- PAUL MATEREKE: A RETROSPECTIVE
Selected short films of Paul Matereke + live Q&A
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Born in Zimbabwe in 1994 before immigrating to Australia in 2009, Paul’s style of filmmaking reflects the duality of immigrant life and recognises the contrasting aspects as two sides of one coin.
Paul’s first film “Pink Velvet” (Prize winner – Living in Harmony Festival 2016) features his own younger siblings; an experience he recalls as unbridled chaos, with a camera and tripod. This level of playfulness and intimacy continues to be a mainstay value during Paul’s productions.
Some of his filmography has been featured at SBS Australia, The Art Gallery of New South Wales, Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney, The Japan Foundation and Antenna Film Festival. Paul is also co-founder of Treason Flowers, a Sydney-based video production company producing original and evocative projects.
Poster design & images courtesy Matthew Burns
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
- SUMMER OF LOVE 2020
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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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
- HYPERLINKS FILM FESTIVAL 2020
VIEW THE FULL HYPERLINKS PROGRAM HERE
- THE SEARCH FOR WENG WENG
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
- FUNERAL PARADE OF ROSES (薔薇の葬列)
TITLE: Funeral Parade of Roses (薔薇の葬列)
YEAR: 1969
DIRECTOR: Toshio Matsumoto
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- WHO KILLED CAPTAIN ALEX?
TITLE: Who Killed Captain Alex?
YEAR: 2010
DIRECTOR: Nabwana I.G.G.
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- NIGHT TIDE
TITLE: Night Tide
YEAR: 1961
DIRECTOR: Curtis Garrington
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- NINJA TERMINATOR
TITLE: Ninja Terminator
YEAR: 1985
DIRECTOR: Godfrey Ho
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- GIRL ON THE RUN
TITLE: Girl On The Run
YEAR: 1953
DIRECTOR: Joseph Lee, Arthur J. Beckhard
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- WILD STYLE
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
- PINK HALLOWEEN 2019
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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- THE WITCHING HOUR ART EXHIBITION
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
- TRASHFEST TOUR: SYDNEY 2019
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COMMENTS: Sydney event for the Trashfest Tour 2019
- MOTHERSHIP STUDIOS LAUNCH 2018
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: Warning From Space
YEAR: 1956
DIRECTOR: Koji Shima
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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