Joan Chen stars as Rose in The Home Song Stories. Photo by AAP Image/Dendy Films.
Celebrated film producer and former Deniliquin resident Michael McMahon will return home as a special guest of the Deniliquin Film Society this weekend.
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The June screening will be his acclaimed 2007 drama, The Home Song Stories.
The Home Song Stories is directed by Tony Ayres and is based on his own life as a child and the challenges faced by his mother Rose.
Rose, played by Joan Chen, is a beautiful and glamorous Shanghai nightclub singer who meets Bill, an Australian sailor, and migrates to Victoria with her two children, Tom and May.
Mr Ayres says he imagined he was trying to write a film about his mother; eventually he realised it was a story about a boy’s loss of innocence.
In 2009, Mr McMahon and Mr Ayres formed Matchbox Pictures, which has become one of Australia’s leading production companies, producing many award-winning television drama series, feature films, documentaries, and unscripted television series.
Mr McMahon’s production credits include The Slap, Ali’s Wedding, Nowhere Boys and Deadline Gallipoli.
After this Friday night’s screening of Home Song Stories, Mr McMahon has agreed to participate in a Q&A session.
You can attend by becoming a member of the Deniliquin Film Society, either for 12, six or three months. This grants you free admissions to screenings for the life of your membership.
Michael McMahon.
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There is a discounted youth membership and children under-13 years can attend for free with an adult member.
The Deniliquin Film Society was formed more than 30 years ago, and is able to present films at the Deniliquin Town Hall in 2025 with the support of Edward River Council and South West Arts.
To find out more and to become a member, go to denifilms.tidyhq.com or contact Kate Butler on deniliquinfilmsociety@gmail.com.
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