Ab Film Review & The Last New Wave

For this final chat in the series, Andrew catches up with prolific Australian director Robert Connolly and celebrated children's author Alison Lester to talk about their new collaboration, Magic Beach.Magic Beach takes the Alison Lester's much-loved illustrated kids book and brings it to live with a series of vivid, vibrant, and invigorating animated shorts, made by some of Australia's finest visual talents: Lee Whitmore, Anthony Lucas, Marieka Walsh, Eddie White, Susan Danta, Jake Duczynski, Simon Rippingale, Pierce Davison, Kathy Sarpi, Emma Kelly, and Susie Shapones.Magic Beach takes us on a journey into the ocean through the mind of kids, and it's through their eyes that we're immersed in the waves and ways of the water and the many stories the seas have to tell. From tales of sandcastle battles, to pirate smugglers, to a whimsical tale of a bird laying an egg on a boat, there's something for everyone in this brilliantly inventive film.In the following interview with Robert and Alison, they talk about tha