Breakfast at Tiffany's...

new norms
new rituals
breakfast at Tiffany's
voices
abstract nostalgia #tanka https://t.co/iAQkL0PGJQ pic.twitter.com/7tuTuuJAIh

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 7, 2021

Spiegel im Spiegel...

Spiegel im Spiegel ('Mirror in the Mirror' from the film 'Heaven' - 2002) for Cello and Piano (Arvo Pärt)...
Sit back...breathe easy...dream awhile...
https://t.co/FMDbn3wRvH via @YouTube

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) September 11, 2021

remembering Robin Williams...

Robin Williams - a legend on-screen and off...
He could ignite a smile, even when we felt down + reach into a part of our soul, that may have been neglected for some time, and breathe new life into it...
Humanity's treasure... https://t.co/mD3cJjvsnt

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) August 12, 2021

NOTE: My favourite film of his must be 'Dead Poets' Society'. I'm a teacher and love poetry. No surprises there. 

memories of 'Ryan's Daughter'...

I was obsessed with 'Ryan's Daughter' (1970) starring Robert Mitchum + Sarah Miles. (My romantic phase.)
Set in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising, (Irish insurrection against the British), a married woman in a small Irish village has an affair with a troubled British officer. pic.twitter.com/Mtbdeje0ii

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) July 30, 2021

Dame Nellie Melba...

RARE footage of Dame Nellie Melba found in Adelaide law firm...
Dame Nellie=famous Australian singer of the late Victorian era+early 20thC...She was 1st Australian to achieve international recognition as a classical vocalist.
https://t.co/el6VR3Xlnl

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) May 15, 2021

'The Dry'...

'The Dry' - a film - brings new life to Victorian town Beulah (300 people + 4 hours n.w. of Melbourne) after drought, fire+a difficult 2 years.
Beulah was one of 17 regional Victorian towns filmed in early 2019, to create the fictional town of Kiewarra. https://t.co/TaiwoSCpUX

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 16, 2021

'Shadow in the Cloud'...

My son's review...Don't see 'Shadow in the Cloud'. The script is bad. Very bad. It needs a therapist.
However, if you enter with low expectations and know it's a horror masquerading as a comedy, go on, knock yourself out! The pain won't last long...https://t.co/fwJJQVUIQo

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 14, 2021

Jasper Jones...

Friday night, SBS screened 'Jasper Jones', a coming of age Australian film. Jasper Jones, a mixed-race outcast, teams up with a bookish boy, Charlie Bucktin, to solve some rather mysterious events in a country town. Worth late-night viewing.https://t.co/I7Hix88MKI via @YouTube

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 13, 2020

This 2017 Australian, M classified film, (based on Craig Solvey's 2009 novel of the same name), could compare favourably with the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird.' Racism, justice and coming of age are major themes in both. JJ is set in 1965 while TKM is set during the Great Depression. Both highlight how particular social values of the era impact negatively on younger people, but some dare to challenge social norms. Scout in TKM is growing through her years of 6-9 while Charlie is almost 14. JJ is set in the West Australian fictional mining town of Corrigan, while TKM is set in the fictional town of Maycomb. Both consider unjust accusations hurled at selected people, simply based on race.

respair...

2019 Chinese film 'Better Days' = story of a bullied high school girl+teenage street thug, how their lives were changed by each other. Also, while self-quarantining as a band, OneRepublic wrote the hopeful song “Better Days”.

tomorrow
opportunities lit with
respair#haiku https://t.co/PPyFn1B6Fv

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 10, 2020

'Rams'...

Isn't strange how you can even get a 'gut feeling' about a film... You just know you will love it before you've seen it...2 adored, home-grown actors out there in the country...A grand escape from the pandemic flood...Sounds so good...'Where there's a wool there's a way'... https://t.co/h8NOvRUlcq pic.twitter.com/lOvLTHf762

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 24, 2020

The Way Back...

Just discovered the 2020 film 'The Way Back', starring Ben Affleck, an alcoholic basketball coach. I haven't seen the film (I am told that it goes way beyond a mere sports film), but adore the grand, deep, soul-digging pulse of the theme music. ENJOY!https://t.co/u2Xz2yJmsy

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 17, 2020