One that may have got through to the keeper?

There's a section in the website 'The Reel Word' called Hidden Gems for reviewing or reminiscing about great films from the past. My first go at this is a piece on Jonathan auf der Heide's Van Diemen's Land.
A tale of cannibalism set in the rugged Tasmanian wilderness circa 1820s.
So many facets of this film make it great and I remember seeing it in the cinema with a Q&A afterwards not realising I was at one of the few screenings that were projected in 35mm.
I got Jonathan out to talk to film students on two occasions and he is such an affable and informative guy, a real pleasure.

Here is the piece
It takes a brave director to throw away the tried-and-tested Hollywood three-act structure, especially for a debut feature, but sometimes fortune favours the brave. Van Diemen’s Land rolls out like the kids’ song “Ten in the Bed,” except in this case it’s eight.  read more

 

and a bit more info can be got at the official website