Kenny
Part of the 37 Pieces Of Flair
| Director: | Clayton Jacobson |
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| Certificate: | BBFC PG |
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| Format: | DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Country: | Australia |
Film Season Screening 2/4Advance Tickets available from here: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/284576
"None are less visible than those we decide not to see" - Stadtler Lewis
From the biggest festival to the smallest church social, Kenny Smyth delivers porta-loos to them all. Ignored and unappreciated, he is one of the cogs in society's machinery; a knight in shining overalls taking care of business with his faithful 'Splashdown' crew.With fly-on-the-wall honesty and wit, 'KENNY' lifts the lid on one of Australia's roughest diamonds as he juggles family tensions, fatherhood and sewage with charm, humour and unflinching dignity. "It takes a certain kind of person to do what I do… No-one's ever impressed; no-one's ever fascinated… If you're a fireman, all the kids will want to jump on the back of the truck and follow you to a fire. There's going to be no kids willing to do that with me. So, I don't do it to impress people - it's a job, it's my trade, and I actually think I'm pretty good at it." - Kenny Smyth Part philosopher, part comedian. I'd love to be able to say "I plumb toilets" and have someone say "Now that is something I've always wanted to do".
“Few could fail to love Kenny, a blue-collar hero who keeps smiling even whilst up to his neck in the brown stuff”
-Stella Papamichael BBC
Other films in the 37 Pieces Of Flair:
03
Film: The Stuart Hall Project (2013)
3 Sep 2014, 7:30 p.m.
John Akomfrah's sensitive and emotionally charged portrait of cultural theorist Stuart Hall (1932 - 2014).
25
Film: By Order Of Things (Vom Ordnen Der Dinge) (2013)
25 Sep 2014, 7:30 p.m.
A sympathetic film about unusual people and unusual habits. Collectors, counters, surveyors, “self-optimisers” – they all believe in the explainability of the world, giving order to chaos. The problem is when it no longer takes place only in the minds of individuals but also the complex bureaucracy of the state - and mutates into a lumbering monster.
08
Film: Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb
8 Oct 2014, 7:30 p.m.
“Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the War Room.” 50 years since it's release - Kubrick's classic cold-war satire in which the top brass of the American and Russian governments must decide if they want to begin a nuclear war. Nominated for several major Academy Awards, including Best Picture!