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Focus on Ozploitation

2008_logos_acmi.gifWith lashings of gratuitous sex, violence and fuel-injected muscle car mayhem, the 70s and 80s Aussie exploitation films that broke all the taboos are exposed in a program inspired by Mark Hartley’s long awaited documentary Not Quite Hollywood.

Co-presented with the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) and co-curated by Mark Hartley.

Focus on Ozploitation

See classic Ozploitation trailers and hear a lively panel discussion featuring some of the key directors, producers and actors from the Ozplotation era.
Saturday 26 July, 2pm–3.30pm at ACMI
Free entry

If you are interested in reading more about the films featured in Focus on Ozploitation, check out Senses of Cinema, one of the longest running on-line film journals and produced right here in Melbourne. Senses of Cinema will be running daily reviews throughout the Festival.