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Richard Lowenstein

Born March 1, 1959 · Melbourne, Australia (age 67)

Richard Lowenstein (born 1 March 1959 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian film director. He has written, produced and directed the feature films He Died With A Felafel In His Hand, Dogs In Space, Say a Little Prayer, Strikebound and Ghost Story, as well as numerous ground-breaking and award-winning music videos for bands such as INXS and U2, concert performance films and TV commercials. Des…

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Ecco HomoEcco Homo · 2015
Ecco Homo
2015
MovieDocumentary
Provocateur, artist, performer: Peter Vanessa "Troy" Davies was a chameleon. Using layers of identity at will, Davies charmed his way through a lifetime of secrets and lies, prostitution, art, HIV, abuse, incest and gender subversion, leaving a legacy of unanswered questions, influential performances and reams of enigmatic home video. Ecco Homo is a psychological detective story and a testament to a social history rarely documented on film
He Died with a Felafel in His HandHe Died with a Felafel in His Hand · 2001
He Died with a Felafel in His Hand
7.02001
MovieComedy
A search for love, meaning and bathroom solitude. Danny goes through a series of shared housing experiences in a succession of cities on the east coast of Australia. Together these vignettes form a narrative that is surprisingly reflective.
StrikeboundStrikebound · 1984
Strikebound
6.11984
MovieDramaHistory
Via the New York Times: "...reconstructs the true story of a coal miners' strike in the small town of Korumburra in the mid-30's... based on the real-life story of two remarkable characters, Wattie Doig, a miner who became a militant Communist activist, and his wife, Agnes, who progressed from staunch Presbyterianism to membership in the Salvation Army and, finally, to labor organization."
Mystify: Michael HutchenceMystify: Michael Hutchence · 2019
Mystify: Michael Hutchence
7.22019
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Michael Hutchence was flying high as the lead singer of the legendary rock band INXS until his untimely death in 1997. Richard Lowenstein’s documentary examines Hutchence’s deeply felt life through his many loves and demons.
INXS: The Swing and Other StoriesINXS: The Swing and Other Stories · 1985
INXS: The Swing and Other Stories
1985
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Compulsively watchable…in the style & tradition of INXS classics “Shaboo Shoobah” & “The Swing” this longform video “THE SWING & OTHER GREAT STORIES” demonstrates why INXS are so universally popular
U2: LovetownU2: Lovetown · 1989
U2: Lovetown
10.01989
MovieMusicDocumentary
Documentary of U2's 1989 tour of Australia.
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. HowardAutoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard · 2011
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
7.52011
MovieDocumentaryMusic
From myth to legend Rowland Howard appeared on the early Melbourne punk scene like a phantom out of Kafkaesque Prague or Bram Stoker’s Dracula. A beautifully gaunt and gothic aristocrat, the unique distinctive fury of his guitar style shot him directly into the imagination of a generation. He was impeccable, the austerity of his artistry embodied in his finely wrought form, his obscure tastes and his intelligently wry wit. He radiated a searing personal integrity that never seemed to tarnish. Despite the trials and tribulations of his career, in an age of makeover and reinvention, Rowland Howard never ‘sold out’. With recent and moving interviews, archival interviews and other fascinating and original footage, AUTOLUMINESCENT traces the life of Rowland S Howard. Capturing moments with the man himself and intimate missives from those who knew him behind closed doors; words and images etch light into what has always been the mysterious dark.
Dogs in SpaceDogs in Space · 1986
Dogs in Space
6.01986
MovieDramaMusic
The place is Melbourne, Australia 1978. The punk phenomenon is sweeping the country and Dogs In Space, a punk group, are part of it. In a squat, in a dodgy suburb, live a ragtag collection of outcasts and don't-wanna-bes who survive on a diet of old TV space films, drugs and good music. And the satellite SKYLAB could crash through their roof at any moment...

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Autoluminescent: Rowland S. HowardAutoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard · 2011
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
7.52011
MovieDocumentaryMusic
From myth to legend Rowland Howard appeared on the early Melbourne punk scene like a phantom out of Kafkaesque Prague or Bram Stoker’s Dracula. A beautifully gaunt and gothic aristocrat, the unique distinctive fury of his guitar style shot him directly into the imagination of a generation. He was impeccable, the austerity of his artistry embodied in his finely wrought form, his obscure tastes and his intelligently wry wit. He radiated a searing personal integrity that never seemed to tarnish. Despite the trials and tribulations of his career, in an age of makeover and reinvention, Rowland Howard never ‘sold out’. With recent and moving interviews, archival interviews and other fascinating and original footage, AUTOLUMINESCENT traces the life of Rowland S Howard. Capturing moments with the man himself and intimate missives from those who knew him behind closed doors; words and images etch light into what has always been the mysterious dark.

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