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30/07/2020

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07/12/2019

Huge Global nomination from Film Independent Spirit Awardsor our film Island of the Hungry Ghosts rather than a reflection on the film we like to think its a reflection on the dedicated team involved wiht the film.
thanks to the team, to the subjects in the film and the audience

Wouldn’t you know it, the Film Independent Spirit Awards are now old enough to run for President, just in time for the 2020 elections. That’s right: this

16/01/2019

Extras required for a feature documentary teaser needed. 7.30am-10am Mon 21st and Tues 22nd Jan and 12-3pm on Tuesday at the Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle. Please DM if interested we will offer you a cinema ticket of for a film of your choice at the Tyneside as well as light refreshments. Thanks in advance.

16/01/2019

Extras required for a feature documentary teaser needed. 7.30am-10am Mon 21st and Tues 22nd Jan and 12-3pm on Tuesday at the Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle. Please DM if interested we will offer you a cinema ticket of for a film of your choice at the Tyneside as well as light refreshments. Thanks in advance.

11/01/2019

Our Tribeca winning documentary Island of the Hungry Ghosts will be screened at Robert Burns Centre on Thur 21st Feb. Produced by Samm Haillay and Directed by Gabrielle Brady - Tickets available below...

★★★★★ "A revealing, thought-provoking, stunning film"
THE UPCOMING
★★★★"Beautifully shot... The result is a work of Malickian grace" - TOTAL FILM
★★★★ "She wants us to feel the connection. She succeeds." - EYE FOR FILM
★★★★"It's rich in symbolism, and made more dreamy by an eerie score" - TIME OUT
Powerful... Brady's film is a lyrical, dream-like journey into darkness" - THE GUARDIAN

Winner of the Best Documentary award at Tribeca, the first feature documentary from Gabrielle Brady is an all-encompassing, lyrical and deeply moving tribunal on inhumanity.

11/01/2019

From today at HOMEmcr our Tribeca winning documentary Island of the Hungry Ghosts is out. Produced by Samm Haillay - Q&A with director Gabrielle Brady and the protagonist, torture and trauma therapist, Poh Lin Lee on Sat 12th Jan...Tickets available below...

★★★★★ "A revealing, thought-provoking, stunning film"
THE UPCOMING
★★★★"Beautifully shot... The result is a work of Malickian grace" - TOTAL FILM
★★★★ "She wants us to feel the connection. She succeeds." - EYE FOR FILM
★★★★"It's rich in symbolism, and made more dreamy by an eerie score" - TIME OUT
Powerful... Brady's film is a lyrical, dream-like journey into darkness" - THE GUARDIAN

Winner of the Best Documentary award at Tribeca, the first feature documentary from Gabrielle Brady is an all-encompassing, lyrical and deeply moving tribunal on inhumanity.

10/01/2019

From this Friday at Filmhouse our Tribeca winning documentary Island of the Hungry Ghosts - Q&A with director Gabrielle Brady and the protagonist, torture and trauma therapist, Poh Lin Lee on Sun 13th...Tix available here...
★★★★★ THE UPCOMING
"A revealing, thought-provoking, stunning film"
★★★★ THE GUARDIAN
"A powerful and moving story... A fierce, valuable, compassionate film"
★★★★ TIME OUT
"It's rich in symbolism, and made more dreamy by an eerie score"
★★★★ TOTAL FILM
"Beautifully shot... The result is a work of Malickian grace"
★★★★ EYE FOR FILM
"She wants us to feel the connection. She succeeds."

A deeply moving documentary contrasting lush nature and expansive soundscapes with the trauma of displacement and detention...

09/01/2019

From this Friday at Watershed our Tribeca winning documentary Island of the Hungry Ghosts - Q&A with director Gabrielle Brady and the protagonist, torture and trauma therapist, Poh Lin Lee on Wednesday 16th...Tix available here...
★★★★★ THE UPCOMING
"A revealing, thought-provoking, stunning film"
★★★★ THE GUARDIAN
"A powerful and moving story... A fierce, valuable, compassionate film"
★★★★ TIME OUT
"It's rich in symbolism, and made more dreamy by an eerie score"
★★★★ TOTAL FILM
"Beautifully shot... The result is a work of Malickian grace"
★★★★ EYE FOR FILM
"She wants us to feel the connection. She succeeds."

Winner of the Best Documentary award at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, this haunting and powerful tale moves between the famous natural migration of Christmas Island’s red crabs, and the chaotic and tragic migration of humans attempting to cross Australia’s border.

07/01/2019

Preview screening at ICA on Thursday of our Tribeca winning documentary Island of the Hungry Ghosts - Q&A with director Gabrielle Brady and the protagonist, torture and trauma therapist, Poh Lin Lee on Monday 14th...Tix available here...
★★★★★ THE UPCOMING
"A revealing, thought-provoking, stunning film"
★★★★ THE GUARDIAN
"A powerful and moving story... A fierce, valuable, compassionate film"
★★★★ TIME OUT
"It's rich in symbolism, and made more dreamy by an eerie score"
★★★★ TOTAL FILM
"Beautifully shot... The result is a work of Malickian grace"
★★★★ EYE FOR FILM
"She wants us to feel the connection. She succeeds."

A hybrid documentary which hauntingly explores the inhumanity of Australia’s largest offshore detention facility.

07/01/2019

This Thursday at ICA a preview screening of our Tribeca winning documentary Island of the Hungry Ghosts - Q&A with director Gabrielle Brady and the protagonist, torture and trauma therapist, Poh Lin Lee on Monday 14th...Tix available here...
★★★★★ "A revealing, thought-provoking, stunning film"
THE UPCOMING
★★★★"Beautifully shot... The result is a work of Malickian grace" - TOTAL FILM
★★★★ "she wants us to feel the connection. She succeeds."
EYE FOR FILM
Powerful... Brady's film is a lyrical, dream-like journey into darkness" - THE GUARDIAN

A hybrid documentary which hauntingly explores the inhumanity of Australia’s largest offshore detention facility.

06/01/2019

Island of the Hungry Ghosts voted as number one documentary of 2018 by THE CURB! And here is the feature in the guardian by Patrick Barkham It’s out in the UK next week.

List of venues that will be screening the BFI backed Island of the Hungry Ghosts from Fri 11 Jan 2019:

HOMEmcr, Manchester (plus Q&A on Sat 12 Jan)
ICA, London – (plus Q&A on Thu 10 Jan)
DocHouse, London (plus Q&A on Fri 11 Jan)
Filmhouse, Edinburgh – (plus Q&A on Sun 13 Jan)
Tyneside Cinema Cinema, Newcastle – (plus Q&A on Mon 14 Jan)
Watershed, Bristol – (plus Q&A on Wed 16 Jan)
Broadway Cinema, Nottingham
Showroom Cinema, Sheffield
Chapter Cinema Cardiff

List of venues screening Island of the Hungry Ghosts later in the year:

Irish Film Institute (IFI), Dublin – (one off Q&A screening on Tue 15 Jan)
Glasgow Film Theatre – Wed 13-Thu 14 Feb (plus Q&A on Sun 13 Jan)
Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast, Belfast – Sun 20 Jan
Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne – Sun 27 Jan
The Hyde Park Picture House, Leeds – Tue 29 Jan
Robert Burns Centre, Dumfries – Thu 21 Feb
The Courtyard Hereford, – Sat 2 and Mon 4 March
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, Sussex – Sun 7 April

The lives of refugees detained by the Australia government on remote Christmas Island are the focus of a powerful yet poetic new documentary

12/09/2018

More nominations - doesn't make the film any better or worse but the recognition of everyones hard work feels brilliant...

The ATOM Awards recognise the best of Australian and New Zealand screen content from the education sector and screen industry professionals.

12/06/2018

Delighted to get this nomination from IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival for our film HOWLS by Catriona MacInnes

25/05/2018

So here is the booking link for the UK premiere of our Tribeca winning documentary Island of the Hungry Ghosts as part of the Edinburgh International Film Festival next month. Both director Gabrielle Brady and main protagonist Poh Lin Lee will be in attendance for both screenings (24th and 26th June at the Filmhouse...UK Producer Samm Haillay will be there for the second one - Third and UK distributor HOMEmcr would love to see you there...Spread the word...x
https://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/2018/island-hungry-ghosts/06-24_17-10

Gabrielle Brady is an Australian filmmaker. She studied at the Cuban international film school (EICTV). For the past ten years, Gabrielle has travelled between Cuba, Mongolia, Indonesia, Australia and Europe. Her short film The Island (2017) was commissioned as part of the Guardian documentary serie...

18/05/2018

Mark Kermode reviewing Bypass for BFIplayer...if you haven;t seen it yet: https://player.bfi.org.uk/subscription/film/watch-bypass-2014-online

12/05/2018

So our doc Island of the Hungry Ghosts by Gabrielle Brady that won Tribeca and the humanitarian award at Visions Du Reel continues its festival life at Docaviv דוקאביב later this month.

Docaviv 2018 - Docaviv International Documentary Film Festival

19/04/2018

So pleased with our poster for Island of the Hungry Ghosts and to find out that all screenings in Tribeca are sold out...World Premiere today

What a day for Island of the Hungry Ghosts - World Premiere in competition at Tribeca Film Festival and European premiere in competition at Visions du Réel, Festival international de cinéma Nyon !!
Gabrielle Brady Alexander WadouhChromosom Film

17/04/2018

Ahead of the world premiere of our film Island of the Hungry Ghosts as part of the documentary competition at Tribeca this week, director Gabrielle Brady talks to Women & Hollywood about the film and how she made it...

Gabrielle Brady is an Australian filmmaker who focuses on documentary and hybrid films. Her short film “The Island” was commissioned as…

08/03/2018

Over the Moon that our film Island of the Hungry Ghosts by Gabrielle Brady will receive its world premiere at Tribeca film festival in the documentary competiton...watch this space for tickets and more infos...

27/01/2018

The Crabs are coming...can’t wait to let you know the news....

21/01/2018

Christmas Island; In the middle of the Indian Ocean, 50 million red crabs make their ancient annual voyage from the jungle to the oceans edge. While thousands of asylum seekers are detained indefinitely in a high security facility. Poh Lin, a trauma counsellor living on the island, bears witness to the decline of those being detained.

20/01/2018

Exciting news coming soon regarding our latest feature documentary, Island of the Hungry Ghosts by the extraordinary Gabrielle Brady - watch this space...