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Reviews!
THAT’S NOT ME is now out in cinemas in Australia! We’ve been lucky to score some terrific reviews, including 4 Star reviews from both The Guardian and Time Out. *beams with pride* Read on below… (click on publication for full articles)
“An outstanding performance from emerging actor Alice Foulcher takes this lean and plucky film about stymied ambition to another level.” 4 STARS – The Guardian
“Foulcher and Erdstein’s screenplay detonates truth bombs about the entertainment industry. Andrew S. Gilbert brings class to the role of the twins’ supportive dad, and Rowan Davie is loathsome as a narcissistic hipster theatre director. Foulcher, meanwhile, conveys low self-esteem with the comedic flair of a Kristin Wiig.” 4 STARS – Time Out
“A splendid screenplay filled with acute observations and hilarious comic touches tinged with pathos. Sibling rivalry, celebrity and chasing dreams have never been so much fun in this energetic, uplifting character-driven comedy. A breath of fresh air… Quirky, funny, poignant and totally charming, That’s Not Me is a winner.” – Urban Cinefile
“Bursting with comedy, humanity and interesting ideas.” – The Age
“A stunning exploration of identity, the industry and the thirst for fame…the perfect blend of comedy and tragedy.” – The Huffington Post
“Absolutely charming local production. Foulcher is fantastic in the central role. The script is whip-smart . . . A really interesting new voice in cinema for the two of them.” – ABC News Breakfast
“In the vein of The Castle… it’s a unique Australian comedy… it deserves to be seen. Hilarious, do go and see That’s Not Me.” – Weekend Sunrise
“Foulcher is wonderful as Polly…Catherine Hill and Andrew S. Gilbert are in fine form as Polly (and Amy’s) mum and dad…this is a clever, funny, perceptive movie.” – The Australian
“Its refreshingly relaxed feel and a wonderful performance by Foulcher in a deceptively demanding role ensures it never outstays its welcome.” – Herald Sun
“Earnest, astute, insightful and thoroughly amusing. This is a movie that is both universal and unmistakably Australian – and that’s just one of many delicate balancing acts that That’s Not Me achieves.” – Concrete Playground
“A resounding 4 stars. I really want people to see this film…Alice Foulcher is a knockout…a sequel would be welcome.” – Cinemascape
“Told with great humour, genuine emotion and real skill…Alice Foulcher is a great comic actor, she is going to be huge…I LOVED it…GO SEE IT!” – ABC Afternoons, Adelaide
“Laugh-out-loud Australian comedy gold. That’s Not Me marks the arrival of a formidable filmmaking duo.” 4 STARS – Cinema Australia
“The film profits from both the cosmic cruelty of someone physically the same being perceived so differently and the lead’s note-perfect facial expressions of disbelief.” – The Sunday Age
“While Australian comedies have, in recent times, proven a sad and sorry lot, That’s Not Me is a now-rare exception, with a strain of genuine humour running throughout.” – The Adelaide Review
“Where have the husband and wife team of Gregory Erdstein and Alice Foulcher been all our lives? We’ve missed them, even if we didn’t know them, because they’ve created one of the best Aussie comedies of recent years.” – A Film Life
RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL!
We are super excited to announce our European Premiere will be at the 2017 Raindance Film Festival!! A festival we’ve long admired and a big supporter of indie cinema, we can’t wait to head over to the Mother Country for our screenings late September.
READ MORE & BUY TIX: Raindance Film Festival Official Website
Q&A EVENTS!!
To celebrate our release in Aussie cinemas, writer/director Gregory Erdstein and writer/actor Alice Foulcher will be doing special Q&As at the following selected screenings: (TICKETS ON SALE NOW!)
MELBOURNE
Palace Westgarth
Thursday 7 September, 6.30pm – CLICK TO BUY TIX
Film Introduction with Gregory Erdstein (writer/director), Alice Foulcher (writer/actor), Andrew S. Gilbert (‘Round the Twist), Belinda Misevski, Catherine Hill, followed by film screening
Kino Cinemas
Thursday 7 September, 7.00pm – CLICK TO BUY TIX
Film screening followed by Q&A Event with Gregory Erdstein (writer/director), Alice Foulcher (writer/actor), Andrew S. Gilbert (‘Round the Twist), Belinda Misevski, Catherine Hill
Palace Brighton Bay
Monday 11 September, 6.30pm – CLICK TO BUY TIX
Film screening followed by Q&A Event with Gregory Erdstein (writer/director), Alice Foulcher (writer/actor), Andrew S. Gilbert (‘Round the Twist), Belinda Misevski, Catherine Hill, Nicholas Pollock (Composer)
SYDNEY
Palace Norton Street
Friday 8 September, 6.30pm – CLICK TO BUY TIX
Film screening followed by Q&A Event with Gregory Erdstein (writer/director), Alice Foulcher (writer/actor)
ADELAIDE
Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas
Saturday 9 September, 4pm – CLICK TO BUY TIX
Film screening followed by Q&A Event with Gregory Erdstein (writer/director), Alice Foulcher (writer/actor)
CANBERRA
Palace Electric
Sunday 10 September, 6.30pm – CLICK TO BUY TIX
Film screening followed by Q&A Event with Gregory Erdstein (writer/director), Alice Foulcher (writer/actor)
BRISBANE FRIENDS – we haven’t forgotten about you! We’ll be attending a special Q&A following our screening at the Brisbane International Film Festival on Friday 18 August at Palace Barracks – CLICK TO BUY TIX
BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL!
THAT’S NOT ME will screen at the upcoming Brisbane International Film Festival!! Director/writer Gregory Erdstein and actor/writer Alice Foulcher will attend the first screening on Friday 18 August for a special Q&A after the film.
Our sessions for the festivals are as follows:
Friday 18 August, 6.15pm @ Palace Barracks (Q&A after screening!)
Thursday 24 August, 3.15pm @ Palace Barracks
Thursday 31 August, 6pm at Palace Centro
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NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL!
THAT’S NOT ME is coming to New Zealand! We’re proud to announce our Official Selection in the New Zealand International Film Festival Auckland and Wellington programmes. Director/co-writer Gregory Erdstein and actor/co-writer Alice Foulcher will be in attendance for the festival.
Auckland:
Friday 21 July, 1.15pm @ ASB Waterfront Theatre Q&A after screening!
Sunday 23 July, 3.15pm at ASB Waterfront Theatre Q&A after screening!
Sunday 30 July, 3.45pm at Event Cinemas Westgate
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Wellington:
Friday 28 July, 8.15pm @ The Roxy Cinema Q&A after screening!
Sunday 30 July, 5.45pm @ Paramount Q&A after screening!
Tuesday 8 August, 2.45pm @ Paramount Bergman
Wednesday 9 August, 8.30pm @ Penthouse Cinemas
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CLICK FOR MORE INFO: Official Website
SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL – 4TH at AUDIENCE AWARDS!
Of the hundreds of films at this year’s Sydney Film Festival, our little indie film placed FOURTH at the Audience Awards!
A very big congrats to the team of Ali’s Wedding for taking out First Place. FULL LIST OF WINNERS: http://www.sff.org.au/about/awards-and-jury/foxtel-movies-audience-award/
REVIEWS: SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL
We packed out our 3 screenings at the Sydney Film Festival, including our Australian Premiere in a cinema of over 800 seats! The response has been overwhelmingly positive – here’s a few kind things reviewers have said:
READ MORE: SYDNEY ARTS GUIDE
“There’s not a dud note in THAT’S NOT ME thanks to a solid foundation in a script by Alice Foulcher and Gregory Erdstein, and anchored by a winning lead performance by Foulcher and helmed with an assured hand by Erdstein. The support casting is impeccable…Isabel Lucas is ferociously good.”
READ MORE: FILM ALERT 101
“Alice Foulcher may well be the comic talent of her age… This is sophisticated, popular stuff… so smart and finally not frightened to be a little sentimental as well.”
READ MORE: JUNKEE
“An emotionally resonant and comedic quarter life crisis… It’s a simple set-up delivered endlessly in comedy, but managed so well in THAT’S NOT ME that you remember how rare it is that balance is achieved in Australian films.”
READ MORE: 2SER 107.3
“Not since EXTRAS has anything so honed in on the deeply resonant desire to persevere that both plagues and propels so many performers…Thoroughly entertaining for Foulcher’s magnetic delivery and its novel premise, THAT’S NOT ME shows just how far a solid script and a well-placed lead can take a film.”
READ MORE: SWITCH
“THAT’S NOT ME is a marvel of indie ingenuity, with dollops of charm and confident direction.”
READ MORE: THE REEL BITS
“Heartfelt and quirky Aussie comedy about finding your place in the world, with some great inside industry references for film fans and aspiring stars alike.”
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL!
Melbourne we’re coming home!! We are very excited to announce THAT’S NOT ME will screen at this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival!!
READ MORE: Melbourne International Film Festival Official Website
CATE INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL – Los Angeles
Our first screening in Hollywoooooood!
Very excited to be screening at the Cinema at the Edge (CATE) Independent Film Festival in Santa Monica! This brilliant festival showcases indie films like ours, and we’re truly grateful for their support.
THAT’S NOT ME screens on Saturday 29 April at 6pm (venue TBC) – CLICK HERE to buy tickets!
Coincidentally, that is also director Gregory Erdstein’s birthday. *pops open champagne*
SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL!
We are absolutely thrilled to announce THAT’S NOT ME will be having its Australian Premiere this June at the 2017 Sydney Film Festival!!
READ MORE: Sydney Film Festival Official Website
PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL!
Florida here we come! Very excited to announce THAT’S NOT ME will screen at the Palm Beach International Film Festival!
SCREENING: 1pm, Sunday 2 April 2017 at the Keiser University Theatre.
BUY TICKETS here on the festival’s website!
PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL!
The American festival fun continues – next up at the Phoenix Film Festival in Arizona!!
THAT’S NOT ME will screen Tuesday 11 April at 7.20pm and Thursday 13 Aprl at 5pm. Tell your Arizonian friends!
(Fun fact: Director Gregory Erdstein actually won Best Short Film at the Arizona Underground Film Festival a few years ago – so Phoenix are clearly our people!)
BUY TICKETS here on the festival’s website!
AIN’T IT COOL
Our very first review! And it’s a goodie!
*FYI our inner film nerds are geeking out so hard that it’s on Ain’t It Cool*
“[Alice Foulcher] shoulders all the drama and gives one of the best twin performances I’ve ever seen… Having nuanced drama embedded in a comedy is a tightrope walk, but she’s got the skills to land it.”
READ: Copernicus is a fan of THAT’S NOT ME at SBIFF – by Andy Howell at Ain’t It Cool
FILMINK
Ahead of our World Premiere at the 2017 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, we had a chat with FilmInk where we likened our relationship to Star Trek’s the Borg. Good times.
READ: Gregory Erdstein and Alice Foulcher: Playing the Fame Game in That’s Not Me
Santa Barbara Independent
Not only did we do this fantastic interview for Santa Barbara Independent, but THAT’S NOT ME was also flagged as one of their Must See Picks of the festival!
READ: SBIFF 2017: Meet the Filmakers – That’s Not Me
CINEMA AUSTRALIA
Big thanks to the lovely folk at Cinema Australia for the shoutout, and their continued support of indie Australian films like ours in general!
READ: World premiere announced for Gregory Erdstein’s That’s Not Me – See the trailer here
FILMINK
Big love to FilmInk for the exclusive first look at our trailer today!
READ: Exclusive – That’s Not Me Trailer
