look both ways

This hit Australian comedy follows Meryl, and for her disaster is everywhere. Constantly daydreaming of train wrecks, muggings and shark attacks, her life is governed by an absurd fear of catastrophe. One day she witnesses a real accident and the event links her to the lives of the many other people affected by it. "Wonderful...Watt captures the protean nature of life with dazzling dexterity" (Time Magazine)

The winner of the equivalent of a Best Picture Oscar and numerous other awards in its native Australia, LOOK BOTH WAYS is the first feature film to be written and directed by Sarah Watt, an internationally acclaimed director of animated films. Watt's debut won her the Discovery Award at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival, a prestigious prize given by a jury of more than 750 international critics.

LOOK BOTH WAYS is not afraid to look at melancholy subjects, but it is more Woody Allen than Ingmar Bergman. The film's characters are full of foibles, neuroses and contradictions, but they are looked at with a gaze that is witty, insightful and compassionate. The title can be interpreted as a caution, but it is really an appeal to stop and "look both ways" at life.

"Wonderful...Watt captures the protean nature of life with dazzling dexterity" (Time Magazine)