The Mythory of the Kelly Gang

The Story of the Kelly Gang 1906 is in many historians estimations the worlds first feature length film Today only 17 minutes of the original footage is known to survive Silent film historian Dr Peter Walsh and Australian film critic Tara Judah have teamed up to embark upon an early cinemaAustralian cultural film odyssey to represent the 43 minutes of absence In so doing they have created an hourlong video essay where myth and story meet and mingle The final result will change what you think you know about Ned Kelly and his gang and how early cinema influenced everything from Australian national identity the trajectory of narrative cinema frame rates in film and even had an impact on todays range of hipster beards Expect original footage documentary excerpts clips quips podcast witherings and personal reflections on one of the greatest and most unknowable stories of cinema history