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Tiia Kelly
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Freelance Contributor, Freelance
Melbourne
Beats
Biography
Hey! I'm Tiia, an essayist, critic, and editor living in Naarm (Melbourne). I write about film, popular culture, and digital ephemera. My work can be found in The Guardian, Overland, Meanjin, The Big Issue, Senses of Cinema, Kill Your Darlings, Australian Book Review, and elsewhere. I was a 2022 Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellow and a shortlisted writer for the 2021 Deakin University Nonfiction Prize. I've participated in the Critics Lab for the Melbourne Women in Film Festival (MWFF) and the Critics Campus for the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF). I can sometimes be heard reviewing films for ABC Radio Melbourne's Victorian Evenings.
film television wellness the internet popular culture
Cricket, Sports
Content
By Tiia Kelly| Senses of Cinema Verified There are certain reverent labels attached to great artists that have historically, in use and by association, foregrounded the work of men: the genius, the auteur, and – as argued in Dr Janice Loreck’s latest book – the provocateur. In Loreck’s formulation, the cinematic provocateur (or less generously, the “rabble-rouser”) is one whose work invites the spectatorial experience of provocation, an “author-recipient relation” characterised by unwanted negative emotions or affects (p. 5).
By Tiia Kelly, Arts Highlights| Australian Book Review Verified The first act set-up of a biopic is almost always laborious. Grandiose voiceover and lines of dialogue are laden with the knowing weight of history; various conflicting images of the subject and their ‘truth’ are forced, often boringly, into narrative harmony. Lee, the feature début from respected cinematographer Ellen Kuras (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, [2004]) and long-time passion project of its star, Kate Winslet, is quick to fall prey to these generic obligations.
By Tiia Kelly| The Kill Your Darlings Podcast@ In his influential 1957 book, The Poetics of Space, Gaston Bachelard merged philosophy and architecture to propose that inhabited space is more than just geometrics. Living in a residence is an existential matter; it’s where our consciousness and dreams unfurl and are nurtured. The ‘chief benefit of the house,’ Bachelard writes, is that it ‘allows one to dream in peace’.
Company Info
Freelance
Freelancer.com is the largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace in the world, connecting over 81 million employers and freelancers across more than 247 countries. Founded in 2009 and based in Sydney, Australia, the platform allows employers to post jobs while freelancers can bid on these projects. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN. The platform supports a variety of work categories, including software development, writing, design, and marketing. Freelancer.com also offers contests for creative work, where employers can award prize money to winning entries. Users can choose from different membership plans, including free and paid subscriptions, which provide various benefits. The mobile app enhances project management and communication for users on the go. With a diverse customer base that includes individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises, Freelancer.com plays a significant role in the global online economy.
De Pere, Wisconsin, United States