Film Club: Kleingeld & Wasp

The Film Club runs at 7pm on the first Saturday of each month at Coledale Community Hall. 

Hosted by Graham Thorburn and open to anybody interested in seeing, thinking, and having fun talking about films; each Film Club session will start with some background information about the film – the times and context of its making, the people who made it, and something notable about the content or techniques of the film – perhaps even a bit of gossip. After the film screening, there will be a chance to discuss the film. 

The first EVER Film Club meeting in Coledale will show two Oscar winning short films: KLEINGELD and WASP.

Kleingeld (Small Change): A businessman and a beggar meet daily on the street, and the businessman gives the beggar some small change each day. The beggar begins washing the businessman's car in return. The businessman wants to tell the beggar that it is not necessary, but he cannot bring himself to say that. In the end, the businessman realizes that not only does the beggar need him, but he needs the beggar.

Wasp is a 26-minute short film written and directed by Andrea Arnold. Released in 2003, it stars Natalie Press as a struggling single mother determined not to let her four young children prove an obstacle in the pursuit of starting a relationship with an old acquaintance, played by Danny Dyer.

Attendance is free for SCWC Members, and just $5 for general admission. Tea & coffee will be available, and BYO is permitted.

Graham has had a very long career in film and television, as an actor, producer, writer and academic, but principally as a director. He mostly worked as a director for short-run TV drama (over 70 prime time hours), but he also produced and directed Countdown and created, produced and directed BeatBox. Graham was the third President of the Australian Screen Directors Association (now the Australian Directors Guild) and served in various other executive positions for ten years. He was Head of Directing, then Head of Teaching at AFTRS for 11 years. Before that he wrote and delivered course work in acting, writing and directing for the screen at UTS, NIDA and AFTRS, and has chaired international undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum and teaching assessment panels.

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