'The Sapphires' (2012) at 24th PSIFF

The international singsong hit ‘The Sapphires’ (2012) held its world premier at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and its North American premier at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Most recently it screened to audiences at the 24th Palm Springs International Film Festival where it won the Mercedes-Benz Audience Award for Best Narrative.

The film is about a native Australian all-female soul band that travels to Vietnam during the Vietnam War to uplift the morale of the soldiers fighting there, during which time these young talented soul-sisters find greater meaning to their own life and have the time of their life in the process.

The film is directed by Wayne Blair and stars: Chris O’Dowd, Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy, Shari Sebbens, Miranda Tapsell and Tory Kittles.

I recently interviewed American actor Tory Kittles who plays ‘Robby’:

http://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/vanessa_mcmahon/the_sapphires_at_tiff_interview_with_tory_kittles