Painting with Light in a Dark World
{{short description|2002 documentary film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Painting with Light in a Dark World
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| director = Sascha Ettinger-Epstein
| producer = Renata Schuman
| writer = Sascha Ettinger-Epstein
| starring = Peter Darren Moyle
Robert McFarlane
| music =
| cinematography = Mark Bliss
Justin Malinowski
| editing = Rolland Gallois
Andrew Aristides
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2002}}
| runtime = 26 minutes
| country = Australia
| language = English
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Painting with Light in a Dark World is a 2002 Australian documentary film created by Sascha Ettinger-Epstein. She follows photographer Peter Darren Moyle as he takes pictures of the "darker side of Sydney's streets"{{Citation | last= Grant | first= Freya | title= Stories of back street wanderer | url= | periodical= The Daily Telegraph | date= 31 October 2002}}{{Citation | last=Munro | first= Peter | title= Through a lens, darkly | url= | periodical= The Sydney Morning Herald | date= 28 October 2002}} It was Ettinger-Epstein debut film and stemmed from a chance meeting at the Matthew Talbot refuge in Woolloomooloo after which she saw his photographs.{{Citation | last= O'Dwyer | first= Erin | title= 'She was 15 and the blood was pouring from her face' | url= | periodical= The Sun Herald | date= 6 April 2008}}
Reception
Brian Courtis of the Sun Herald gave it 3 1/2 stars in his capsule review. He wrote Moyle, the remarkable subject of film-maker Sasha Ettinger-Epstein's intimate documentary Painting With Light In A Dark World, has lived the life and, through his camera, collected a unique record of its people."{{Citation | last=Courtis | first= Brian | title= Critics choice | url= | periodical= The Sun Herald | date= 3 November 2002}}
Awards
- 2003 Australian Film Institute Awards
- Best Direction in a Documentary - Sascha Ettinger-Epstein - won{{Citation | last= Carbone | first= Suzanne | title= Red carpet razzle-dazzle brings some heat to a chilly night of brave exhibitionists | url= | periodical= The Age | date= 22 November 2003}}
- Best Editing in a Non-Feature Film - Rolland Gallois and Andrew Aristides - won
- Best Documentary - Sascha Ettinger-Epstein - nominated{{cn|date=June 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0402419}}
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Category:2002 documentary films