Painting with Light in a Dark World

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Painting with Light in a Dark World
Directed bySascha Ettinger-Epstein
Written bySascha Ettinger-Epstein
Produced byRenata Schuman
StarringPeter Darren Moyle
Robert McFarlane
CinematographyMark Bliss
Justin Malinowski
Edited byRolland Gallois
Andrew Aristides
Release date
  • 2002 (2002)
Running time
26 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Painting with Light in a Dark World is a 2002 Australian documentary film created by Sascha Ettinger-Epstein. She follows photographer Peter Darren Moyle as he takes pictures of the "darker side of Sydney's streets" [1] [2] It was Ettinger-Epstein debut film and stemmed from a chance meeting at the Matthew Talbot refuge in Woolloomooloo after which she saw his photographs. [3]

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Reception

Brian Courtis of the Sun Herald gave it 3 1/2 stars in his capsule review. He wrote Moyle, the remarkable subject of film-maker Sasha Ettinger-Epstein's intimate documentary Painting With Light In A Dark World, has lived the life and, through his camera, collected a unique record of its people." [4]

Awards

References

  1. Grant, Freya (31 October 2002), "Stories of back street wanderer", The Daily Telegraph
  2. Munro, Peter (28 October 2002), "Through a lens, darkly", The Sydney Morning Herald
  3. O'Dwyer, Erin (6 April 2008), "'She was 15 and the blood was pouring from her face'", The Sun Herald
  4. Courtis, Brian (3 November 2002), "Critics choice", The Sun Herald
  5. 1 2 Carbone, Suzanne (22 November 2003), "Red carpet razzle-dazzle brings some heat to a chilly night of brave exhibitionists", The Age