Screens by the Seashore
- Words by Peppermint
Lights, camera, action! The Byron Bay International Film Festival has rolled into town for ten days and is bringing with it a solid program of films on social and environmental issues, conscious thinking and positive living. The Byron Bay setting – picturesque beaches, bush and natural beauty – makes the perfect backdrop for the must-see program of flicks. Our picks of the bunch? Bimblebox, Manufacturing Stoke, Minds In The Water, The Hungry Tide, Miss South Pacific and Waste Not. Head along and catch the tide, March 2-11.
JOIN OUR MAILING LIST
Brighten up your inbox with our not-too-frequent emails featuring Peppermint-related news, events, competitions and more!
explore
More articles
Ancestral story meets immersive making as artist Delvene Cockatoo-Collins transforms Museum of Brisbane’s Creative Space, inviting visitors to explore Country, culture and creativity in search of an elusive mermaid…
Plants may look serene, but anyone who’s watched a once-perky fern collapse overnight knows they have Opinions. Enter The Plant Runner: the Melbourne-based plant care pioneers helping indoor gardeners swap guesswork for grounded knowledge.
From bosom buddies to ride-or-dies, friends make life better. Inspired by author Gabrielle Zevin’s book Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, we celebrate the iconic, fictional ‘bestie’ duos who remind us that love, even when messy, is always worth it.
The best gifts come with a story. We ask some of the makers behind the brands featured in this year’s Ethical Clothing Australia Mother’s Day Gift Guide to share a lesson from their mum, and how it shapes what they create today.
From little things big things grow… Like a sweet compliment about a me-made dress sparking an unexpected friendship, and reminding Laura Jackson that often, ‘your people’ are closer than you think. All it takes is speaking up and connecting out loud.
Argentinean-born artist Cynthia Nudel paints without paint. Using textile waste dyed with organic scraps, her ‘biopainting’ transforms discarded materials into textured portraits that invite us to rethink beauty, waste and our connection to nature.