MICHAEL PONTIN

JUNE AGAIN (2021)
Starring Noni Hazlehurst, Claudia Karvan, Nash Edgerton, Stephen Curry, Uli Latukefu, Otis Dhanji, Darren Gilshenan and Pip Edwards. Directed by J.j. Winlove.

A twist of fate gives family matriarch June a reprieve from a debilitating illness. Much to their amazement, June re-enters the lives of her adult children, Ginny and Devon, and learns that "things haven’t gone according to plan". With limited time but plenty of pluck, she sets about trying to put everything, and everyone, back on track. When her meddling backfires, June sets out on a romantic journey of her own and discovers she needs help from the very people she was trying to rescue.

LONG STORY SHORT (2021)
Starring Rafe Spall, Zahra Newman, Ronny Chieng, Noni Hazlehurst, Dena Kaplan and Josh Lawson. Directed by Josh Lawson.

Serial procrastinator Teddy thinks he has all the time in the world, but after an odd encounter with a stranger, he wakes up the morning after his wedding to discover that he's jumped forward a year in his life to his first anniversary. His wife Leanne is now heavily pregnant, with a full year of marriage behind them that he doesn’t remember living. Trapped in a cycle of time jumps, transported another year ahead every few minutes, Teddy is faced with a race against time as his life crumbles around him. With the help of his best friend Sam, Teddy tries to piece together where it all went wrong and, as his life flashes before his eyes, Teddy must learn how to live life in the precious moments to win back the woman he loves, even if it’s just for a second.

REVIEWS Long Story Short - The short story is this movie's mediocre

1% (2018)
Starring Ryan Corr, Abbey Lee, Matthew Nable, Simone Kessell, Eddie Baroo, Jacqui Williams and Josh McConville. Directed by Stephen McCallum.

A story of brotherhood, loyalty, ambition and betrayal, set within the world of Australian motorcycle gangs. This modern day Macbeth follows Paddo, heir to the throne of the Copperheads MC who must assume the mantle whilst club leader Knuck does time in jail. Paddo’s vision for the club’s future and compromises he must make for his mentally disabled brother sets the stage for the ultimate power play.

REVIEWS 1% - A gang drama void of stakes