Skip the trip to the city and settle into a velvet seat right here in our seaside village. From 26 February to 11 March, Huskisson Pictures is celebrating Oscars season with a curated mini-festival featuring six acclaimed, alternative films that look far beyond the Hollywood mainstream.
Peter Cotter at Husky Pictures says he and Jan decided to have a bit of fun for Oscars season this year, by screening a selection of six films that offer movie lovers something different from mainstream cinema. Peter says, “Some of these are films we wouldn’t have shown otherwise, but as a lot of people say, countries other than Hollywood make fabulous movies.”
Each movie will screen at four different times over the two weeks, to cater for everyone’s schedule and hopefully help more people to see the full set of six. Tickets are $12.50 for a single, three movies for $34, five movies for $57 or all six for $68.
Peter says you need to decide the total number of movies you want to see at the start and buy the set of tickets to receive the special price, but you can choose your screening times as you go.
Win a Movie Club Pass
When you go in to see a film, Peter and Jan will also give you a voting form to participate in their own competition to win a Movie Club annual membership, valued at $35 which gives you a discount on most movie tickets for the year – up to $5 per ticket.
Peter says they have selected 10 categories from the Academy Awards’ full list of 24, and the winner will be the person with the most correct guesses (or if more than one person they will draw the winner out of a hat).
What’s Screening
Here are the movies included in this very special mini film festival in Huskisson:
It Was Just an Accident. This crime thriller was produced in Iran, France and Luxembourg, and follows a group of former Iranian political prisoners who face the question of whether to exact revenge on the man they believe may be their tormentor.
It has already received critical acclaim including a Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival last year, where it made its world premiere. It’s nominated for two Oscars, Best International Feature Film and Best Original Screenplay.
Sentimental Value. Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. Hailed as a deeply resonant film praised for its emotional authenticity, nuanced performances, and thoughtful exploration of family dynamics and generational trauma.
This Norwegian film is nominated for nine Oscars, including Best International Feature Film, Best Motion Picture of the Year and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for Renate Reinsve.
Marty Supreme. This is an American sports comedy-drama about Marty Mauser, a wily hustler with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness, and the American Dream. Newly released in Australia in time for pre-Oscars viewing, it stars Timothée Chalamet as table tennis prodigy Marty,.
Nominated for nine Academy Awards including Best Motion Picture of the Year and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role.
If I Had Legs, I Would Kick You. This is a psychological thriller starring Aussie Rose Byrne alongside Conan O’Brien, a woman who, while trying to manage her own life and career, and on the verge of a breakdown must cope with her daughter’s illness, an absent husband, a missing person, and an unusual relationship with her therapist. Up for one Oscar for Rose as Best Performance of an Actress in a Leading Role.
Blue Moon. This film is an Americal bio-comedy-drama starring Ethan Hawke and Margaret Qually, set in 1943 following Lorenz Hart as he reflects on himself on the opening night of Oklahoma!, a new musical by his former colleague, Richard Rodgers. It’s nominated for two Oscars, including Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Ethan Hawke.
Secret Agent. This is a historical political thriller from Brazil, followin Armando (Wagner Moura), a former professor caught in the political turmoil in the midst of the Brazilian military dictatorship in 1977, attempting to flee persecution and resist an authoritarian regime. Armando is a technology expert who flees from a mysterious past and returns to his hometown of Recife in search of peace. He soon realizes that the city is far from being the refuge he seeks.
Nominated for four Oscars including Best International Feature Film and Best Motion Picture of the Year.
