Concrete Playground

I love a good David and Goliath scenario.
Like when young filmmakers persistently plug away at their projects and bust
through the backdoor of an industry that has its golden gates wide open to
anything screaming blockbuster and little else. Or when a small inner city pub
sticks it to multiplex cinemas by screening such films on their balcony for
free.

‘Casting Couch’ is Darlo Bar’s very own
renegade indie film festival, premiering all things moving picture-like, from
features to video art, on the first Tuesday of every month. Next up is Fortune, the feature length directorial debut from Aussie actor-turned-director Peter Scarf. 

A psychological drama, Fortune zooms in on the
interplay between three very intense, very compelling central characters played
by Scott Cohen, Jason Shaw and Golden Globe winner Kier Dullea. Together with
co-writer/producer Ahmad Diba, Scarf examines the complexity of the father/son
dynamic and how power-lust and greed can perpetuate dysfunction and corrupt the
human experience. Also screening will be NONO, a short featuring Aussie
talent Adam Drage and described by NYC director Jeff Trent as "a
treacherous journey into a savage wilderness; a desert song; an uncomfortable,
lonely film."

So
ditch whatever dull-as-dishwater x-mas event you’ve got penciled in, and indulge
in some quality cinema beneath the stars… and I think they said something about
free popcorn?

Image: NONO