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elaborates. “I’ve made a few different short films, a

on Fire as a recent favourite. The films of David Lynch – particularly Mulholland Drive – also receive a big thumbs up! “He was the first director I started studying and really tried to model myself on. Every time you watch Mulholland Drive you kind of see it in a different light and pick up a new piece of the puzzle. What I really like about it is that even though you don’t really understand what’s happening, it still kind of makes sense.” But it was Aussie classic Picnic at Hanging Rock that had the biggest impact on Kyle. “That was the film that really made me want to become a writer and director.” Kyle’s father also provided an education in film – and instilled a fondness for ‘70s and ‘80s horror flicks. “Growing up, my dad would always show me all these random horror movies like Suspiria , which is very violent and stylised and has a killer soundtrack.” He also passed on his love of collecting. “My dad is a massive collector of movies. Growing up, we’d regularly go into JB Hi-Fi and browse the DVDs. He has about 5,000+ DVDs and Blu-rays, and I’ve kind of inherited that addiction of just trying to collect everything. I just love being able to pop on a movie or two

documentary and also a short film for the deaf community that’s in English and Auslan. I’m currently in pre-production on a more personal project that’s queer-orientated and, barring COVID restrictions, will be shooting it next March or April.” Kyle has a passion for films that celebrate diversity, especially those with an LGBT perspective, citing the 2019 French drama Portrait of a Lady

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advisor at JBWarringah Mall in Sydney’s north, also makes them. “I studied at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School for three years,” Kyle

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each night and see everything and get a different perspective.”

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