Shirley Barrett opens Darwin International Film Festival

The Darwin International Film Festival premiered last night with special guest  Shirley Barrett’s South Solitary.

Barrett – who won the prestigious Camera D’Or for Best First Film at Cannes for Love Serenade – introduced the film and then held an audience question and answer session after the screening.

The festival, which runs until Sunday,  will screen nine films in total including the Australian premiere of  Hans-Christian Schmid’s Storm and Jacques Audiard’s Academy Award nominated The Prophet.

A full list of films being screened at the festival can be found here