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Mar 1, 2024 · 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
Straight-shooting Isla’s lived experience of rural Australia, raising a family in severe economic hardship, and finally coming out later in life, all make for a poignant documentary of a woman who’s well ahead of her time and refuses to be put in a box. Director Marion Pilowsky tracks Isla for an eventful, cathartic year with empathy and ...
Marion Pilowsky. Producer. Writer. Director. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. 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.
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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.
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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. The Ride premiered in competition at the Tribeca Film Festival and was nominated for a Jury ...
Isla's Way. This quirky documentary follows octogenarian Isla, whose straight-shooting and funny personality (and love for horse driving carriages) makes her a local hero. Isla lives with her girlfriend on a farm in regional South Australia – though she still calls herself a widow, having raised four children with a man. Taking care of a ...
Nov 13, 2023 · This wonderful new Aussie documentary feature is fresh from its world premiere at this year’s Adelaide Film Festival and we were delighted to have its director Marion Pilowsky on to give us the full behind the scene stories of this must-see documentary.
