LITTLE TORNADOES

- REVIEWS & ARTICLES -

★★★★ “Wilson builds an intensely thoughtful space to contemplate mental health among Australian men, particularly those living in rural communities where there are higher rates of anxiety, depression and suicide.” – THE GUARDIAN (FULL REVIEW)

★★★★★ “Little Tornadoes is a piece of art, where everything contributes to the spectacle, in a remarkable feast for the eyes and ears.” – GABRIEL ARATA, SEGMENTO (FULL REVIEW)

“Engaging, fully dimensional characters exploring significant social issues.” – NME (FULL REVIEW)

“Director Aaron Wilson has crafted a sensitive story about love, love and yearning. Little Tornadoes is a fine Australian film that unfolds with conviction.” – THE BLURB (FULL REVIEW)

“I love this depiction of a small town swept up in change.” – LARISSA BEHRENDT, ABC SCREEN SHOW (FULL REVIEW)

“An emotionally soaring story co-written by Christos Tsiolkas about dislocation and the migrant experience.” – SBS MOVIES (FULL REVIEW)

“Has a tremendous power that creeps up on the viewer. Little Tornadoes is a deeply personal film with a strong emotional pull.” – FILMINK (FULL REVIEW)

“Wilson handles this quietly touching material with a deft hand, with the little mixed-race community providing a convincing backdrop to the small-scale drama." – DAVID STRATTON (FULL REVIEW)

★★★★ “Tension is a beautiful word to describe this movie. A moving and elegantly made Australia made film.” – POPCORN PODCAST (FULL REVIEW)

★★★★ “Silvia Colloca is magnetic as the Italian who comes into his life to help around the house, teasing open the long-bolted corners of his interior life. Her monologues sing with Tsiolkas’ particular insights and rhythm, and Wilson’s deft eye and ear for how a film should look, sound and feel help this intimate tale of turbulent times soar.” – STEPHEN RUSSELL, AEU NEWS (FULL REVIEW)

★★★★ “A searing pain from the past cuts deep into the present.” – SCREENHUB (FULL REVIEW)

“In its portrayal of two women who choose to vanish from a town, Little Tornadoes offers a subtle inversion of the

colonial myth of the bush as treacherous labyrinth and the town as sanctuary.” – METRO MAGAZINE (FULL REVIEW)

★★★★ "As the troubled, tortured Leo, Mark Leonard Winter brings the quiet intensity that has become his signature. It contrasts nicely to the upbeat beats of Colloca’s life-loving Maria." – JIM SCHEMBRI (FULL REVIEW)

★★★★ “A really beautiful, poetic film." – JOY FM (FULL REVIEW)

★★★★1/2 “Little Tornadoes is a small film which packs a punch with themes of male depression. A theme that continues to resonate in society." – A SLIVER OF FILM (FULL REVIEW)

“A fabulous film that pushes a lot of buttons." – RICHARD WILKINS, TODAY (FULL REVIEW)

“As much as Little Tornadoes is about two generations of Australian men, it is also about the transformative power that immigration has had on Australian culture and society in ways that Australia did not just simply benefit from, but possibly needed in order for the county's collective soul to survive." – THOMAS CALDWELL, ABC RADIO (FULL REVIEW)

★★★★ "One of the best Australian films I've sen in a long, long time." – ALEX FIRST, SUBCULTURE (FULL REVIEW)

“Little Tornadoes is a film put together with love, and an attention to detail. Very Australian, very rural, very working class. It’s a difficult, emotional watch, and will break your heart in the best way." – ACCESS REEL (FULL REVIEW)

“The story explores that love lies not only in intimate relationships but rather everywhere, whether that be between grandparents and grandchildren, just two friends from work, or between a person and the place they choose to call home. This film displays love as a universally joyous thing." – CATALYST (FULL REVIEW)