Thursday 11 – Thursday 18 September
Ethers / Digital & Partnered Event
EWF at the Cinémathèque
Three writers creatively respond to three film seasons at the Melbourne Cinémathèque. Head to Rough Cut after each season’s conclusion to read new writings born out of the cinema, as each writer reflects on memory, language and culture through the following programs:
Laetitia Um: Appetite For Deconstruction: Seijun Suzuki (16-30 July) Read now!
Liên Ta: Cine de Oro: Treasures of Mexican Cinema’ Golden Age (3-17 September) Read now!
Tara Grace: Mother Tongue: Australian Women in Animation (26 November)
In partnership with the Melbourne Cinémathèque and Rough Cut.
Featuring...
Tara Grace
Tara Grace is a nonfiction writer and poet from Melbourne. Her work has been published in Australian Poetry, un Projects, Voiceworks, and presented at the Emerging Writers’ Festival. She was part of the 2024 Writers Program with KINGS and un Projects, writing and publishing critical and experimental literature in collaboration with visual artists. She holds […]
Liên Ta
Liên Ta is a writer, community organiser, and multidisciplinary artist hailing from Naarm. She majored in Creative Writing at the University of Melbourne and has written for Screen Australia and made art for Brimbank City Council. Her works focus on experiences within her migrant family, community building, Buddhism, and the bizarre.
Laetitia Um
Laetitia Um’s work explores the emotional landscapes of heartbreak, longing, and transformation, capturing the nuances of the human condition. Influenced by her mixed Salvadoran and Timorese heritage, she is inspired by the vibrant storytelling of Asian and Latin American cinema. Her practice merges digital tools with traditional techniques creating a tension between the ephemeral and the tangible. Her work invites contemplation, offering a visual language for personal and collective emotional experiences in an increasingly polarised world.
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