Brief Explanation

Six ‘Unwritten Reviews’ were created by six diverse artists, including a professional chef, a music producer, a master brewer, a contemporary aboriginal artist, a cocktail mixologist and a tattoo artist. Each were invited to a private MIFF film screening from the 2018 program. They were then tasked with crafting a piece in their individual mediums that’s inspired by their viewing experience. The process became short films themselves shared online, spread through the influencers channels, the festival website and experienced first-hand in locations around Melbourne during the lead-up to and during the festival. Instead of reading a review, visual, visceral, edible, audible and tactile pieces will communicate the film experience to our audience without a single word.

The edit captures a beautiful rhythm - a push and pull of high speed and normal speed, quick cuts, beautiful cutaways, crafting together interviews and storytelling as the artists create their artworks. The interviews serve as the narrative bridge, and this is interplayed with cutaways that flesh out the environment, artist and artwork.