Writer Of Hit Australian Film Comes To Cowra For Screening

Here Out West was the opening night film of Sydney Film Festival in 2021. It has now been released for national exhibition, including sessions at Cowra Civic Centre. The first of the sessions will include a live Q&A with one of the writers, Vonne Patiag.

A baby is kidnapped from hospital by a desperate grandmother. Her flight sets off a chain of events that bring together complete strangers over the course of one dramatic day.

Critics and audiences are raving about the film:

“Here Out West is re-defining the Australian story”- Junkee.

“From the very first scene the world and the characters feels authentic and lived in.”- Screenhub. “What a clever and emotional film... totally blew my mind and certainly brought me to tears.”- Benson Wu.

Vonne Patiag will be a special guest to the first screening on Sat-urday 19 February where he will answer questions about the film industry, writing for screen, finding the story to tell and more about the feature film.

Vonne Patiag is an AACTA and AWGIE nominated filmmaker based in Western Sydney. He co-wrote and associate produced on Australia’s first prime time Filipino TV series The Unusual Suspects (SBS) for Aquarius Films and anthology feature film Here Out West for Emerald Productions and Co-Curious which was released theatrically in February 2022. He also directed Halal Gurls (ABC) and directed and wrote Tomgirl (SBS, Outfest Fusion LA 2020, Palms Springs Shortfest 2019, St Kilda FIlm Festival 2019), a 10-minute short that serves as a proof-of-concept for the future. He was awarded the Spirit of the West award by Made In the West Film Festival for his impact on promoting inclusive filmmaking practices in the Australian film industry.

Cowra Civic Centre Manager, Jonathan Llewellyn, encourages everyone who loves Australian stories and cinema to come along. “It’s so great to share Australian stories on our screen. Anyone with a story to tell, an interest in being a film maker or writing will get a lot from the question and answer session with our special guest, Vonne.”

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