Memento
dir. Christopher Nolan (2000)
Christopher Nolan’s breakthrough film is a masterpiece of independent cinema, challenging viewers to follow a murder mystery backwards from crime to cause. Guy Pearce captures the forlorn determination (and occasional humour) of a man with no short-term memory piecing the clues together.
Malcolm
dir. Nadia Tass (1986)
A quirky landmark in Australian cinema and independent filmmaking, bittersweet heist-cum-friendship tale Malcolm sees the apparently slow-witted, tram-obsessed titular character (Colin Friels) apply his aptitude for gadgetry to helping recent ex-con Frank (John Hargreaves) and his girlfriend (Lindy Davies) rob a bank.