films, theseinclude the documentaries Blank City, LlikYour Idols and The Advocate For Fagdomand the Australian cult thriller X amongothers.

About Revelation

Jack Sargeant - Program Director

Richard Sowada, Chairman,Revelation International Film Festival

The Revelation PerthInternational Film Festivalwas founded by RichardSowada, who now enjoys areputation as one ofAustralia’s most respectedindependent film curatorsand screen event organisers.

Cult author and cineasteJack Sargeant returns forhis seventh year asProgram Director forRevelation, bringing hisown unique taste to theevent.

REVELATIONAT A GLANCE

Year Commenced: 19972014 Dates: July 3-13Films Screening: 116Sessions: 146World and InternationalPremieres: 8*Australian Premieres: 35*Australian Films: 64Feature Films: 17Documentary Features: 20Short Films and Animations: 84*excluding GYSO, FAVourites and Revel-8

Special Events

Opening Night

Slipstream Quartet

Animation Showcase

Magnolia’s Late NightRevelation Special

So Wrong, They’re Right

Lee Ranaldo and LeahSinger: Sight/Unseen

The Mu-Meson’s 16mmShowdown

Vladmaster

Experimental Showcase

Get Your Shorts On!

Revel-8 Super 8 Mini-FilmFestival

ECU FAVourites

Iranian Film Festival

WA Screen Awards

FinlandSwedenDenmarkUSAIsraelGermanyFranceBhutanArgentinaSpain

NorwayIcelandIndiaCanadaAustraliaNew ZealandPolandLuxembourgBelgiumSyriaKosovo

IraqMexicoSwitzerlandTaiwanJapanHong KongNetherlandsIrelandTurkeyUnited Kingdom

Film OriginsRevCon Sessions

Completing YourMovie

Adapting Novel Ideasfor the Screen

State of Independents

Revelation Academic

“A fantastic festival, perhaps the most innovative andcommunity engaged festival in Australia. Testing, provocative,intelligent and fun. The way festivals should be!”Gregory Dolgopolov, Academic and Curator

“I felt like a kid at Disneyland allover again and was reminded of

the thrilling possibilities of cinema.”Reel Review Round Up

“The festival has a really important role within the film industry inWA fostering local talent and rewarding achievements on the

local scene. And at the same time, it shines the light on some ofthe most challenging, unusual, interesting and independent

cinema from throughout the world.”We Love Perth

“As an filmmaker whose filmpremiered at the prestigious

Mann’s Chinese Theatre in theHollywood Walk of Fame, I cansay that Revelation is truly one

of the best festivals I’ve ever hadthe honour of attending.”

Denesa Chan, Filmmaker

“Revelation is Perth’s leading international film festival andWestern Australia’s major annual screen culture event, whichhas firmly established itself as Australia’s filmmakers’ festival.”

“Revelation International FilmFestival cements its standing as

one of my favourite filmfestivals in the world.”

“Revelation more than lived up tomy high expectations of it. Itdoes not put a foot wrong whereprogramming is concerned. Eachand every film combines to makea very rich experience – and thekeen Perth audiences know it.”Anne Demy-GeroeIranian Film Festival Director

“Patrons of Perth’s RevelationInternational Film Festival have cometo expect the ‘unexpected’ from theirannual celebration of film culture.”

“The best two weeks of thePerth calendar are upon us.”

“Revelation Film Festival isthe biggest film culture eventthat we have.”AccessReel

“Revelation Perth International Film Festival has become a critic’sfavourite for its signature thoughtful, yet provocative, program – and

this year's instalment is set to be nothing less.”WA Today

“What sets Perth's Revelation Film Festival apart from so many ofthe others, is the very real, immediately palpable sense of

community it cultivates.”

“One of Australia’s best kept secrets.”At the Movies, ABC TV

“Rev manages to combine thematic sophistication with itsrenowned youthful swagger.”

“The festival remains as trueas ever to its original missionto showcase left-field cinema.”

SBS Film

“From opening to close Revelation Perth International Film Festivalreminds one of what film making is all about, cutting edge, gritty andfearless storytelling at its very best.”Mark White, Producer (Australia)

“Revelation Film Festival is thebiggest film culture event that wehave now. Every year they bringsome incredible films to Perth.”Perth Culture

“Revelation was literally like beingreunited with a bunch of bestfriends I didn't know I had! Thecreative spirit, sharing ourprojects and spending timegetting to know one another wastruly an epic experience.”Nate Wollman, Producer,(USA)

“Rev has grown into a bigplayer on the festival

scene.”The West Australian

“The variety and creativity in theprogramming makes the

Revelation Perth Film Festival theequal of any international films

festival around the world!”Phillip Johnson, Composer

“One of the best, if not the best film festival on Australia’s cultural landscape”Triple J

American Mummy (USA)Deep in the desert, a mysteriousburial ground is unearthed,awakening a dark force.

Cold In July (USA)A gun, a killing, a father who wantsanswers and a spun out tale of Texannoir.

Concrete Night (Finland, Sweden,Denmark)A beautifully shot, multi-awardwinning coming of age film.

The Congress (Israel, Germany,Poland, Luxembourg, France,Belgium)An ageing, out of work actressaccepts one last job.

Dead Snow 2 (Norway, Iceland)The zombies are back to finish theirmission.

The Dead Speak Back (Australia)A surreal world of secrets, songs andshadows.

Joe (USA)An ex-con is faced with the choice ofredemption or ruin.

Lawrence and Holloman (Canada)The feel-bad comedy of the year.

The Last Goodbye (Australia)A mother and daughter in conflict.

Locke (UK, USA)A man’s life is drastically changed bya series of phone calls as he drives.

Palo Alto (USA)Gia Coppola directs James Franco’scollection of short stories that focuson the youths of Palo Alto.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre(USA)Who will survive – and whatwill be left of them?

Time Lapse (USA)Once you’ve seen the future, youcan’t look away.

Under The Skin (UK)An alien seductress preys uponhitchhikers in Scotland.

Wakolda (Argentina, Spain, France,Norway)The true story of Argentinian familyand a German Doctor.

Wetlands (Germany)By turns shocking and funnyWetlands mixes hygiene, sex andfamily in an unholy mix.

Willow Creek (USA)In search of Big Foot.

Revelation: main program in briefNarrative Features

American Arab (USA)A coming of Arab story.

Antarctica: A Year On Ice (NewZealand)Over 10 years in the making byFrozen Planet photographer AnthonyPowell.

Charlie Victor Romeo (USA)A heart-pounding series of re-enactments of airline emergencies.

Evolution of a Criminal (USA)Ten years after robbing a bank,filmmaker Darius Monroe returnshome to examine how his actionsaffected the lives of his family,friends...and victims.

Faith Connections (India, France)Faith isn’t faith until it’s all you’reholding on to.

Finding Vivian Maier (USA)The story of Vivian Maier, a nannywith a secret passion for streetphotography.

Freeload (USA)Travelling broke and hungry.

Happiness (Finland, France, Bhutan)In 1999, television and internet wasallowed into Bhutan and an 8 yearold monk is eager to see the world.

Harlem Street Singer (USA)The Reverend Gary Davis story.

Internet’s Own Boy (USA)The Story of Aaron Swartz.

The Last Hijack (Netherlands,Germany, Ireland, Belgium)A true tale of survival in Somalia, toldfrom the pirate's perspective.

Led Zeppelin Played Here (USA)January 20, 1969 – were you there?

The Man Whose Mind Exploded(UK)A movie about brain damage, art,cocks, faith and love.

Old Man (USA)The story of a father, a son and thelast record store in town.

Purgatorio (Mexico)Try to imagine what the world waslike when borders didn’t exist.

Tiny (USA)A story about living small.

To Be Takei (USA)A star’s trek for life, liberty and love.

Watermark (Canada)A documentary on how water shapeshumanity.

Web Junkie (USA, Israel)Internet addiction has been declareda clinical disorder in China.

Who Took Johnny (USA)An examination into an infamousthirty-year-old cold case.

Documentary Features

Completing Your Movie!Sydney production house The Gingerbread Man havesteered numerous films to completion. Co-founder CraigDeeker will be discussing a number of proven andessential completion strategies for low budget,independent and higher budget films: not just the pitfallsbut also the solutions that can make a film a success.

Novel Ideas: Adapting for the ScreenA panel discussion looking at the process behindadaptation, the ways in which adaptations work, and thecritical response to adaptations on the big screen.Panelists include John Beaton, Alex Munt, the ABC’sGillian O’Shaughnessy and filmmaker Claire McCarthy.

State of IndependentsOur annual forum of independent filmmakers and industryinsiders, sharing tips and insider knowledge on how theywork, and the possibilities for new and emergentfilmmakers.

RevCon AcademicRevelation’s academic component, with two days oftalks dedicated to exploring, discussing and celebratingall aspects of film. From indie-cinema to genre;Australian cinema to Hollywood; filmmaking and movieculture to music and sound design. With internationaland national delegates attending, Revcon Academicpromises to stimulate minds and conversations.

RevCon components in brief

When she died, Chicago nanny Vivian Maier left behind boxes ofcoats, hats, old clothes and 100,000 photographic negatives.Chanced upon by John Maloof, when he purchased a box of nega-tives at an auction, and following as he slowly archives the incredi-ble photographs, organises an exhibition of the work and tries to getit recognised by the art world.A truly remarkable documentary film, Finding Vivian Maier followsMaloof on his voyage of discovery. Examining the role of Vivian’sstreet photography, shifting cultural and social history and – behindit all - the quiet and mysterious life of a woman who appears to havekept her groundbreaking talents hidden.

Opening NightRevelation is extremely proud to present Under The Skin.Scarlett Johansson plays Laura – an alien who has takenon the form of a beautiful woman in order to lure men totheir deaths with the promise of sex.Following the first screening the Opening Night Partyswings into action with crew and special guests at a secretlocation.

So Wrong, They’re RightA retrospective screening celebrating 8-track technology

ECU Student ProgramA special selection of short films from the WA ScreenAcademy and Film and Video courses, School ofCommunications & Arts, Edith Cowan University.

Animation ShowcaseOur annual roundup of some of the best animation outthere, showcasing both exciting new talent and moreestablished artists.

Experimental ShowcaseA selection of avant-garde, visionary and experimentalworks that use and subvert animation, re-imagingmemory, mind and cinema itself.

Get Your Shorts On!Revelation’s annual showcase of the very best short WAshort films produced with support by ScreenWest or FTI.One of Rev’s biggest events.

Revel-8The Super 8 mini-festival returns with its theme, ‘phobia’.Short films shot on a single cartridge of Super-8 film andscored by the music composition students at the WAAcademy of Performing Arts.

Iranian Film FestivalFor the last twenty years one of the most excitingnational cinemas has been that of Iran. Revelationpresents six of the best films from the Iranian FilmFestival.

VladmasterLovingly handmade View-Master reels

Lee Ranaldo and Leah Singer: Sight/UnseenSight/Unseen, part of an ongoing series of multi-mediacollaborations between husband and wife team; theacclaimed artist and filmmaker Leah Singer and SonicYouth co-founder the legendary guitarist Lee Ranaldo.

Magnolia’s Late Night Revelation SpecialA lo-fi live talk show that began in a backyard shed,offering cinephile insight, power-point talks, and terribleone-liners with scintillating conversation

The Mu-Mesons 16mm ShowdownThe wonderful Ms Death and dapper Jamie Leonarder ofthe legendary Mu Meson Archives take you through anevening of unimaginable 16mm fun.

Slipstream QuartetA quartet of longer short-genre films that play withexpectations, pushing story lines, visuals or ideas intofresh new directions.

The 26th Annual WA Screen AwardsThe WA Screen Awards (WASAs) is the premiercelebration of West Australian screen culture, celebratingexcellence and achievements in feature film, short film,web series, music videos, television production,documentary and games.

Special Events

DANIEL ARNOLDActor, co-writer and co-producer,Lawrence & Holloman

LEE RANALDO and LEAH SINGERSight/Unseen live performance

CHARLES PINIONDirector/Writer, American Mummy

MYLES POLLARDActor, Factory 293

RODERICK MacKAYDirector, Factory 293

JUSTIN McARDLEProducer, Factory 293

SAMANTHA REBILLETDirector/Writer/Actor, The LastGoodbye

RICHARD BRENNANProducer, The Last Goodbye

IRVING GREGORYWriter/Actor, Charlie Victor Romeo

JOHN BEATONFilmmaker and lecturer

ALEX MUNTFilmmaker and lecturer

JASON SWEENEYDirector, The Dead Speak Back

JULIE BYRNEProducer, The Dead Speak Back

ASPASIA and JAIMIE LEONARDERMu-Mesons Archives

ANNE DEMY-GEROE and ARMINMILADIDirectors, Iranian Film Festival

CRAIG DEEKERCo-founder, The Gingerbread Man

CLAIRE McCARTHYDirector, writer, producer, visual artist

ANTHONY POWELLDirector, Antarctica

Special Guests

Revelation PartnersThe Revelation Perth International Film Festival proudly present their partners for 2014.

We’re immensely grateful for their wonderful support.