Phillip Noyce's lost 18-minute fever dream: from festival hippies to courtroom dread in one breathless sprint.
A fragmented film, largely following street performer George Shevtsov at the 1970 Vietnam Moratorium, the Odyssey Pop Festival at Wallacia in 1971, and street theatre sneezing for lunchtime crowds. The film then takes a darker turn, contrasting audio from a court case with footage of police.
Editing
Courtroom audio weaponized against police footage
Direction
Noyce's debut already shows his political sharpness
Production
Shot on the fly at actual protests and festivals
Director
Phillip Noyce
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Noyce's first film after film school, made for $2,000 and banned from some Australian festivals for its anti-police stance.
Jan Chapman, credited here, would later produce 'The Piano' and become one of Australia's most powerful film producers.
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