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After its world premiere at Visions du Réel, winning the Documentary Australia Award at the Sydney Film Festival, and now screening at MIFF, Time and Tide is one of this year's standout Australian documentaries.
Join Screen Presence for an exclusive conversation with Director Vee Shi and Producer/Cinematographer Nicholson Ren as they share the journey behind their acclaimed debut feature—from concept to the international festival stage.
🎥 See the film first at MIFF
🗓 Saturday 8 August | 🕒 3:45 PM
📍 ACMI 1
Presence Offer: Use code TTSCREENPRES for 15% off full-price tickets: https://miff.com.au/program/film/time-and-tide
🎤 Then join us In Conversation
🗓 Thursday 27 August
📍 Chinese Museum, Melbourne
🎟 $20 tickets : https://www.trybooking.com/DOGLA
A rare opportunity to hear directly from the filmmakers about collaboration, craft, and bringing an award-winning documentary to the screen.
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