June 2, 2026
Bellingen filmmaker tackles global systems in new documentary Kane Guglielmi in his film Common Wealth. Photo: supplied.
Entertainment, Film

Bellingen filmmaker tackles global systems in new documentary

Kane Guglielmi in his film Common Wealth. Photo: supplied. A shot from the film, showing Kate Guglielmi travelling through the Italian countryside. Photo: supplied. KANE Guglielmi’s passion for film began in childhood. By his teens, he was already lending his technical skills to assist his high school film studies teacher. Now residing on a small […]

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Macksville filmmaker wins Audience Choice Award at West End Film Festival This image of a much younger Alexandra Pirani, her brother Cayden Pirani and her father David Pirani, was used in the making of the film.
Film

Macksville filmmaker wins Audience Choice Award at West End Film Festival

MACKSVILLE’S Alexandra Pirani has won the Audience Choice Award in the Documentary category at the 2025 West End Film Festival (WEFF) for her deeply personal and moving short film, “Unconditional Bond”. The documentary follows the journey of an Australian family navigating the challenges of international adoption, focusing on Alexandra’s own family story involving the adoption […]

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The Big Screen
Film

The Big Screen

MARVEL studios unleashes its next great experimental flick this week, hoping that the Thunderbolts will capture new audiences in the same way the Guardians of the Galaxy did. Taking a page from their competitor DC’s Suicide Squad films, the premise sees several of the supporting “anti-heroes” from previous Marvel films and television shows thrown together, […]

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