Sundance progress report – taut and terrifying beats all

The Killing Ground is on the rampage, Berlin Syndrome fights projection horror and True Blue is asleep on the couch.
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Image: Berlin Syndrome. 

Count the successful women in this story. Producers Polly Staniford, Lisa Shaunessy and Joanne Weatherstone. Directors Cate Shortland and Kitty Green. The men? Writer Shaun Grant, writer/director Damien Power. Performers? Teresa Palmer. 

Berlin Syndrome had three of its six screenings at Sundance, with the much-publicised projector failure at the premiere just minutes before the end of the two hour picture, so actor Teresa Palmer had to tell the audience how it finished. 

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.