Visions of Melbourne: MIFF presents a cinematic time capsule of the city

From post-prison road trips to a wild re-do of The Wizard of Oz, there’s something for everyone in this filmic celebration of the Victorian capital.

3 Aug 2022 15:24

Stephen A Russell

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Ghosts…of the Civil Dead. Image: Alice Lewinksy (Common State

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Stephen A Russell is a Melbourne-based arts writer. His writing regularly appears in Fairfax publications, SBS online, Flicks, Time Out, The Saturday Paper, The Big Issue and Metro magazine. You can hear him on Joy FM.

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