A fun idea with three young teenage kids aiming to attend 6 music festivals within 6 months on the eastern coast of Australia. To add depth, one has a terminal illness, the other a broken home, and another with mother issues plus creative insecurities with her own music (sensitive portrayal by Yasmin). It is these emotional levels that elevates 6 FESTIVALS through its clunky structured moments.
Each music festival contains a problem for the protagonists, where the live music becomes the backdrop to the personal dilemmas presented. It propels the journey for the teenagers as they hurdle over and through obstacles that life's challenges throws at them. This element is what holds the film on a balanced level, instead of it becoming just an excuse for debauchery at music festivals.
Sometimes it is better to say less and show more. There are moments of unnecessary and unconvincing dialogue, but then there are heartfelt situations of strong imagery and performances that allows us to get into the teenagers mind-frame.
The pure delight is witnessing the future of Australian music with Dune Rats, G Flip and Ruby Fields leading the charge. There is so much to admire about this production. So let the little things that bug you not get in the way of a story that is worth telling about strong friendship through the hardest part of life - the teenage years, and the love of music.
Each music festival contains a problem for the protagonists, where the live music becomes the backdrop to the personal dilemmas presented. It propels the journey for the teenagers as they hurdle over and through obstacles that life's challenges throws at them. This element is what holds the film on a balanced level, instead of it becoming just an excuse for debauchery at music festivals.
Sometimes it is better to say less and show more. There are moments of unnecessary and unconvincing dialogue, but then there are heartfelt situations of strong imagery and performances that allows us to get into the teenagers mind-frame.
The pure delight is witnessing the future of Australian music with Dune Rats, G Flip and Ruby Fields leading the charge. There is so much to admire about this production. So let the little things that bug you not get in the way of a story that is worth telling about strong friendship through the hardest part of life - the teenage years, and the love of music.