Jim Plouffe

Adelaide

Publishing Editor at Lead South Australia

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AFF Review: The Girl with a Needle

Oct 31, 2024 | citymag.indaily.com.au | Jim Plouffe

A barrage of grotesque, intertwining faces appear during the opening of The Girl with the Needle. As they twist and contort, smiling and screaming, we are unable to distinguish any distinct facial features. This disturbing montage is just the beginning of a torrent of horrific realities in the film that convey the very real horrors faced by those who are imprisoned by poverty, war and conflict.
AFF Review: I’m Not Everything I Want to Be

Oct 31, 2024 | citymag.indaily.com.au | Jim Plouffe

I’m Not Everything I Want to Be opens with a phone call. Photographer Libuše Jarcovjáková, often referred to as the “Nan Goldin of Prague”, has been invited to showcase a major retrospective of her work in Paris, an exhibition that will result in her collaboration with Klára Tasovská – the filmmaker behind this innovative documentary.
Adelaide Film Festival Review: Pierce

Oct 31, 2024 | citymag.indaily.com.au | Jim Plouffe

Drawing from her own experiences, writer and director Nelicia Low centres Pierce on the story of a high school fencer Zijie (Liu Hsiu-Fu) who reconnects with his older brother, Zihan (Tsao Yu-Ning), after his release from juvenile prison. Zijie believes that a strong brotherly bond exists between the two. He seeks out of his older brother who provides him with advice for both his fencing and love life.
AFF Review: Quadrilateral

Oct 29, 2024 | citymag.indaily.com.au | Jim Plouffe

Imagine a world where everything revolves around the number four: four passengers in a car, four chairs at the dinner table, and four family members. For Adriana (Lizet Chávez), a determined marketing consultant, this fragile equilibrium is not just a lifestyle – it’s a matter of survival. But what happens when a fifth person enters the equation? How can harmony be preserved when each new addition threatens to unravel the delicate order that she has so painstakingly constructed?
AFF Review: The Contestant

Oct 29, 2024 | citymag.indaily.com.au | Jim Plouffe

In 1998, Japan was at the forefront of the new reality television boom. Driven to desperation by a spiralling economic downturn, the Japanese public demanded distracting and enthralling entertainment from which emerged the reality TV show, Susunu! Denpa Shōnen, spearheaded by the obsessive Japanese TV producer, Toshio Tsuchiya. Clair Titley’s documentary follows Tomoaki Hamatsu (or Nasubi, as he’s better known) from childhood to the present day, focusing on his time as a contestant for the show.
AFF Review: Second Chance

Oct 28, 2024 | citymag.indaily.com.au | Jim Plouffe

Narrowing in on the experiences that build feelings of isolationism for young women in India today – shame surrounding female sexuality, unfulfilled dreams, parental expectations, the false connectedness of social media – Subhadra Mahajan’s Second Chance is a profoundly gentle and mindful exploration of the importance of community.
AFF Review: Black Box Diaries

Oct 28, 2024 | citymag.indaily.com.au | Jim Plouffe

Black Box Diaries (2024) is the directorial debut of journalist Shiori Ito, who investigates her own rape case against high-profile journalist Noriyuki Yamaguchi. Based on her memoir, Black Box (2017), the film chronicles eight years of fighting for justice. Beginning when Ito was assaulted by Yamaguchi at the age of 25, we witness real time reactions during legal battles which conclude when she’s 33.
Wirltuti blooming beauties: Caring for your indoor plants in spring

Oct 15, 2024 | citymag.indaily.com.au | Jim Plouffe

Wirltuti is a warm season that will have Purta (to blaze or rage like a storm) seasonal winds with warm temperatures coming in October, November and December. In Kaurna culture it is indicated by the position of the Southern Cross in October and is referred to as Wirltu (eagle’s foot or eagle). Animals awaken, yabbies come out of the mud. And snakes and lizards come out of hibernation.
How to get your own radio show, and why elephants can't jump

Sep 22, 2024 | citymag.indaily.com.au | Jim Plouffe

Paul Davies has a rule on his breakfast show: don’t play Queen. But it was hearing Queen on just about every station he’d flip through in his car that led to his discovery of community radio. “I love Queen but I don’t need to hear them every 20 minutes of every day so I developed this rule about changing the station whenever they played a Queen track and if you do that, you will find a community radio station sooner or later,” Paul says.
Turning forte and flaws into uniqueness

Jul 17, 2024 | citymag.indaily.com.au | Jim Plouffe

If you’ve ever travelled – near or far – you’ll know the feeling that comes with experiencing strong place identity. I felt it last year as the sun set on a leafy corner of Torino – locals swarming out into the heavy summer air, chatter reverberating around the cobblestoned piazza. I felt it in the dry backyards and the weekend markets of Alice Springs, with its clash of cultures, its grassroots activism and its no-frills transience. I felt it in every single suburb I visited in San Francisco.