A shout out for friend Bill Mousoulis (above), the Charley Varrick of Australian independent film-making, an indefatigable force working constantly on behalf of a sector that simply doesn't get enough attention. Bill is almost a throwback to the days before subsidised film-making, government grants and bureaucrats who tell you they dont want to read scripts because that's not the right way to go about things. Bill promotes and supports Australian independent film-making through his various websites and finds time to make movies himself.
Bill's latest film, which premiered last year at the Adelaide International Film Festival, is an homage to Jacques Demy's 60s masterwork THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG. It's a musical set in the Adelaide suburbs, a love story and according to Adrian Martin a film which "As a spectator, I felt a euphoria rising within me from about minute 2 all the way to minute 79 of My Darling in Stirling. This is not only because of a feeling of immense pride in the achievement of my dear friend, director-writer-editor (and also eternal webmaster of this site) Bill Mousoulis; but also because of the compact eloquence, stylistic finesse and emotional force of the work – a new and higher plateau for this artist."
The film is having one screening in Sydney at the Randwick Ritz next Wednesday 16th October at 7.00 pm. Bill will be there to introduce the film and take part in a Q&A with critic Anne Rutherford. You can get more info from The Ritz webpage and make a booking. https://www.ritzcinemas.com.au/events/my-darling-in-stirling-sydney-premiere
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