Zoë Wallin Zoë Wallin i(10720267 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 Other People's Stories : Reproducing History in 'The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith' Zoë Wallin , 2020 single work criticism
— Appears in: Screen Education , no. 96 2020; (p. 124-128)

'Fred Schepisi's 'The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith' (1978), an adaptation of Thomas Keneally's 1972 novel of the same name, is an incendiary film from the Australian New Wave that attempts to give voice to aspects of the nation's violent history. With its then-sizeable A$1.2 million budget, the film was a commercial failure despite playing at the Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim, and has continued to court controversy.'

Source: Abstract.

1 Indigenous Soul : The Sapphires' Journey from Stage to Screen Zoë Wallin , 2018 single work criticism
— Appears in: Screen Education , no. 89 2018; (p. 110-115)

'The energy is palpable. When the four members of 1960s Aboriginal Australian girl group The Sapphires step onto the stage of a Saigon nightclub in front of a crowd of expectant marines, they know the stakes: an unconvincing show will cost them their Vietnam gig and put them back on a plane to Australia. Before this, the four women - Gail (Deborah Mailman), Julie (Jessica Mauboy), Cynthia (Miranda Tapsell) and Kay (Shari Sebbens) - have been told that they need to clean up their act for the show. Manager Dave Lovelace (Chris O'Dowd) has ushered them to various Vietnamese street vendors to purchase the sparkly new dresses that add the gloss necessary to meet international expectations. It's no surprise that The Sapphires pull it off, winning over their American audience with an intimate, soulful rendition of Dave Crawford's 'What a Man'.'

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1 Variations on a Theme : Pace and Perspective in Sue Brooks' Looking for Grace Zoë Wallin , 2016 single work essay
— Appears in: Metro Magazine , Autumn vol. 188 no. 2016; (p. 12-17)
In her latest film, Sue Brooks capitalises on the power of the subjective and the allure of the Australian landscape to chronicle the individual yet intersecting plights of a young woman and her parents. But the achievements of Looking for Grace go beyond a skillful take on middle-class family drama – with most of its key behind-the-scenes roles filled by women, it embodies a significant step in addressing the screen industry's gender imbalance, writes Zoë Wallin.
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