The team behind KinoTopia join Primal Screen to discuss the launch of their first print magazine Katies, after years of running an online film newsletter. What began as a café conversation about a “best of” edition quickly grew into a full publication, commissioning writers to reflect on cinema and film culture from fresh angles.

Now available for $20, the biannual magazine marks a shift toward something more tangible for the Kinotopia crew, moving beyond the web and into print. Alongside the launch, they revisit cult Melbourne documentary Jisoe, reflecting on how perceptions of its controversial subject have evolved with age, and how the film’s unprecedented level of access would be difficult today.

Katies launches alongside a screening of Jisoe at ACMI on March 24th, and is available through Asphalt Books.