6 Festivals

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6 Festivals
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Directed by Macario de Souza
Screenplay by
  • Macario de Souza
  • Sean Nash
  • Lou Sanz
Produced by
  • Jade van der Lei
  • Michael Wrenn
  • Shannon Wilson-McClinton
  • Macario de Souza
Starring
CinematographyHugh Miller
Edited byAhmad Halimi
Music byBlessed
Production
companies
  • Hype Republic
  • Superlative Pictures
  • Invisible Republic
  • Helium Pictures
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 10 June 2022 (2022-06-10)(Sydney Film Festival)
  • 11 August 2022 (2022-08-11)(Australia)
  • 25 August 2022 (2022-08-25)(Paramount+)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

6 Festivals is a 2022 Australian drama film directed by Macario De Souza and starring Rory Potter, Yasmin Honeychurch and Rasmus King. [1]

Contents

Plot

Cast

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 100% based on 4 reviews. [2]

In Time Out, Stephen A. Russell gives it 4 stars and states, "A monument to Australia's thriving music scene, it will have you whooping with joy one minute, then fighting back the tears the next. Destined to be a cult hit, it even made this reviewer, who thought his festival-hopping days were long behind him, reconsider jumping in the back of a ute, heading to a bush doof and getting lit. That’s some achievement." [3] Writing in The Sydney Morning Herald, Paul Byrnes gave it 3 stars, stating, "The movie has deep reserves of energy and spirit. Who cares if it lacks a little polish when it has a strong sense of life?" [4] The Guardians' Luke Buckmaster gives it a 2-star review, finishing, "Overt emotionalising has a way of corroding everything, turning the best of dramatic intentions (and what film isn’t well intended?) into schmaltzy goo. Young viewers will probably approach 6 Festivals wanting something fun and mildly rebellious – like drinking goon straight from the bag before sneaking into a festival – but discover a maudlin experience instead." [5]

References

  1. Mathieson, Craig (10 August 2022), "How Bra Boys director made his new movie sound like teen spirit", The Sydney Morning Herald
  2. "6 Festivals". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  3. Russell, Stephen A (19 August 2022), "6 Festivals", Time Out
  4. Byrnes, Paul (9 August 2022), "Full of bands, 6 Festivals gets the danger and excitement of live music", The Sydney Morning Herald
  5. Buckmaster, Luke (11 August 2022), "6 Festivals review – schmaltzy coming-of-age drama goes for the heartstrings", The Guardian