Critics Campus 2021 participant Louise Cain speaks to Faya Dayi director Jessica Beshir about intention, instinct and creating spaces for stories to unfold on their own.

A chat with Alec Morgan and Tiriki Onus about their MIFF Premiere Fund–supported documentary Ablaze and delving deep into Indigenous and film history.

Critics Campus 2021 participant Jared Richards speaks to Dry Winter director Kyle Davis about big transitions – from short to feature filmmaking, and in life – as well as depicting rural Australia in his affecting film.

Director Jonathan Alley talks to MIFF about his latest documentary, an engrossing portrait of the rise and untimely demise of David McComb, the virtuosic frontman of Australian rock band The Triffids.

A chat with Lone Wolf writer/director Jonathan Ogilvie on bringing Joseph Conrad to Melbourne through his visually inventive political thriller.

An interview with MIFF Accelerator Lab alumnus Aaron Wilson on recreating 1970s Australia in period drama Little Tornadoes.

A chat with director Christopher Amos on his biographical account of human rights activist Peter Tatchell and the activism that inspires him.

Critics Campus 2021 participant Vyshnavee Wijekumar speaks to Palazzo di Cozzo director Madeleine Martiniello about Franco Cozzo’s legacy, community and the changing face of Melbourne.

A conversation with writer/director Trevor Graham about the final instalment in his culinary trilogy and featuring food on film as a vehicle for larger issues.

A discussion with Paper City director and MIFF Accelerator Lab alumnus Adrian Francis on his observational documentary that follows three elderly survivors of the 1945 firebombing of Tokyo.