Episode 236 - Summer of Ozploitation Part 2: Australian New Wave Cinema Part 1
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When many people think of Australia in the 1960s, they picture an era of protests, sexual exploration and counter-revolutions staged namely by what we now call "The Baby Boomer Generation",...
show moreCinema around the world was transitioning from big studio led productions to an "Auteur director"-led model. Young experimental film makers with a little cash and a lot of spirit began to make the movie industry their own. Their creativity was influenced by anti-government sentiment after the disastrous results of the Vietnam War, the second wave feminist movement, and the push for the acceptance of the homosexual community. Young Australian film makers were watching, taking notes and preparing for their first steps into the industry.
Join Holly and Matthew as they talk Australian New Wave Cinema/Ozploitation, the genre, the heavy hitters, and where the industry would go from here...
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