The Sydney Film Festival has announced the first slate of industry guests who will attend the Australian and World Premieres of their films, walk the Festival’s red carpets, introduce their films, and participate in talks, panels and Q&A sessions.
The filmmaking team from We Are Still Here will present the Opening Night World Premiere of the multi-genre anthology on First Nations peoples. The team includes Australian directors: Beck Cole, Danielle Maclean, Dena Curtis, Tracey Rigney; New Zealand Aotearoa directors: Tim Worrall, Chantelle Burgoyne, Mario Gaoa, Miki Magasiva, Richard Curtis; and producers Mia Henry-Tierney, Mitchell Stanley, Toni Stowers and Renae Maihi.The team will then speak at the Festival Hub in First Nation Next Wave, where they will discuss how they created a film with 10 directors in two countries during a pandemic.
