Snow Monkey will be screening on Sunday October 23rd! Check out the full program here.
Screening in Georgia and London, Snow Monkey will be taking part in Cinedoc Tbilisi – the only documentary film festival in South Caucasus! Check out details for the screenings here!
We are so honoured to be among this amazing list of nominees for Best Feature Length Documentary for the 6th AACTA Awards presented by Presto are: CHASING ASYLUM. Eva Orner IN THE SHADOW OF THE HILL. Dan Jackson REMEMBERING THE MAN. Nickolas Bird ADG, Eleanor Sharpe ADG SNOW MONKEY. Lizzette Atkins, George Gittoes Click here […]
IDFA ’15: George Gittoes returns with “Snow Monkey” “Snow Monkey is Australian filmmaker and artist George Gittoes’ (pictured, right) latest foray into tracking the tribulations and triumphs within war-torn Afghanistan. The 148-minute film, which was recently acquired by Tel Aviv-based distributor Cinephil, shadows the towering Australian as he persuades Jalalabad’s willing street gangs of children to […]
Check out this interview and watch the Snow Monkey trailer, exclusive to Vice! Snow Monkey Trailer & Interview – Vice
George Gittoes & Hellen Rose attend the opening night gala of the Melbourne International Film Festival where Snow Monkey will premiere.
Snow Monkey to premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival on August 3rd 2015. Purchase tickets here.
Some more production stills taken on the ground in Afghanistan. To view the complete gallery CLICK HERE.
The Making of Snow Monkey Soundtrack: I’m delighted to have these great musicians work on the soundtrack for Snow Monkey. Included was a string section of Anna McInerney and Julitha Ryan – stunningly ancient sounds melding. It’s a beautiful collaboration with our Yellow House Jalalabad musicians and creates a cross cultural collide that is truly […]
Film maker, painter and photographer George Gittoes, met the ice-cream boys wandering the streets of Jalalabad in Afghanistan, selling ice popsicles. And through them he tells the story of the politics, the culture and society of Afghanistan. One of the boys sells ice-cream to help feed his father’s heroin habit, another wants to take his […]