Kosky in paradise

Australia, 1996

Film

Australian Jewish theatre director Barrie Kosky talks about his personal background and how his Jewishness has influenced his somewhat confronting style of theatre production and direction in Australia. He founded the small Jewish theatre company, Gilgul and from there his creative ability and aspirations took him to directing operatic productions at the Sydney Opera House. Through Kosky, his friends, collaborators and family members, this powerful portrait reveals his relationship with his audience, the Australian theatrical establishment and his many and varied experiences including his time as Director of the Adelaide Festival. Shows scenes from some of his productions, including the earlier days of the Gilgul company. Contains some scenes in b&w.

Content notification

Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.

Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.

How to watch

This work has not been digitised and is currently unavailable to view online. It may be possible for approved reseachers to view onsite at ACMI.

Learn more about accessing our collection

Collection

In ACMI's collection

Credits

director

Melissa Rymer

producer

Bob Weis

production company

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Film Finance Corporation Australia

Weis Films

Duration

00:55:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1996

Please note: this archive is an ongoing body of work. Sometimes the credit information (director, year etc) isn’t available so these fields may be left blank; we are progressively filling these in with further research.

Cite this work on Wikipedia

If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/92058--kosky-in-paradise/ |title=Kosky in paradise |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=10 February 2025 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}