Aleksi Vellis

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Nagesh's recipe for Biryani
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Rex Butler and A.D.S. Donaldson

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John Mateer

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Crafty prepping
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Sera Waters

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Reading the entrails: Digesting posthuman entanglement
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Sasha Grbich

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Aleksi Vellis announced his arrival in the turmoil of early 90s Australian cinema with his debut feature 'Nirvana Street Murder' a restlessly energetic film with cavalier camera moves that are almost as swish as the director himself.

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