Thursday 25 February - Session Two 7pm
Introduction and Q&A featuring special guest Brian Hill with first filmmaker David Downey
Australian Premiere
The Bigamist Bride: My Five Husbands
Director Brian Hill
UK / 2009 / 75mins / Admission 18+
Emily Horne is tabloid gold, a giddy mixture of sex, deceit and betrayal.
At the age of thirty she'd been married five times but never bothered to get divorced. In her wake she'd left a string of confused husbands and lovers.
She’d worked in the porn industry and as an "escort", she'd served one jail sentence for bigamy and she was on trial again during the making of this film for the same offence.
Emily said she wanted to be in a film in order to present the truth about herself. But did she?
Can we trust the testimony of a woman who has been lying all of her adult life? Her version of the truth is wildly at odds with the husbands, lovers and family members who appear in the film.
Shocking, dramatic and sometimes funny, this is a very modern tale of a singular young woman.
But behind the lurid headlines is a darker tale of mental illness, addiction and neglect.
World Champion Santa
Director David Downey
2009 / 26mins / Rated PG
Every year hundreds of Santas from around the world converge on the North Pole to take part in the highly competitive Santa Winter Games.
Reindeer racing, chimney climbing and porridge eating are just a few of the hilarious events that these Santas are competing in for the highly coveted gold medal.
This year the Australian contingency consisted of one unexpected entrant, a self-confessed bad boy, Dave Downey!
Featuring an eclectic array of colorful and compelling characters, stunning vistas and nail biting competition, Dave invites us into his crazy red and white world.
This lively and humorous documentary takes us deep into the heart and soul of the North Pole and follows Dave as he rekindles his Christmas spirit and grows from ‘naughty to nice’ in his attempt to become World Champion Santa.