Features
Big Screen Dreams
Deckchair Cinema isn’t just OTL’s fave big screen in the Top End – it turns out more people than ever are settling in under the stars at the iconic outdoor...
Deckchair Cinema Closing Night
The Top End’s beloved outdoor cinema closes its gates for the 2019 season this month, but before the hardworking team pack away the deckchairs, unstring the lights and go into...
Book Review - Sand Talk
By Kingsley Gittins RARELY WOULD I DESCRIBE a book as both well-written and difficult to read at the same… Tyson Yunkaporta’s Sand Talk definitely falls into this category. Chock-a-block full...
Book Review - Alice to Prague
ALICE TO PRAGUE IS a book of stark contrasts – the open skies of Central Australia versus the smoggy concrete cities of Eastern Europe, a new world order of Western...
Homeland Story
HOMELANDS ARE SITUATED on the traditional land of the people who live there. They are of central importance to their identity and culture. Homeland Story is a feature documentary about...
Curator’s Cut
The NT Library officially launched their Curator’s Cut program as part of the Darwin International Film Festival last month. The series showcases rare films from their audio-visual collection, with one...
DIFFerent Together
Darwin International Film Festival (DIFF) is back, celebrating its 10th year. Growing from five days in 2010 to 11 days in 2019, each DIFF is bigger than the last with...
Lucky in Larrimah
IF THE DISTRACTIONS of the big city aren’t helping your writing project, the Andrew McMillan Emerging Writer’s Residency is your chance to hit the track for some peace and writing...
Book Review - Mandatory Murder
NT Writers' Centre Review by Kingsley Gittins. STEVEN SCHUBERT’S MANDATORY MURDER examines in great detail the scenario which led to the 2011 murder of Ray Nicefero down the track in...
It’s Just a Jump to the Left...
IT’S ASTOUNDING. Time is fleeting. Madness takes its toll. But listen closely – you won’t want to miss this special screening of the Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Precinct...
Fannie Bay Gaol Workshop with Mary Anne Butler
Want the opportunity to create a new piece of writing in an inspiring historical setting? Join award-winning Darwin writer Mary-Anne Butler for a creative writing workshop in Darwin’s Fannie Bay...
Virtually Our Reality: Storm Dog
ALL THE TALK about the impact of climate change can feel so abstract and intangible. Filmmaker Caro MacDonald’s latest creation, Storm Dog, aims to bring the likely realities of the...
DIFF Makes a Splash
TO CELEBRATE 10 INCREDIBLE YEARS of the Darwin International Film Festival (DIFF), the DIFF team are inviting Territory filmmakers to make waves with the introduction of The Water Screen. Darwin...
Parade Days
IF YOU FANCY A STROLL DOWN DARWIN Festival’s memory lane, you don’t have to travel far. The Lighthouse in Festival Park is set to become a canvas for a video...
Review: Cheeky Dogs, To Lake Nash and Back
DION BEASLEY JOINS FORCES once again with Johanna Bell after two successful forays into the world of children’s writing. By Kingsley Gittins This time, they tell Dion’s story – from...
Moon Film Festival
GAZE UP AT THE MOON AND STARS at the Deckie, and get set to launch into an (inter)stellar night of film to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Apollo...
French Film Festival
CELEBRATING ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY, The French Film Festival in association with Alliance Française de Darwin presents this wonderful celebration of magnifique French cinema and culture. French cuisine will also be...
Review: Malediction The Cursed Play
By Kingsley Gittins SEAN GUY’S NOVEL IS AN ENGAGING and well-written tribute to all things Shakespeare. The story takes the form of a reverse whodunit, where the actors in a...
Self-publishing Your Novel
Got a manuscript you’re ready to share with the world and keen to self-publish? There are a lot of options out there these days, but it’s hard to know where...
Meet Deckchair Cinema's New GM
Previously Deckie Ops Manager, James Parker was appointed General Manager after his predecessor Alice left to travel the world. We caught up with him for a chat. Was GM a...
