There are many cultural differences shown in the Flickerfest films and how we perceive Australian culture. In the film “A Low Hum” it was produced by an Australian film maker about an Australian fitnesses model who was obsessed social media and had her own personal robot to capture her entire life on video so she can share it with her followers. This was surprising to me because I had a built up understanding that Australians were all outdoors people. Having so much beach, ocean, animals, and endless outdoor activities to do I wouldn’t think they would be too concerned with their social media accounts. This was the first film we saw at flickerfest and it was a bit of a shock thinking about it now. It was also based in the future so it is not depicting Australian’s today, but it could be in the near future. Another film that had some cultural differences was “Yulubidyi-Until the end”. The film was about an aboriginal man and his brother who has severe mental disorders. The part that went against my perception on Australian culture was how the father acted in the film. I have always heard that Australians are very outgoing and nice people. Also, since my time here I have learned quite quickly that this is true. All the locals I have met have been more than nice to me. Also, my grandparents have a close friend who lived in Wellington. When he found out I was in the area, he called me and invited me to his home to see it and then took me out to dinner. All these Australians are so nice, but the father in this film was evil. He left his mentally challenged son to die in a fire, but he was luckily saved. Then, he knocks out the older son who is taking care of the challenged son, and leaves the sob to die on his own. With the power of the Mabo(black smoke spirit), the son makes it back to where the father and son are and shots a gun. This film goes against my idea of all Australians being nice, because the father is so cruel and evil.
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