Corroboree

Abeautifulyoungmanhasbeensummonedtoaneeriemeditationretreatbyadyingtheatredirector.Theyoungmanhasbeengivenatapeofinstructions;overaweekendhemustperformscenesfromthedirector'slife.Hevisitsdifferentroomsencounteringfiveactresseswhoallportraykeywomeninthedirector'slife.Theyrehearsetheboytoplaytheleadroleinanasyet'unmadefilm'.Thedyingdirectorwatchesyoungboy'sprogressashesearchestoinhabitthedirector'sidentity.It'sanAliceinWonderlandtaleandanunpredictablejourneyofselfdiscoveryforallconcerned...RecallingtheworkofFrance'sClaireDenis,Taiwan'sTsai-MingLiangandAmericanart-housedirectorsGusVanSantandStanleyKubrick,HackworthandhistalentedcollaboratorsfashionafilmnotoftenseenintheAustraliancontext.Sculptural,psychologicalandethereal,Corroboreeisashameless'criedecour'againstthedeathofcreativityinAustralianfilm-andthe"campaesthetic".SaysHackworth,"Iwantedtoremindpeoplethatstoriesincinemadon'talwayshavetobetoldnaturalistically".Corroboreeisahauntingexperienceofintensebeautyandrestraint.Shotinonelocationover20days,CorroboreewasproducedbyPerth'sMatteoBruno,co-writtenbyartistPeterSavieriandlusciouslyphotographedonfilmbycinematographerKatieMilwright.Amustforanyonewholovescinema.