Utopian and dystopian visions collide in a futuristic novel from Australia’s colonial past. Brisbane’s first published work of fiction The Curse and its Cure (1894) provides the dual setting for a rediscovery of the city’s cultural precinct today.
The Precinct (2018)
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This Fine Island (2012)
Charles Darwin's 19th century travel writing becomes a vehicle for present day tourisms, travel romance, and racial othering.
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The Quarry (2013)
Shot in Canterbury and post-earthquake Christchurch, The Quarry witnesses the city’s suburban rebuild while also documenting planned sites for new housing.
Gavin Hipkins
The Port (trailer) (2014)
Described as ‘apocalyptic’ The Port negotiates urban planning, the solar system, time travel, ecological fragility, memory and more.