MELBOURNE DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL 2021

The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival is back for another year! There are films to access anywhere across Australia all July, or you can catch the select cinematic highlights from the 21st to the 31st July 2021.

The SWITCH team have put together their favourite reviews from the festival, so check out our highlights from this year's line-up below, or head to www.mdff.org.au for screening information and tickets!

THE STATE OF TEXAS vs MELISSA

Yet another American miscarriage of justice

As a piece of filmmaking, this isn't going to change anyone's life or get people fired up. It's just another on a long list of racially and politically motivated injustices within the American system.

THE LAST HORNS OF AFRICA

The danger, the heartache and the importance of saving the Rhinos

While the rhino horn trade is vitally important and is a story worth telling, there are ways to do it. This is sadly not that film.

TOPOWA! NEVER GIVE UP

Uganda is alive with the sound of music

It's said Africa taught the rest of the world rhythm, and 'TOPOWA!' certainly shows plenty of that. Radiating with positive energy, viewers will be forgiven for jumping out of their seats and leaning into the beat.