Amiel COURTIN-WILSON (1979, Australia) made his first film when he was nine years old. For his short film Cicada (2008), he worked for the first time with actor and ex-convict Daniel Jones, who later played the lead in Hail (2011). Courtin-Wilson also directs music videos and video installations, and teaches at the University of California in Los Angeles. He previously worked with Michael Cody on Catch My Disease (2011).

Amiel Courtin-Wilson

Michael Cody

Impressionistic drama about two lovers, a prostitute and a factory worker, trying to flee the violence and crime of Cambodia. This engaging fable walks a thin line between dream and nightmare. Ruin won the Speciale Orizzonti Jury Award in Venice.

IFFR 2014

Ruin, 

Bright Future

Ruin

Ex-prisoner Jones and his wife play the leading roles themselves in this gripping drama based on his memories. After a tender start, it soon turns rough and violent: Jones cannot flee his past. When his wife dies, there is nothing left to keep him in check.

IFFR 2012

Hail, 

Hail

Shot in three days in January 2016, the film captures the legendary jazz pianist Cecil Taylor and Japanese dancer-choreographer Tanaka Min in a delicate interaction. An impressionistic, extremely intimate portrait of the unspoken dynamics between two masters who have been collaborating for over thirty years.

IFFR 2025
30 Jan – 9 Feb 2025

Amiel Courtin-Wilson

Filmography

Amiel Courtin-Wilson at IFFR

Hail

Ruin

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