John Balazs

Interview: Nicole Pastor and director John Balazs on their psychological thriller Freelance

When a down-on-her luck video editor takes a mysterious, well-paying job cutting snuff films, she finds herself seemingly haunted by the people in her videos. Such is the logline for Freelance, an atmospheric psychological thriller from director John Balazs, headlined by Nicole Pastor, and described by our Peter Gray as “a shining example of homegrown…

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Film Review: Freelance is another shining example of Australia’s strength in the horror genre

There’s a certain appeal of freedom that comes with the notion of freelancing.  For most creatives, there’s the feeling of independence in choosing one’s own working conditions, and, to the more corporate minded nine-to-fivers, this may conjure a sense of envy in being able to escape certain confinements.  Whilst this isn’t necessarily untrue, freelancing is…

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