UNSOUND
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Unsound tells the story of a disillusioned musician who's romantic spark is ignited by a young, trans man as they work together to save his community nightclub for the deaf.
Facebook link Writer: Ally Burnham Director: Ian Watson Producer: Tsu Shan Chambers 2020 Wise Goat Productions Wide Filmink Presents |
Unsound, an AWGIE nominated screenplay for Best Original Feature, and AACTA nominated for Best Indie Feature. The film premiered at the Mardi Gras Film Festival in Sydney, 2020, and screened at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, winning the Pride Foundation Australia award for Best Australian Feature. The film won Best Fiction Feature at the 2020 ATOM awards.
Concrete Playgound:
"...favouring a low-key, lived-in aesthetic instead, it dedicates its running time to plunging into Finn's life and portraying it authentically, a task that it doesn't lose sight of even for a minute. The texture and detail in Burnham's script, especially in fleshing out the movie's characters, isn't just admirable but essential. It's little wonder, then, that Pandelis always makes Finn feel as if he could walk off the screen."
Filmink:
"...and scripted with a keen sense of insight by young writer, Ally Burnham, Unsound is much more than just an educational piece, however, trading in richly drawn characters and deeply emotional situations."
"...screenwriter Ally Burnham also expertly depict marginalised communities as wonderfully diverse, and not just monolithic groups whose members all espouse the same opinions and philosophies. Unsound sidesteps any cliches with ease; moves at a brisk pace; employs just the right amount of sweetness in its romance; and advocates without preaching…in short, no mean feat. Entertaining, warm, honest, thoughtful and moving, Unsound is a gutsy charmer."
Heavy Cinema:
"To the credit of screenwriter Ally Burnham (Nice Package) the film steers away from clichés. There are no patronising Dads here instead Finn’s father is fully supportive of Finn’s choices, and even the romance side of the film steers clear of the many formulaic moments that we have come to expect from films like these."
"Unsound is a well-written drama made even better by the performances of its sensational cast. I challenge anyone to go and see this film and not leave the cinema having learnt some important lessons about those in the community around them."
Reviews by Judith:
"...and Writer Ally Burnham give these characters both agency and emotional upheavals. The dramatic path of true love and all that! The story is told with complexity as the peripheral characters voice both concerns and support and the two leads have an emotional range and chemistry that sets the audience to rooting for them."
"A romance for a modern world. Whether the heart be jaded or joyful, Unsound is a film to lift the spirits and ignite the desire for connection. Depending on your heart, Noah and Finn will find each other by accident or by fate, with their coming together bringing joy to each other and to the viewing audience. Tissues may be required, I cried buckets, but these are happy tears for a young couple who seem, in true romantic tradition, meant to be together."
On air:
"...Each holds their own unspoken or unacknowledged yet incredibly obvious conflicts, which shifts in dynamic throughout the film. Ally Burnham has seemingly done the impossible in creating relationships and dynamics that mirror life too well, where I am inclined to believe it’s partially autobiographical."
"...He is given the task of describing feelings that are seemingly indescribable and then communicating them non-verbally to cisgender people. One way in which Burnham thoroughly struck a chord is her use of verbal dialogue within the screenplay – specifically within the characterisation of Finn."
"It is so unapologetically authentic in its queerness and the representation of the hearing impaired community. Not one component of this film acts in isolation as each is crafted to complement each other so seamlessly its incredible to think it’s only 90 minutes. This film is well worth the watch."
The AU review:
"A romance of sorts plays out quite quickly between the two when they meet, though thanks to Ally Burnham‘s script it’s a union not doused in the type of tragedy or trauma that so many stories centred around these types of characters often are. Both Finn and Noah are quite nuanced characters, created in a manner that sees them presented as so much more than just their identifying features."
"...favouring a low-key, lived-in aesthetic instead, it dedicates its running time to plunging into Finn's life and portraying it authentically, a task that it doesn't lose sight of even for a minute. The texture and detail in Burnham's script, especially in fleshing out the movie's characters, isn't just admirable but essential. It's little wonder, then, that Pandelis always makes Finn feel as if he could walk off the screen."
Filmink:
"...and scripted with a keen sense of insight by young writer, Ally Burnham, Unsound is much more than just an educational piece, however, trading in richly drawn characters and deeply emotional situations."
"...screenwriter Ally Burnham also expertly depict marginalised communities as wonderfully diverse, and not just monolithic groups whose members all espouse the same opinions and philosophies. Unsound sidesteps any cliches with ease; moves at a brisk pace; employs just the right amount of sweetness in its romance; and advocates without preaching…in short, no mean feat. Entertaining, warm, honest, thoughtful and moving, Unsound is a gutsy charmer."
Heavy Cinema:
"To the credit of screenwriter Ally Burnham (Nice Package) the film steers away from clichés. There are no patronising Dads here instead Finn’s father is fully supportive of Finn’s choices, and even the romance side of the film steers clear of the many formulaic moments that we have come to expect from films like these."
"Unsound is a well-written drama made even better by the performances of its sensational cast. I challenge anyone to go and see this film and not leave the cinema having learnt some important lessons about those in the community around them."
Reviews by Judith:
"...and Writer Ally Burnham give these characters both agency and emotional upheavals. The dramatic path of true love and all that! The story is told with complexity as the peripheral characters voice both concerns and support and the two leads have an emotional range and chemistry that sets the audience to rooting for them."
"A romance for a modern world. Whether the heart be jaded or joyful, Unsound is a film to lift the spirits and ignite the desire for connection. Depending on your heart, Noah and Finn will find each other by accident or by fate, with their coming together bringing joy to each other and to the viewing audience. Tissues may be required, I cried buckets, but these are happy tears for a young couple who seem, in true romantic tradition, meant to be together."
On air:
"...Each holds their own unspoken or unacknowledged yet incredibly obvious conflicts, which shifts in dynamic throughout the film. Ally Burnham has seemingly done the impossible in creating relationships and dynamics that mirror life too well, where I am inclined to believe it’s partially autobiographical."
"...He is given the task of describing feelings that are seemingly indescribable and then communicating them non-verbally to cisgender people. One way in which Burnham thoroughly struck a chord is her use of verbal dialogue within the screenplay – specifically within the characterisation of Finn."
"It is so unapologetically authentic in its queerness and the representation of the hearing impaired community. Not one component of this film acts in isolation as each is crafted to complement each other so seamlessly its incredible to think it’s only 90 minutes. This film is well worth the watch."
The AU review:
"A romance of sorts plays out quite quickly between the two when they meet, though thanks to Ally Burnham‘s script it’s a union not doused in the type of tragedy or trauma that so many stories centred around these types of characters often are. Both Finn and Noah are quite nuanced characters, created in a manner that sees them presented as so much more than just their identifying features."
