Published 13 July 201715 August 2017 · News / Events / Announcement / Main Posts Sci-fi marathon at the Melbourne International Film Festival Editorial team Screening of Dead-End Drive-In MIFF sci-fi marathon From 9.30pm, Saturday 12 August The Astor, 1 Chapel Street, Melbourne In the spring issue of 1972, Overland published the short story ‘Crabs’ by then little-known writer from Bacchus Marsh, Peter Carey. In 1986, ‘Crabs’ was made into the film, Dead End Drive-In. To coincide with the forty-fifth anniversary, Overland is republishing ‘Crabs’, alongside an interview fiction editor Jennifer Mills conducted with Carey about the tumultuous period the story came out of, and about Carey’s work more generally. Overland has also teamed up with the Melbourne International Film Festival to screen Dead End Drive-In and host a discussion about the story and, more broadly, to examine the ongoing phenomenon of Australian dystopia in print and on screen. Dead End Drive-In is showing as part of an all-night retrospective at the Astor, alongside other sci-fi classics. Here’s a taste. Tickets available via the MIFF website. *The Dystopia on Film panel will take place Thursday 17 August at The Wheeler Centre from 6:30pm. Editorial team More by Editorial team › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays 8 November 20248 November 2024 · Poetry Announcing the final results of the 2024 Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers Editorial Team After careful consideration, judges Karen Wyld and Eugenia Flynn have selected first place and two runners-up to form the final results of this year’s Nakata Brophy Prize! 4 October 202418 October 2024 · Main Posts Announcing the Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers 2024 longlist Editorial Team Sponsored by Trinity College at the University of Melbourne and supporters, the Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers, established in 2014 and now in its ninth year, recognises the talent of young Indigenous writers across Australia.
