THE FILM VAULT

TITLE: Buggin’ Out

YEAR: 2018

DIRECTOR/EDITOR: Paul Matereke

CINEMATOGRAPHY: Benjamin Ling

ANIMATION/VA COMPOSITION: Sean Burns

MUSIC: Simukai

SYNOPSIS: Buggin’ Out is an experimental short commissioned by Runway Magazine. The film is inspired by Spike Lee’s 1989 Hood-Odyssey, “Do the Right Thing” and transposes several iconic scenes into the Australian setting of Western Sydney. Buggin’ Out combines elements of music video, mixed media, cinema & installation to culminate in a startling contemporary realisation of Lee’s original cinematic offering.

DURATION: 6 min

RATING: PG

TITLE: Blue Ribbons

YEAR: 2019

DIRECTOR/EDITOR: Paul Matereke

CINEMATOGRAPHY: Benjamin Ling

PRODUCER: Heather Tralaggan

SYNOPSIS:  Blue Ribbons is a lyrical tribute to Sydney Park and the community members fighting for its survival amidst the massive WestConnex highway expansion. Nestled between the inner city suburbs of AlexandrIa, Newtown and Erskineville; Sydney Park has reincarnated itself with each generation. Formerly a brick pit and then a garbage tip, it is now an important green space amidst the city but its future is uncertain. Blue Ribbons draws its title from the many trees wrapped with blue ribbons by local protesters, identify the plant life scheduled to be cut down by WestConnex. The film is bursting with heart and community advocate Holly Rebeiro emerges as much needed sage for our generation.

TITLE: The Celluloid Domain

YEAR: 2016

DIRECTOR/EDITOR: Paul Matereke

PRODUCERS: Paul Matereke & Sean Burns

ANIMATION/VA COMPOSITION: Sean Burns

MUSIC: Paul Matereke + John Leigh Calder & His Band

SYNOPSIS: A year in the making, the film centres around the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ uniquely all-35mm film program and its exceptionally talented curator, Robert Herbert.(1960-2017) As a budding young artist, Paul explores Robert’s 20+ year career in the film industry and uses the knowledge gained to inform his own ambitions. The film includes intimate interviews with Sydney locals & cinephiles, and showcases the immensely interesting world of Celluloid film. Robert handles these films; which he considers an art form like any other, with the utmost care and respect. Much like the largely forgotten world of film projection, Robert represents a rare breed of people. His commitment to preserving the art of cinema proves to be an inspiration to the younger generation of filmmakers, and highlights the significance of remembering and maintaining the treasures of the past.

DURATION: 22 min

Sound by SoundFirm Australia
Filmed at The Art Gallery of New South Wales

TITLE: Mbuya

YEAR: 2019

DIRECTOR/EDITOR: Paul Matereke

CINEMATOGRAPHY: Sean Burns & Benjamin Ling

PRODUCER: Heather Tralaggan

MUSIC: Simukai

SYNOPSIS: Mbuya is Shona for grandmother. This visual letter was created by Paul Matereke on the eve of his return to Zimbabwe for the first time since seeking asylum in Australia in 2009. Planes, birds and ocean waves ebb and flow across the screen. The shoreline heralds both his arrival and departure.

DURATION: 6 min

Commissioned by Runway Journal

TITLE: Pink Velvet

YEAR: 2015

DIRECTOR/EDITOR: Paul Matereke

CAST: Megan Matereke, Ellen Wiltshire, Oliver Morassut

SYNOPSIS: The story of a young girl’s relationship with an anthropomorphic flower. In the course of a day she learns about desire, the fleeting nature of life and death. Starring Paul’s younger sibling, his little sister’s mature portrayal of innocence is at its purest.

DURATION: 9 min

TITLE: The Watermelon Woman

YEAR: 1996

DIRECTOR: Cheryl Dunye

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COMMENTS: Screened as part of our “Summer of Love” program

TITLE: Shinjuku Boys

YEAR: 1995

DIRECTOR: Kim Loginotto, Jano Williams

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COMMENTS: Screened as part of our “Summer of Love” program

TITLE: Sins of the Fleshapoids

YEAR: 1965

DIRECTOR: Mike Kuchar

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COMMENTS: Screened as part of our “Summer of Love” program

TITLE: The Craven Sluck

YEAR: 1967

DIRECTOR: Mike Kuchar

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COMMENTS: Screened as part of our “Summer of Love” program

TITLE: The Search For Weng Weng

YEAR: 2013

DIRECTOR: Andrew Leavold

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COMMENTS: Screening including live Q&A with director Andrew Leavold

TITLE: Funeral Parade of Roses (薔薇の葬列)

YEAR: 1969

DIRECTOR: Toshio Matsumoto

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TITLE: Who Killed Captain Alex?

YEAR: 2010

DIRECTOR: Nabwana I.G.G.

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TITLE: Night Tide

YEAR: 1961

DIRECTOR: Curtis Garrington

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TITLE: Ninja Terminator

YEAR: 1985

DIRECTOR: Godfrey Ho

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TITLE: Girl On The Run

YEAR: 1953

DIRECTOR: Joseph Lee, Arthur J. Beckhard

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TITLE: Wild Style

YEAR: 1983

DIRECTOR: Charlie Ahearn

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COMMENTS: Screening for the 29th Anniversary of Sydney hip-hop radio show “The Mothership Connection” + DJ sets

TITLE: Mystics In Bali (Leák)

YEAR: 1981

DIRECTOR: H. Tjut Djalil

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COMMENTS: Screened as part of our “Pink Halloween” program 31/10/2019

TITLE: The Slumber Party Massacre

YEAR: 1982

DIRECTOR: Amy Holden Jones

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COMMENTS: Screened as part of our “Pink Halloween” program 24/10/2019

TITLE: Fatal Pulse

YEAR: 2018

DIRECTOR: Damon Packard

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COMMENTS: Presented with Static Vision and Film Club as part of our “Pink Halloween” program 17/10/2019

TITLE: Empire of Passion (愛の亡霊)

YEAR: 1978

DIRECTOR: Nagisa Ōshima

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COMMENTS: Screened as part of our “Pink Halloween” program 10/10/2019

TITLE: The Neon Slime Mixtape

YEAR: 2019

DIRECTOR: Bleeding Skull Video/AGFA

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COMMENTS: Screened as part of our “Pink Halloween” program 3/10/2019

TITLE: Häxan

YEAR: 1922

DIRECTOR: Benjamin Christensen

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COMMENTS: Part of Mothership Studios opening night for “The Witching Hour” art exhibition 30.10.2019

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COMMENTS: Sydney event for the Trashfest Tour 2019

TITLE: The Doomsday Machine

YEAR: 1972

DIRECTOR: Lee Sholem, Herbert J. Leder

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COMMENTS: Screened as part of the launch event for Mothership Studios

TITLE: Plan 9 From Outer Space

YEAR: 1957

DIRECTOR: Edward D. Wood, Jr

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COMMENTS: Screened as part of the launch event for Mothership Studios

TITLE: Mock Up On Mu

YEAR: 2008

DIRECTOR: Craig Baldwin

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COMMENTS: Screened as part of the launch event for Mothership Studios