Canberra International Film Festival – Screening and Discussion
4pm Saturday, 5 November 2005
Blacktown screens Saturday, 5 November at 4.00pm at Electric Shadows as part of the Canberra International Film Festival.Blacktown is a disarmingly honest tale of love against the odds.Niki, an office worker, has the worst luck with men.When a date turns sour, an Aboriginal bus driver called Tony rescues her from being dragged into a car, but then insists on walking her home.From these tense beginnings, Sydney writer-director Kriv Stenders, charts a tentative romance between two lost souls searching for a way through life’s emotional confusion.The screening will be followed by a discussion led by the film’s stars, Niki Owen and Tony Ryan, on “Acting in Low Budget Films”.
