Australian cinema tragics have been waiting patiently for Blaze. Causeway Films, started in 2014 by Kristina Ceyton and Samantha Jennings, supported the vision of actor turned auteur Jennifer Kent, creator of The Babadook and Nightingale. The two are now staunch for Del Kathryn Barton, the Archibald-winning painter turned animator who wrote Blaze as her first feature with Huna Amweero, a screenwriter, presenter and activist. Once again, Causeway is backing some of the most challenging work in our cinematic culture.
Blaze gets an unfairly underwhelming release: box office news
We need audiences to honour our most imaginative filmmakers – Blaze is stumbling and 3000 Years of Longing faltering in the US market.
30 Aug 2022
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