Nicole Kidman and Jack Thompson join other familiar faces to support the Sydney Film Festival. Stories is the outcome of a rich collaboration of SFF supporters - creatives, … read moreactors and filmmakers. Gillian Armstrong AM, Rose Byrne, Marta Dusseldorp, Nash Edgerton, Damon Herriman, Nicole Kidman AC, Ewen Leslie, Heather Mitchell AM, Daniel Monks, Sam Neill DCNZM OBE, Miranda Tapsell, Jack Thompson AM, Lynette Wallworth, Rachel Ward AM, Hugo Weaving AO and David Wenham contributed their voices to the initiative, filming a collective poem - Stories. The film features Australian industry icons reading Stories, a stirring poem written by M&C Saatchi Group Creative Director Andy Flemming about the importance of creativity, debate, discovery and truth-telling. The timing of the piece is especially pertinent for the film festival, which will be virtual this year for the first time in its history. But whether movie or computer screen, the festival is adamant that stories from around the world are even more important in these troubled times.
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