Mary-Anne Fahey

Taking deadly aim at sentimental depictions of childhood, this distinctive debut from underrated Australian auteur Ann Turner explores the shadowy corners of a child’s world. Linking 1950s anticommunism and a plague of rabbits, Celia finds youthful rebellion in dark fantasy and eerie ritual.

You can't tell an Australian by the way they look, but the minute they open their mouths, the guessing is over. But why do we speak the way we do? Comedian John Clarke attempts to find out.