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Nov 5, 2023 · “I’m Isla Roberts!” First-time documentarian Marion Pilowsky begins at this impasse – one that seems almost anachronistic in a time when such labels are often embraced as sources of community...
- Walter Marsh
Director Marion Pilowsky tracks Isla for an eventful, cathartic year with empathy and incisiveness.
Mar 1, 2024 · 1. BFI Flare 2024: Marion Pilowsky talks Isla’s Way. The indomitable spirit of a cheeky octogenarian is the beating heart of this delightful and inspiring ode to the visibility of older women. BY ELLA GAUCI, IMAGE BY BFI FLARE. Could you tell us a bit about what inspired you to make this film? Isla’s Way is my first feature documentary.
Nov 9, 2023 · Isla's Way: Directed by Marion Pilowsky. With Susan Phillips-Rees, Isla Wakefield Roberts. From bush mechanic living in extreme isolation to carriage driving legend, 87 year old Isla could be the first and last Australian cowboy.
- Marion Pilowsky
- 2023-11-09
- Documentary
- 84
Marion Pilowsky. Producer: Recipe for Love. With a background in film production, acquisitions, and distribution, Marion wrote and directed her first short film, The Ride, in 2011 for the BBC. A blackly comic psychological thriller examining race and class it starred Anthony LaPaglia and Ed Speleers.
- Producer, Writer, Director
- Marion Pilowsky
Sep 22, 2023 · At the start of filming Isla’s Way, director Marion Pilowsky was faced with a problem. The film focusses on 87-year-old Isla Roberts, but in early interviews Pilowsky was consistently running into roadblocks as Roberts dodged and weaved around questions about her internal life.
Director Marion Pilowsky tracks Isla for an eventful, cathartic year with empathy and incisiveness.
