Odessa Young

Looking for Grace review: An ambitious, involving desert drama

A teen runaway drama is a study of human beings under pressure.
Looking for Grace is Australian writer-director Sue Brooks’ (Japanese Story) thoughtful, odd and sometimes frustrating fifth feature. The triggering incident is regular enough: teenager Grace (Odessa Young) runs off to see her favourite rock band...
17 Aug 2015 - 11:11am

Australian film 'Looking for Grace' to compete in Toronto and Venice film festivals

Sue Brooks is the first Australian woman director to have a film in official competition at Venice Film Festival in 15 years. 'Looking for Grace' will also screen in the inaugural Toronto Film Festival 'Platform' competition.
Australian films are well represented at the two major international film festivals on the horizon, Toronto and Venice, with Sue Brooks' outback runaway story, Looking For Grace, in particular, set to premiere in competition at both. The f...

The Daughter movie review: A family drama up there with the best of them

A haunting family drama up there with the best of them.
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: The criticism most commonly lobbed at Australian films is that their scripts seem undeveloped. Nobody’s going to say that about writer-director Simon Stone’s stunning and emotionally powerful feature debut,...

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