Cirrus@Austlit

'In June 2009 Eureka Street published a short story entitled 'Curry Muncher'. Its author, Sydney writer Roanna Gonsalves, had come to Australia from India as an international student, and her story stood in part as a response to a much publicised spate of violence against Indian students in Australian capital cities.'

'During a Q+A screening of Cargo in Eslternwick, Vic., actor Natasha Wanganeen described her pride in participating in the film's portrayal of Aboriginal people 'living strong and free on the land'. Directors Howling and Ramke, both white, had carefully consulted with Elders in South Australia to ensure the authenticity and sensitivity of these portrayals.' (Introduction)

'At the time of his death in July last year, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu was the most commercially successful Aboriginal Australian musician to ever grace this world. Anyone expecting Gurrumul - the film about Gurrumul's career, on which he signed off prior to his death at 46 - to resemble anything like your typical popular music documentary will be quickly dissuaded. After all Gurrumul was a far cry from your typical popular musician.' (Introduction)

'Surfing is a sport that can be all but inscrutable to the outsider. One of the remarkable achievements of Tim Winton's 2012 novel Breath was that, as a work of popular fiction, it so effectively brought the reader into not only the sport, but the lifestyle and psychology of surfing.'  (Introduction)

'Aside from being a one of Australia's great working directors, Warwick Thornton is a gifted and prolific cinematographer, including on his own films. In Sweet Countryhe exercises his visual mastery to its fullest, utilising framing and composition, light, shade and colour to explicate his themes and elevate a straightforward story of outback brutality and racial prejudice to the proportions of myth.' (Introduction)