Joanna

  • Oizoioi. Build a bridge, start a conversation

    We are a third culture. Our parents were immigrants. We are seen as foreigners even though we were born here. We’re stuck between two worlds and still don’t quite know how we fit in Australia. Our fashion is a bridge.… Continue reading

    Oizoioi. Build a bridge, start a conversation
  • The Occasion #8 — Polaris Banks

    Interview with director Polaris Banks for Continuance Pictures “I don’t just want to make movies. I want to make MY movies. I don’t want anything to be between me and what I fell in love with when I was a… Continue reading

    The Occasion #8 — Polaris Banks
  • PODCAST: Bao Pham, founder Team Bliss Esports

    Bao Pham, a gamer, helped his friend build a team of PUBG gamers. He ended up creating an esports organisation called Team Bliss Esports. Now there are several Bliss teams competing internationally.  Brisbane-based Team Bliss HQ has become a training… Continue reading

    PODCAST: Bao Pham, founder Team Bliss Esports
  • Watercolour by Shinji Ogata. Thanks Shinji!

    I found this when clearing out some files! I was playing my friend Sophie’s piano, around 2015. Shinji Ogata is an artist in Brisbane. Here’s something about him. Continue reading

    Watercolour by Shinji Ogata. Thanks Shinji!
  • The Grande Dame arrives

    Last week I wrote about my Beale going to a new home. Well that sure did happen and I was texting photos like this to Hanna saying, “They’re taking it now!” Later, she sent back… I’ve said before that buying… Continue reading

    The Grande Dame arrives
  • My Beale is going to a new home ❤️

    Buying my little Bijou Beale piano in 2017 symbolised a commitment to making roots in Australia. She was made in 1951, had a lot of TLC and I loved playing her. She’s going to a new home in Logan Village… Continue reading

    My Beale is going to a new home ❤️
  • The Making of ‘Giants’, a film by Eddy Bell

    Sydney-based filmmaker Eddy Bell took a weekend trip to a polocrosse event in Narrabri, New South Wales. It became an 18-month journey with a farming family facing the harsh reality of unrelenting drought. Eddy witnessed their luscious green landscape evolve… Continue reading

    The Making of ‘Giants’, a film by Eddy Bell
  • The Occasion #7 — Alexei Slater

    Interview with writer/director Alexei Slater for Continuance Pictures “I want to write. That’s what it’s always been. But I’m not some writer in an attic who’s got no understanding of the industry. I co-produced my first short film and got… Continue reading

    The Occasion #7 — Alexei Slater