Kriv Stenders

LEE KERNAGHAN: BOY FROM THE BUSH is a part concert film and part road movie celebrating the life and music of this much-loved Australian Country singer. It combines the stunning landscapes, remarkable people and amazing stories that have inspired him over many years, with some of his greatest hits and a brand-new song performed live with his band at a specially filmed concert.

LEE KERNAGHAN: BOY FROM THE BUSH is a part concert film and part road movie celebrating the life and music of this much-loved Australian Country singer. It combines the stunning landscapes, remarkable people and amazing stories that have inspired him over many years, with some of his greatest hits and a brand-new song performed live with his band at a specially filmed concert.

Documentary portrait of Joy McKean, Australia’s Queen of country music. Follows her performance and songwriting career, decades of touring around Australia, and her marriage of more than 50 years to fellow musician Slim Dusty.

Documentary portrait of Joy McKean, Australia’s Queen of country music. Follows her performance and songwriting career, decades of touring around Australia, and her marriage of more than 50 years to fellow musician Slim Dusty.

Brock: Over the Top is a feature length documentary that not only chronicles the extraordinary life of Australia’s greatest racing car driver, Peter Brock, but peels away the surface to reveal the profoundly human story behind the legend. This film is a cinematic, thrilling yet intimately personal portrait of a life lived on the racing track and in the public eye. Using a treasure trove of rare archival material coupled with candid interviews with the key characters in Peter Brock’s life including his family, his partners, and closest colleagues, this film tells the epic story of Brock's early obsession with cars, his hard won ascension to the top, his incredible record-breaking victories at Bathurst, his various professional and personal controversies, and his ultimate, tragic death on the race track.

Brock: Over the Top is a feature length documentary that not only chronicles the extraordinary life of Australia’s greatest racing car driver, Peter Brock, but peels away the surface to reveal the profoundly human story behind the legend. This film is a cinematic, thrilling yet intimately personal portrait of a life lived on the racing track and in the public eye. Using a treasure trove of rare archival material coupled with candid interviews with the key characters in Peter Brock’s life including his family, his partners, and closest colleagues, this film tells the epic story of Brock's early obsession with cars, his hard won ascension to the top, his incredible record-breaking victories at Bathurst, his various professional and personal controversies, and his ultimate, tragic death on the race track.

The true story of an ordinary dog, whose good fortune and ability to connect with people catapults him to fame.

베트남 전쟁이 한창이던 1966년 8월. 호주군은 미군과 남베트남을 도와 공산주의 북베트남을 무찌르려 파병을 결정한다. 남베트남 누이닷으로 파병된 제1 기동 부대는 한밤중에 적의 포격을 받고, 반격을 가하기 위해 포격 원점인 고무 농장 롱탄으로 출격한다. 해리 스미스 소령이 지휘하는 보병 4중대는 롱탄에서 적을 마주치고 전투를 벌이지만 1개 소대 정도라고 예상했던 적의 병력은 생각보다 많다. 부상자는 늘어나고, 탄약은 점점 줄어드는 상황에서 스미스 소령은 결국 힘든 결정을 내리게 되는데…

A chronological history of one of the most influential bands to come out of Australia, the Go-Betweens.

A chronological history of one of the most influential bands to come out of Australia, the Go-Betweens.

호주의 가장 큰 국경일에 벌어지는 세 가지 서로 다른 사람들의 이야기를 그린 이 영화는 오늘날 호주가 겪고 있는 문제를 지적하는 사회성이 짙은 작품이다. 치밀한 연출력과 배우들의 헌신적인 연기 그리고 다른 사람들의 이야기지만 서로 절묘하게 엮이는 점이 돋보이는 작품.

11살 소년 믹은 오스트레일리아의 대자연 한가운데에 있는 할아버지의 농장으로 가게 된다. 지루한 생활이 되리라 생각했던 그곳의 삶은, 믹이 파란 페인트투성이 강아지를 우연히 만나면서 뜻밖의 전개를 맞이한다. 믹은 강아지에게 ‘블루’라는 이름을 지어 주고, 둘은 뗄래야 뗄 수 없는 친구가 되어 잊을 수 없는 모험을 함께 한다. ‘레드독’은 1970년대 오스트레일리아 서부 필버라 지역을 중심으로 곳곳을 여행하며 많은 사람들의 사랑을 받은 것으로 유명한 개의 별칭이다. 전설처럼 전해지는 레드독의 실화는 여러 문학 작품의 소재가 됐고, 영국 작가 루이드베르니에르의소설 은 2011년 오스트레일리아에서 동명 영화로 제작되기도 했다.영화 은 2017년 현재에도 역대 오스트레일리아 영화 흥행 11위를 차지하고 있을 만큼 많은 사랑을 받아 왔다. 는 을 연출한크리브스텐더스 감독이 다시 메가폰을 잡고의 앞 이야기를 담은 속편, 곧 프리퀄이다. 훗날 ‘레드독’이라 불리게 되는 개와 소년의 우정 및 성장을 유쾌하고 감동적으로 담아낸 가족 영화로, 2017년 베를린국제영화제 어린이 영화 부문인 '제너레이션 K플러스'에서 상영된 바 있다.

Sam Neill examines the enduring myths of the Anzac legend, sharing his family's war stories and uncovering forgotten truths that haunt us still today.

다른 사람들을 골탕먹이며 살아가는 남자와 기꺼이 살을 섞으려는 여자를 믿을 수 있을까? 마약을 거래하고 해변에서 바를 운영하는 남자는 또 어떤가? 조그만 마을에 자신 밖에 모르는 부정직한 경찰, 내 옆에서 자는 남편, 친구들 모두 마찬가지다.여기에 영국에서 온 청부 살인업자를 믿는다는 건 거의 미친 짓이라고 할 수 있다. 호주 산 범죄 코미디로 위협이 도사리는 중간 중간 배꼽이 빠질만한 웃음을 선사한다는 이야기

호주 서부의 댐피어에 있는 동떨어진 광산 마을에 호주 태생의 꼬질꼬질한 캘피(양 지키는 개)가 갑자기 나타나고, 거주민들의 삶은 훨씬 좋아진다. 그러나 개가 독살되면서, 마을 사람들은 개에 대한 기억을 사랑의 마음으로 함께 나눈다.

1902....the Australian Federation is a year old. Twelve year-old Tom's father, Nat, has dragged him and his sister, Sarah, to an isolated farm at the edge of the woods. But Nat's dream of living off the land has died and he is losing his grip on sanity. When three ex-soldiers arrive at their cabin one night Tom, like his father, believes they are providence.

Told in real time and shot as a single take, BOXING DAY documents the minute by minute events across the course of an afternoon in the life of Chris Sykes - a recovering alcoholic and estranged father. Living alone on home detention, Chris is preparing Christmas lunch for his family when an old friend turns up at his doorstep and reveals a disturbing truth. When his daughter, his wife and her new boyfriend finally arrive, the situation slowly and inevitability escalates and we are drawn into the compelling story of a desperate father who finally exposes the dark and disturbing secret that has torn his family apart.

Love can be difficult at the best of times, and the remarkable Blacktown is a disarmingly honest tale of love-against-the-odds. Office secretary Nikki (Nikki Owen) is disillusioned with her fraught, ‘sometime’ relationship with her married boyfriend, Peter. Emotionally scarred by the dysfunctional relationship, she all but gives up on the possibility of finding anything more meaningful. But in the wake of a torturous and disturbing blind date, Nikki meets Tony (Tony Ryan), a “black fella on a white bus”. Despite their obvious differences and Nikki’s disillusionment, the charismatic Tony shows Nikki that there is indeed room for love and romance in the desperate world of Blacktown. (Madman Entertainment)

Love can be difficult at the best of times, and the remarkable Blacktown is a disarmingly honest tale of love-against-the-odds. Office secretary Nikki (Nikki Owen) is disillusioned with her fraught, ‘sometime’ relationship with her married boyfriend, Peter. Emotionally scarred by the dysfunctional relationship, she all but gives up on the possibility of finding anything more meaningful. But in the wake of a torturous and disturbing blind date, Nikki meets Tony (Tony Ryan), a “black fella on a white bus”. Despite their obvious differences and Nikki’s disillusionment, the charismatic Tony shows Nikki that there is indeed room for love and romance in the desperate world of Blacktown. (Madman Entertainment)

Love can be difficult at the best of times, and the remarkable Blacktown is a disarmingly honest tale of love-against-the-odds. Office secretary Nikki (Nikki Owen) is disillusioned with her fraught, ‘sometime’ relationship with her married boyfriend, Peter. Emotionally scarred by the dysfunctional relationship, she all but gives up on the possibility of finding anything more meaningful. But in the wake of a torturous and disturbing blind date, Nikki meets Tony (Tony Ryan), a “black fella on a white bus”. Despite their obvious differences and Nikki’s disillusionment, the charismatic Tony shows Nikki that there is indeed room for love and romance in the desperate world of Blacktown. (Madman Entertainment)

Love can be difficult at the best of times, and the remarkable Blacktown is a disarmingly honest tale of love-against-the-odds. Office secretary Nikki (Nikki Owen) is disillusioned with her fraught, ‘sometime’ relationship with her married boyfriend, Peter. Emotionally scarred by the dysfunctional relationship, she all but gives up on the possibility of finding anything more meaningful. But in the wake of a torturous and disturbing blind date, Nikki meets Tony (Tony Ryan), a “black fella on a white bus”. Despite their obvious differences and Nikki’s disillusionment, the charismatic Tony shows Nikki that there is indeed room for love and romance in the desperate world of Blacktown. (Madman Entertainment)

Love can be difficult at the best of times, and the remarkable Blacktown is a disarmingly honest tale of love-against-the-odds. Office secretary Nikki (Nikki Owen) is disillusioned with her fraught, ‘sometime’ relationship with her married boyfriend, Peter. Emotionally scarred by the dysfunctional relationship, she all but gives up on the possibility of finding anything more meaningful. But in the wake of a torturous and disturbing blind date, Nikki meets Tony (Tony Ryan), a “black fella on a white bus”. Despite their obvious differences and Nikki’s disillusionment, the charismatic Tony shows Nikki that there is indeed room for love and romance in the desperate world of Blacktown. (Madman Entertainment)

Gary Kelp (Samuel Johnson) is losing the plot. As he edits a medical journal called The Illustrated Family Doctor, his life and his body seem to be falling apart. A black comedy about coping with the modern world, based on the novel by David Snell.

Gary Kelp (Samuel Johnson) is losing the plot. As he edits a medical journal called The Illustrated Family Doctor, his life and his body seem to be falling apart. A black comedy about coping with the modern world, based on the novel by David Snell.

Short film directed by Kriv Stenders based on the play, "Jack" by Jim McNeil. Starring - Tony Ryan & Richard Green Awards Best Australian Short Film - 1998 AFI Awards Best Short Film Under 15 Minutes - Dendy Awards 1998 Sydney Film Festival Best Australian Short Film - The Erwin Rado Award 1998 Melbourne Film Festival Best European Short Film - 1998 Rotterdam Film Festival Best Director - 1998 St Kilda Film Festival Best Short Film - 1999 Noosa Film Festival

Short film directed by Kriv Stenders based on the play, "Jack" by Jim McNeil. Starring - Tony Ryan & Richard Green Awards Best Australian Short Film - 1998 AFI Awards Best Short Film Under 15 Minutes - Dendy Awards 1998 Sydney Film Festival Best Australian Short Film - The Erwin Rado Award 1998 Melbourne Film Festival Best European Short Film - 1998 Rotterdam Film Festival Best Director - 1998 St Kilda Film Festival Best Short Film - 1999 Noosa Film Festival

Motherland is the story of two Latvian grandmothers who have lived in Australia (since the end of WWII), and although never knowing each other in their native Latvia, have become close friends since arriving in Australia. Not only did their similar experiences in their motherland draw them together, but these two elderly women have one other thing in common - they are the filmmaker's two grandmothers. Shot in black and white, in both Australia and Latvia, the film explores the women's lives, past and present. The film is roughly divided into two parts. In the first half, the women reflect on their lives in Australia, their families, their beliefs, and their memories of life and people in Latvia.

Vengeance motivates a young man to go to war with the corrupt fishing barons that rule his town, sending him on an epic journey that transforms him from a small-time abalone poacher into a criminal gang boss.