Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible
Bangalow Film Festival
2:30pm Thursday January 21, 2021, A&I Hall
Please note this session replaces ‘ In Conversation With Alex Proyas’ which has had to be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible is an unprecedented feature documentary about one of the world’s leading film artists – Australian film editor Jill Bilcock.
Her work on beloved films such as Strictly Ballroom, Romeo+Juliet, Muriel’s Wedding, The Dressmaker, Road to Perdition, Japanese Story, Moulin Rouge, Red Dog and Elizabeth, has established her as one of the world’s most daring and in-demand editors, highly sought after by leading international film directors and top film studios – yet she remains relatively unknown.
Interviews include luminary directors Shekhar Kapur, Baz Luhrmann, Fred Schepisi, Jocelyn Moorhouse and Ana Kokkinos together with actor Cate Blanchett. This, combined with rare and previously unseen footage of Jill’s process in the editing suite, provides an utterly captivating and unprecedented insight into the artistry of film editing.
Winner Audience Award Adelaide Film Festival
Written and Directed by Axel Grigor Produced by Axel Grigor and Faramarz K-Rahber
Executive Produced by Sue Maslin Distributed by Film Art Media
Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible will be introduced by acclaimed producer Faramarkz-Rahber. There will also be a Q&A after the film for ticket holders to this session.
FARAMARZ K-RAHBER
PRODUCER & CINEMATOGRAPHER
Iranian/Australian filmmaker Faramarz K-Rahber has specialized in producing and directing documentary films since graduating from Griffith Film School in 2000. Nominated for AFI for Best Direction in Documentary for debut film Fahimeh's Story, he subsequently received worldwide acclaim for Donkey in Lahore which screened at Tribeca Film Festival and IDFA in Amsterdam. During the course of his career he has won a number awards for his films, which tend to theme around cultural identity and diversity. Faramarz is a member of Emmy International.
Filmmakers’ Statement
Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible will be a must-have for every film school or media studies course. Jill has worked with some of the world’s great directors and edited a string of Australian hit movies – Moulin Rouge, Strictly Ballroom, Red Dog, The Dressmaker, The Dish, Muriel’s Wedding and Romeo+Juliet. Featuring interviews with A-list actors and directors, this film will be the first to tell Jill’s story and reveal her unique working methodology. We couldn’t be more excited about the screening at the Bangalow Film Festival on January 21 and showcasing the strong, predominantly Queensland-based team that worked to bring Jill’s story to the big screen
~ Axel Grigor & Faramarz K-Rahber | Producers
This Session is proudly sponsored by SAE Creative Media Institute