BondiSkin

a documentary by Richard Baron

Lanfranchi's Memorial Discotheque
was Sydney’s favourite artist-run space, situated on the second level
of an inner city warehouse. Lanfranchi’s doubled as a residence and
unauthorised performance venue for five years, growing from unlikely
beginnings to become what director Neil Armfield described as a ‘major strand of our city’s cultural DNA’.
The decaying warehouse hosted hundreds of shows and was an accessible
starting point for Sydney’s emerging performers, artists and musicians.
That is, until property development gets in the way and Lanfranchi’s
residents are given 60 days to vacate the building.

The story of Lanfranchi’s is told through ex-residents such as Lucas
Abela; an experimental musician who plays amplified sheets of broken
glass with his mouth. A show he developed at Lanfranchi’s and has since
performed in more than 40 countries. Others soon to be displaced
include Dorkbot; a community of electrical engineering artists, the
bastard cover band Winner, experimental theatre-comedy group Cab Sav
and the Marrickville Jelly Wrestling Federation.

Despite the impending eviction, the parties roll on during the final
days of Lanfranchi’s, until the building’s owners and police intervene.
But with no replacement, and with Sydney’s vibrant underground art
communities fractured, where will the city breed its cultural DNA?

Director's Statement:

When Lanfranchi’s residents were given 60 days to pack up their
venue and vacate the building, there seemed to be nothing taking its
place. After 5 years as Sydney’s premier underground performance venue,
I thought it would be undervaluing the legacy of the space if its
memory were confined only to those who had experienced Lanfranchi’s
first hand. After all, this was an artist-run space which was
responsible for shaping much of the city’s cultural character, across
so many artistic fields.

Armed with all the naivety and passion of a first-time director, I
set out to document the last 2 months of events with the objective of
producing a short documentary. Quickly realising the story could not be
adequately told in a few minutes, the project developed into a 57
minute feature. The film was created from 50 hours of footage shot
during the last days of Lanfranchi’s, in addition to archival footage
captured by punters over the years.

Lanfranchi’s Memorial Discotheque is a guerilla-style
documentary and my directorial debut. Produced over 2 ½ years, I shot,
edited and mixed the feature with no funding or assistance from
production companies.

The documentary is testament to the creative talent of Sydney’s artists, musicians and performers.

http://www.lanfranchis.com

http://www.lanfranchismemorialdiscotheque.com

Sydney Underground Film Festival (SUFF)
6pm, Friday, 10 September 2010

Bobin Kil's Lightweight concept uses an electric car that can be made into 4 separate uni-cycle motor bikes. Its a great concept and so futuristic. So effectively, you can all individually meet at a party and one driver can drive everyone home?

Tool around in the car, then park it and you and a partner can each
take a wheel--literally--to zoom around on, individually. Of course it
would stink if an enterprising thief decided to drive off on one of
your wheels, but in this fantasy future we're hoping crime has been
abolished.

Not sure about your look , get opinions from everywere in the word from the GO TRY IT ON community . It's that second opinion we all need, for wherever we're going. GO TRY
IT ON is like having your girlfriend in the fitting room, even if she's
on a different continent.

GO TRY IT ON

Tefal's Toaster and eggmaker

The easiest way to make eggs and toast now comes from Tefel- you can fry, boil, poach or scramble your eggs- wait not you- the toaster can do it all without you! So in the same time it takes you to toast your bread- the eggs are also done and you don't have to do anything- I love technology!!!

Bluetooth internet watch

Isn't this cool, this the new design from Tokyo Flash Japan- it works by transmitting bluetooth from your computuer to your watch. IOts made from stainless steel and its handsfree- well if you don't include your wrists!!

Bed to ZZZZZZZ: A book for parents about getting your Kids to bed

Written by Dr Jennifer Smith, and Illustrated by Eloise Hairman- this book is an interesting guide to getting your children to bed and asleep with no problems.

I work as a babysitter someones and my biggest problem is getting the kids to sleep. After illustrating this book and reading all the tricks I realised that I was doing everyhting wrong and getting so fustrated in doing so. Most times I was panicking that the parents would be home before the kids stopped jumping off the walls.

Available online from www.lulu.com

for only $15

Welcome back peeps!

I'm so excited. We are back- after a year of rest we are fresh and ready to promote creatives!

While we may have not made art month- March there are such exciting things for April.

Happy Easter everyone! Stay tuned!!! 

Popcorn Taxi is proud to present this cult classic based on the real life exploits of director Richard Lowenstein and his band of drug-fuelled, party-frenzied flatmatesDogs In Space.Set in a house occupied by a collection of social misfits, the main storyline focuses on Sam (Michael Hutchence) a musician of strange caliber, his relationship with Anna (Saskia Post), their drug use and his band, the Dogs in Space. These events are surrounded by a myriad of chaotic sub-plots that include a homicidal chainsaw wielding maniac (Joe Camileri) and a TV station's offer of money in return for a piece of the Skylab satellite that has fallen to earth amidst a backdrop of intense, non-stop partying. 

Featuring a soundtrack including Gang of Four, Brian Eno, Ollie Olsen, Iggy Pop and Nick Cave (Boys Next Door), this is an authentic slice of underground life in the late 70s in inner city Melbourne. 

This Popcorn Taxi event is on Monday 17 August at Greater Union Bondi Junction. Stay after the film for an exclusive audience Q&A with writer/director and music video guru Richard Lowenstein and ask him anything you want!

"Days with my father" is a stills documentary by Phillip Toledano on the last days of his fathers life. It is a brutal and honest portrayal of his relationship and respect for his late father. It is a touching story and is highlighted by beautiful photography, and reminds us all not to take our families for granted. http://www.dayswithmyfather.com

Breath Taking Images of Mike Dickman

The People in this clip are probably Mursi and Suri. The Omo River empties into Lake Turkana. These images of the Beautiful people are taken in Ethipoia, Sudan and Kenya. Now this is what I call good MAKE- UP, so natural and it makes the most of the  beautiful features.

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