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SUMMARY:I Am Not Your Negro & The Sweetwater Harvest (short)
DESCRIPTION:An Oscar-nominated documentary as brilliant and blistering as writer James Baldwin\, around whom it is built\, this tells the story of race in America\, from the nation’s beginning to now\, through the stories of three civil rights leaders — Medger Evers\, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jnr — and includes remarkable archival footage and Samuel L Jackson as narrator. While this is a U.S. story\, much of it is also directly relevant to Australia. \nDirected by Raoul Peck. \nNarrated by Samuel L. Jackson. \nUSA. \nRated M. \nReleased 2016. \nRuntime 93 minutes. \nBlack Film Critics Circle\, won Special Mention. Australian Film Critics Association\, won Best Documentary Film (Local or International). British Academy Film Awards\, won Best Documentary. Chicago International Film Festival\, won Audience Choice Award – Best Documentary Feature. Academy Awards\, nominated for Best Documentary Feature. \n \n\n\nThe Sweetwater Harvest\nThe Saltwater Harvest is a short documentary that follows the journey of sustainably sourced seafood\, from ocean to kitchen to plate. It’s a story about sustainable food systems\, grounded in collaboration between chefs and fishers\, support for local communities\, and a shared commitment to preserving the ocean for future generations. \nDirected by Keeleigh Shephard\, 2024. \nRuntime 10 minutes
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/i-am-not-your-negro/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
CATEGORIES:documentary
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250727T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250727T190000
DTSTAMP:20250215T120719Z
CREATED:20241204T191247Z
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SUMMARY:All We Imagine as Light
DESCRIPTION:Documentary-maker Payal Kapadia’s first feature drama was acclaimed at film festivals around the world for its beautiful\, universally relatable capturing of hopes\, dreams\, love found and love lost — i.e. what it is to be human — through the lives of nurses who have come from small towns to Mumbai\, where privacy is a luxury and loneliness is found throughout the relentlessly crowded metropolis. \nDirected by Payal Kapadia. \nStars Kani Kusruti\, Divya Prabha\, Chhaya Kadam\, and Hridhu Haroon. \nIndia. In Hindi. \nRated M. \nReleased 2024. \nRuntime 115 minutes. \nCannes Film Festival\, won Grand Prix\, nominated for Palme d’Or. San Sebastián International Film Festival\, won RTVE-Another Look Award. Chicago International Film Festival\, won Silver Hugo. Asia Pacific Screen Awards\, won Jury Grand Prize.
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/all-we-imagine-as-light/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
CATEGORIES:drama,foreign language
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250720T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250720T190000
DTSTAMP:20250215T120737Z
CREATED:20241204T190020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250215T120737Z
UID:914-1753038000-1753038000@ifs.org.au
SUMMARY:The Heart Dances - the Journey of The Piano: the Ballet
DESCRIPTION:A fascinating and beautifully shot backstage view of the unexpected challenges for both creators and performers when former Czech dance stars and twin brothers Jiří (choreographer) and Otto Bubeníček (stage designer) are invited by the Royal New Zealand ballet to turn their short work based on the film The Piano into a full-length ballet. \nDirected by Rebecca Tansley. \nStars Royal New Zealand Ballet. \nNew Zealand. \nRated M. \nReleased 2018. \nRuntime 98 minutes \nNaples International Film Festival\, winner Focus on the Arts Award. New Zealand Cinematographers Society\, winner Gold Award – Documentary.
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/the-heart-dances-the-journey-of-the-piano-the-ballet/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
CATEGORIES:documentary
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250629T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250629T190000
DTSTAMP:20250529T121336Z
CREATED:20241204T185411Z
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SUMMARY:September + Carshare (short)
DESCRIPTION:Carshare (Australia\, 2025)\nDirected by Renée Brack. \nRated M. 10 minutes. \nA woman with a stalker outside and a difficult flatmate at home learns she’s afraid of the wrong people. \n  \nSeptember (Australia\, 2007)\nOn a WA wheat farm in 1968\, Ed (Xavier Samuel) and Paddy (Clarence Ryan) are best mates despite steep social inequalities. But new laws requiring white farmers like Ed’s dad to start paying wages to Aboriginal workers like Paddy’s family change their world\, and the boys’ feelings for a new neighbour (Mia Wasikowska\, in one of her first roles) push them further apart. Roger Mason’s dreamlike score complements visuals that pay homage to Terrence Malick. \nNote: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned this film may contain images and voices of people who have died. \nDirected by Peter Carstairs. \nStars Xavier Samuel and Clarence John Ryan. \nRated M. 85 minutes. \nInside Film Awards\, won Best Cinematography\, nominated for Best Production Design. Australian Screen Sound Guild\, nominated for Feature Film Soundtrack of the Year.
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/september/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
CATEGORIES:drama
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250622T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250622T190000
DTSTAMP:20250215T120823Z
CREATED:20241204T183233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250215T120823Z
UID:904-1750618800-1750618800@ifs.org.au
SUMMARY:Perfect Days
DESCRIPTION:A film about a man whose days are all seemingly the same as he goes about his job cleaning toilets in Tokyo sounds as if it would be boring at best\, but in the hands of Wim Wenders and his star\, Kōji Yakusho\, it becomes a beautiful\, gently uplifting Zen meditation on fulfilment\, meaning and simple joys. \nDirected by Wim Wenders. \nStars Kōji Yakusho\, Tokio Emoto\, and Arisa Nakano. \nJapan\, Germany. In Japanese. \nRated PG. \nReleased 2023. \nRuntime 124 minutes. \nCannes Film Festival\, won Best Actor (Yakusho)\, won Prize of the Ecumenical Jury\, nominated for Palme d’Or. Academy Awards\, nominated for Best International Feature Film. Asia Pacific Screen Awards\, won Best Film\, nominated for Best Performance (Yakusho). Asian Film Awards\, won Best Actor (Yakusho).
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/perfect-days/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
CATEGORIES:drama,foreign language
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250615T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250615T190000
DTSTAMP:20250215T120843Z
CREATED:20241204T181817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250215T120843Z
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SUMMARY:The Wages of Fear
DESCRIPTION:Remarkably\, more than 70 years after its release\, this remains one of the most suspenseful films ever made. And we’re screening it in a brand-new 4k remastered version. Yves Montand stars\, as two teams of desperate men in South America compete to be the first to deliver a truckload of highly unstable nitro-glycerine\, along a route with the potential for obliteration at every turn. \nDirected by Henri-Georges Clouzot. \nStars Yves Montand\, Charles Vanel\, Peter van Eyck\, and Véra Clouzot. \nFrance\, Italy. \nRated PG. \nReleased 1953. \nRuntime 153 minutes. \nBerlin International Film Festival\, won Golden Bear. Cannes Film Festival\, won Palme d’Or. British Academy Film Awards\, won Best Film.
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/the-wages-of-fear/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
CATEGORIES:foreign language,thriller
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250601T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250601T190000
DTSTAMP:20250215T120902Z
CREATED:20241204T133615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250215T120902Z
UID:896-1748804400-1748804400@ifs.org.au
SUMMARY:Agent of Happiness
DESCRIPTION:Bhutan is famed for measuring Gross National Happiness\, and at first this seems like a straightforward Nat Geo-style portrait of endearing census-taker Amber. But the filmmakers have tapped into something much deeper and more affecting\, taking us on an unexpected journey\, thanks to both Amber and the people he encounters. \nDirected by Arun Bhattarai and Dorottya Zurbó. \nStars Amber Kumar Gurung and Guna Raj Kuikel. \nBhutan. In Dzongkha\, Nepali\, English. \nNot yet rated. \nReleased 2024. \nRuntime 94 minutes. \nSundance Film Festival\, nominee Grand Jury Prize. International Documentary Association\, nominated for Best Documentary Feature\, Best Cinematography. San Francisco International Film Festival\, nominated for Best Documentary Feature\, winner Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature.
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/agent-of-happiness/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
CATEGORIES:documentary,foreign language
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250525T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250525T190000
DTSTAMP:20250519T084134Z
CREATED:20241204T132553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250519T084134Z
UID:890-1748199600-1748199600@ifs.org.au
SUMMARY:Tehran Taxi & The Secret Waterhole (short)
DESCRIPTION:Banned from making movies in his home country\, acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi (The White Balloon) responded by mounting cameras within a taxicab and driving around Tehran for a day picking up passengers supposedly at random\, though it quickly becomes clear more is afoot in this briskly paced ‘docudrama’ that is both a love-letter to cinema and a revealing look at the country and its people. \nDirected by Jafar Panahi. \nStars Jafar Panahi\, Hana Saeidi\, Nasrin Sotoudeh. \nIran. In Farsi. \nRated M. \nReleased 2015. \nRuntime 83 minutes. \nBerlin International Film Festival\, won Golden Bear\, FIPRESCI Prize. \n\n\n\n \n  \nThe Secret Waterhole (9 minutes) \n\n\nThree cousins set out on a journey guided by their Nan’s map to a secret waterhole in order to fulfil a special request.\nWritten and co-directed by Elias Rees\nAustralia\, 2024\nSecond Prize: Creative Wollongong Short Film Competition 2024
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/tehran-taxi/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
CATEGORIES:docufiction,foreign language
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250518T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250518T190000
DTSTAMP:20250215T120933Z
CREATED:20241204T130417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250215T120933Z
UID:885-1747594800-1747594800@ifs.org.au
SUMMARY:Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
DESCRIPTION:Come for a never-better Russell Crowe\, for Peter Weir’s extraordinary cinematic artistry\, for the deeply thrilling\, you-are-there naval battle scenes (unequalled on film\, says historian Dan Snow)\, for the friendship and leadership\, for the stunning cinematography\, or for the music by Wollongong’s own Richard Tognetti — just come and see this epic the way it should be seen\, on the big screen. \nDirected by Peter Weir. \nStars Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany. \nUSA. \nRated M. \nReleased 2003. \nRuntime 138 minutes. \nAcademy Awards\, won Best Cinematography\, Best Sound Editing. Nominated for Best Picture\, Best Director\, Best Art Direction\, Best Costume Design\, Best Film Editing\, Best Makeup\, Best Sound Mixing\, Best Visual Effects. BAFTA\, won Best Direction.
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/master-and-commander-the-far-side-of-the-world/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
CATEGORIES:drama
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250511T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250511T190000
DTSTAMP:20250215T120955Z
CREATED:20241204T124709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250215T120955Z
UID:881-1746990000-1746990000@ifs.org.au
SUMMARY:Chungking Express
DESCRIPTION:A film for people who love films\, from Wong Kar-wai\, who has been described as ‘the most romantic filmmaker in the world’. Stylised\, stylish and seductive for those prepared to surrender to it\, this is the seemingly separate but actually cleverly connected and mirrored stories of two lovelorn cops in bustling\, colourful Hong Kong\, before it was handed back to China. \nDirected by Wong Kar-wai. \nStars Takeshi Kaneshiro\, Brigitte Lin\, Tony Leung\, Valerie Chow\, and Faye Wong. \nHong Kong. In Cantonese\, English\, Japanese\, Hindi\, Mandarin\, Punjabi\, Urdu. \nRated M. \nReleased 1994. \nRuntime 102 minutes. \nStockholm International Film Festival\, won Best Actress (Faye Wong)\, FIPRESCI prize (Wong Kar-Wai). Taipei Golden Horse Awards\, won Best Actor (Tony Leung). Hong Kong Film Awards\, won Best Picture\, Best Director\, Best Actor (Tony Leung)\, Best Editing.
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/chungking-express/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
CATEGORIES:drama,foreign language
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250504T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250504T190000
DTSTAMP:20250215T121015Z
CREATED:20241202T104811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250215T121015Z
UID:865-1746385200-1746385200@ifs.org.au
SUMMARY:Dingo
DESCRIPTION:Jazz great Miles Davis’s only starring feature film role was in this very early film from Rolf de Heer\, who would go on to direct everything from Bad Boy Bubby to Charlie’s Country. Davis plays a legendary trumpeter whose brief\, unexpected Outback appearance changes the life of John ‘Dingo’ Anderson (Colin Friels). Davis and Michel Legrand composed the soundtrack. \nNote: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned this film may contain images and voices of people who have died. \nDirected by Rolf de Heer. \nStars Colin Friels\, Miles Davis\, and Helen Buday. \nAustralia. \nRated M. \nReleased 1991. \nRuntime 109 minutes. \nAustralian Film Institute Awards\, winner Best Soundtrack (Davis and Legrand)\, winner Best Achievement in Sound; nominated for Best Film\, Best Director\, Best Actor (Friels).
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/dingo/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
CATEGORIES:drama
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250406T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250406T190000
DTSTAMP:20250215T121037Z
CREATED:20241202T011109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250215T121037Z
UID:857-1743966000-1743966000@ifs.org.au
SUMMARY:Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
DESCRIPTION:Meditative\, dreamlike\, fantastical and mysterious\, slyly funny and philosophical\, surreal and free of plot as we know it\, this film shows us the interior life of a calmly dying man\, visited by visions of his past\, and past lives\, and spirits from the beyond. For almost the entire movie\, there is no music\, just ambient jungle nature forming the soundtrack. \nDirected by Apichatpong Weerasethakul. \nStars Thanapat Saisaymar\, Natthakarn Aphaiwong\, and Jeerasak Kulhong. \nThailand. In Isan and Thai. \nRated M. \nReleased 2010. \nRuntime 114 minutes. \nCannes Film Festival\, won Palme d’Or. Asian Film Awards\, won Best Film. Toronto Film Critics Association\, won Best Foreign Language Film.
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/uncle-boonmee-who-can-recall-his-past-lives/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
CATEGORIES:drama,foreign language
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250330T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250330T190000
DTSTAMP:20250215T121057Z
CREATED:20241202T005059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250215T121057Z
UID:853-1743361200-1743361200@ifs.org.au
SUMMARY:Ennio
DESCRIPTION:A must for film-lovers\, as the director of Cinema Paradiso delves into the career of cinema composer maestro Morricone. This richly entertaining documentary delivers a feast of memorable clips from The Good\, The Bad and the Ugly\, Days of Heaven\, The Mission\, The Hateful Eight and so many more\, as the man himself and some of the biggest names in movies and music reflect on his approach and legacy. \nDirected by Guiseppe Tornatore. \nAppearances by Ennio Morricone\, Giuseppe Tornatore\, Clint Eastwood\, Quentin Tarantino\, Oliver Stone\, Hans Zimmer\, Bernardo Bertolucci\, Quincy Jones\, Bruce Springsteen\, Lina Wertmüller\, John Williams. \nItaly. In Italian\, English. \nRated M. \nReleased 2021. \nRuntime 150 minutes. \nGolden Globes Italy\, won Best Documentary Film. Nastro d’Argento\, won Best Documentary Film.
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/ennio/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
CATEGORIES:documentary,foreign language
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250323T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250323T190000
DTSTAMP:20250215T121119Z
CREATED:20241202T003754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250215T121119Z
UID:849-1742756400-1742756400@ifs.org.au
SUMMARY:Sweet Smell of Success
DESCRIPTION:Tony Curtis and Burt Lancaster were never better — and that’s saying something — brilliantly cast against type as a desperate small-time press agent and the monstrous gossip columnist who can make or break lives with a line. A very particular slice of 1950s New York is brilliantly realised though cinematographer’s James Wong Howe’s crisp black and white rain-slicked streets and nightclub interiors and Elmer Bernstein’s smoky jazz score. \nDirected by Alexander Mackendrick. \nStars Burt Lancaster\, Tony Curtis\, Susan Harrison\, and Martin Milner. \nUSA. \nRated PG. \nReleased 1957. \nRuntime 96 minutes. \nSelected in 1993 for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally\, historically\, or aesthetically significant”.
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/sweet-smell-of-success/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
CATEGORIES:classic,drama
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250316T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250316T190000
DTSTAMP:20250314T224257Z
CREATED:20241202T001844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250314T224257Z
UID:845-1742151600-1742151600@ifs.org.au
SUMMARY:Kedi
DESCRIPTION:Istanbul is famed for many things\, including its street cats. This beautifully shot documentary reveals the city’s life and heart through seven of its distinct feline characters and the people who interact with them. \nDirected by Ceyda Torun. \nStars Sarı\, Duman\, Bengü\, Aslan Parçası\, Gamsız\, Psikopat\, and Deniz. \nTurkey. In Turkish. \nRated G. \nReleased 2016. \nRuntime 79 minutes. \nCritics’ Choice Documentary Awards\, won for Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary\, Best First Documentary (Torun). \nShort Film: \nCelebrating Cultural Treasures of the Illawarra – The Latvian Upenieks Sisters \n \nCreated by Elizabeth Tadic\, Sarah Hudson & Ann Lehmann-Kuit \nAustralia\, 2023. 8mins \nThe Illawarra is home to musicians from around the globe. This short film shares the Latvian musical heritage of the Upenieks family and the story of how they have kept their language and culture alive. The film shares the vibrancy of their music\, dancing and intergenerational connections of being involved in Our Community Project’s Jam n Bread.
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/kedi/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
CATEGORIES:documentary,foreign language
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250309T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250309T190000
DTSTAMP:20250215T121153Z
CREATED:20241201T010032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250215T121153Z
UID:841-1741546800-1741546800@ifs.org.au
SUMMARY:American Animals
DESCRIPTION:A ‘true-crime’ story like you’ve never seen\, this is the brilliantly told story of how four US college students decided to steal books worth millions and what happened next. An exciting\, sure-handed\, frequently surprising cinematic experience\, it stars Saltburn’s Barry Keoghan in one of his first major roles. \nDirected by Bart Layton. Stars Evan Peters\, Barry Keoghan\, Blake Jenner\, Jared Abrahamson. \nUSA. \nRated MA15+ for strong coarse language. \nReleased 2018. \nRuntime 116 minutes. \nDeauville American Film Festival\, won Special Jury Prize (Layton). Writers’ Guild of Great Britain\, won Best Screenplay (Layton). British Independent Film Awards\, won Best Debut Screenwriter\, Best Editing.
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/american-animals/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
CATEGORIES:documentary,drama
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250302T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250302T190000
DTSTAMP:20250215T121212Z
CREATED:20241201T002002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250215T121212Z
UID:837-1740942000-1740942000@ifs.org.au
SUMMARY:Radical
DESCRIPTION:This based-on-a-true-story Mexican drama\, about an unorthodox teacher who joins a school in a dangerous\, impoverished town and refuses to accept that its kids have no futures\, hits all the familiar notes of the genre — and is no less powerful for doing so. The compelling lead performance from Eugenio Derbez (Coda) is matched by that of the child actors in a film that builds to an emotional climax. \nDirected by Christopher Zalla. Stars Eugenio Derbez. \nMexico. In Spanish. \nRated M. \nReleased 2023. \nRuntime 125 minutes. \nSundance Film Festival\, winner Festival Favorite Award. Astra Film Awards\, nominated for Best International Feature\, Best International Actor (Derbez).
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/radical/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
CATEGORIES:comedy,drama,foreign language
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250223T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250223T190000
DTSTAMP:20250215T120440Z
CREATED:20241130T202954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250215T120440Z
UID:832-1740337200-1740337200@ifs.org.au
SUMMARY:La Chimera
DESCRIPTION:Rorhwacher creates multilayered worlds that stay with you long after the film ends. This story of a lost-soul archaeologist turned tomb-raider (Josh O’Connor) in 1980s Italy and the people around him\, including the comical\, sometimes ruthless gang of petty criminals who lean on his talents and the mother of his lost love (Isabella Rossellini)\, is beguiling\, poetic\, funny\, mournful\, romantic\, strange\, magical and utterly distinctive. \nDirected by Alice Rohrwacher. \nStars Josh O’Connor\, Carol Duarte\, Vincenzo Nemolato\, Alba Rohrwacher\, and Isabella Rossellini. \nItaly. In Italian\, English\, French\, Portuguese. \nRated M. \nReleased 2023. \nRuntime 130 minutes. \nCannes Film Festival\, won AFCAE Art House Cinema Award (Rohrwacher)\, Palme Dog\, nominated for Palme d’Or. Chicago International Film Festival\, won Best Cinematography\, Best Ensemble Performance\, nominated for Gold Hugo. European Film Awards\, won Best Production Designer\, nominated for Best European Actor (O’Connor).
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/la-chimera/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
CATEGORIES:comedy,drama,foreign language
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250216T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250216T190000
DTSTAMP:20250602T082603Z
CREATED:20241130T191637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250602T082603Z
UID:815-1739732400-1739732400@ifs.org.au
SUMMARY:Aquarela
DESCRIPTION:An immersive\, sometimes heart-stopping spectacle that demands to be seen on the big screen\, this documentary from the director of Gunda has no narration. It lets its incredible visuals and audio tell the story of water in all its forms on our planet – from life-giving rain to terrifying ocean waves and the sensory overload of calving icebergs. \nDirected by Victor Kossakovsky. \nRussia. In Russian\, English\, Spanish. \nRated M. \nReleased 2018. \nRuntime 90 minutes. \nOfficial selection at Venice Film Festival\, Berlin International Film Festival\, Sundance Film Festival\, SXSW Film Festival\, among others. \nShort Film: \nBeyond the Break\n \nFor young Newcastle surfers Luke and Angus\, the ocean has always been their playground. When life turns dark\, it also becomes an enduring source of friendship and healing. \nDirected by Liam Forrest. Australia. In English. 2024. 4 minutes.
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/aquarela/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
CATEGORIES:documentary,foreign language
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250209T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250209T190000
DTSTAMP:20250215T121256Z
CREATED:20241130T185043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250215T121256Z
UID:802-1739127600-1739127600@ifs.org.au
SUMMARY:Oscar and Lucinda
DESCRIPTION:This unconventional romantic drama has some of the most memorable performances and imagery of any Australian film\, as Gillian Armstrong and screenwriter Laura Jones bring Peter Carey’s sprawling\, unruly novel to the screen. Glass-obsessed heiress Lucinda (Cate Blanchett\, already extraordinary in one of her first films) and guilt-ridden naif priest Oscar (Ralph Fiennes\, in a role unlike any other in his career) are inveterate gamblers\, and lifelong misfits until they meet one another. But even then neither can resist an all-or-nothing bet. \nNote: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned this film may contain images and voices of people who have died. \nDirected by Gillian Armstrong. \nStars Cate Blanchett\, Ralph Fiennes\, Tom Wilkinson\, Ciarán Hinds\, and Richard Roxburgh. \nAustralia. \nRated M. \nReleased 1997. \nRuntime 132 minutes. \nAACTA Awards\, won for Cinematography\, Costume Design\, Production Design\, Sound\, and Original Music Score\, and nominated for Best Actress (Blanchett). Academy Awards\, nominated for Costume Design.
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/oscar-and-lucinda/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
CATEGORIES:drama
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241117T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241117T190000
DTSTAMP:20241105T231600Z
CREATED:20241102T225826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T231600Z
UID:528-1731870000-1731870000@ifs.org.au
SUMMARY:Scrapper
DESCRIPTION:Living alone in her London flat\, 12-year-old Georgie must confront reality when her estranged father\, Jason\, shows up out of nowhere. Uninterested in a sudden new parental figure\, she remains stubbornly resistant to his efforts. As they both adjust to their new circumstances\, Georgie and Jason soon find that they still have a lot of growing up to do. \nRated PG
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/scrapper/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
CATEGORIES:comedy,drama
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241110T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241110T190000
DTSTAMP:20241105T231530Z
CREATED:20241102T231217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T231530Z
UID:534-1731265200-1731265200@ifs.org.au
SUMMARY:Last Film Show
DESCRIPTION:Samay fights heaven and earth to find light. He wants to catch\, control\, cut and project that light to tell stories. Now to pursue that dream he must leave everything he loves and take a flight to find the light. \nRated M
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/last-film-show/
LOCATION:Gala Cinema\, Warrawong\, NSW\, Australia
CATEGORIES:drama
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241102T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241102T190000
DTSTAMP:20241105T231932Z
CREATED:20241105T173344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T231932Z
UID:612-1730574000-1730574000@ifs.org.au
SUMMARY:Singin’ in the Rain
DESCRIPTION:A golden era Hollywood musical about the turmoil suffered by the movie industry in the late 1920s as movies were transitioning from silent to talkies. \nRated G
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/singin-in-the-rain/
LOCATION:NSW
CATEGORIES:musical
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241027T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241027T190000
DTSTAMP:20241105T231950Z
CREATED:20241105T173731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T231950Z
UID:615-1730055600-1730055600@ifs.org.au
SUMMARY:The Eight Mountains
DESCRIPTION:Two Italian boys spend their childhoods together in a secluded alpine village roaming the surrounding peaks and valleys before their paths diverge. \nRating unclassified
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/the-eight-mountains/
LOCATION:NSW
CATEGORIES:drama
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241020T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241020T190000
DTSTAMP:20241105T232006Z
CREATED:20241105T174715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T232006Z
UID:621-1729450800-1729450800@ifs.org.au
SUMMARY:Theatre Camp + Forever Maybe (short)
DESCRIPTION:Ben Platt and Molly Gordon star as lifelong best friends and drama instructors at a rundown camp in upstate New York. When clueless tech-bro Troy arrives to run the property (into the ground)\, Amos and Rebecca-Diane band together with the staff and students to stage a masterpiece to keep their beloved summer camp afloat. \nRated M \nShort film: Forever Maybe – Australia\, 2023 ∙ 7 mins ∙ Dir. by Kia Pugh \nTagged: comedy
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/theatre-camp-forever-maybe-short/
LOCATION:NSW
CATEGORIES:comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241013T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241013T190000
DTSTAMP:20241105T232022Z
CREATED:20241105T175032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T232022Z
UID:624-1728846000-1728846000@ifs.org.au
SUMMARY:Damage + Grey Power (short)
DESCRIPTION:A drama about how mere humanity can bond us all. It follows Ali\, an immigrant using another man’s license\, and his elderly passenger Esther\, who can’t remember where she is going\, and is angry that she’s been stripped of everything familiar to her. \nRating unclassified \nShort film: Grey Power – Australia\, 2023 ∙ 12 mins ∙ Dir. by Lara van Raay
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/damage-grey-power-short/
LOCATION:NSW
CATEGORIES:drama
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240922T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240922T190000
DTSTAMP:20241105T232037Z
CREATED:20241105T175219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T232037Z
UID:627-1727031600-1727031600@ifs.org.au
SUMMARY:The Giants
DESCRIPTION:A poetic portrait of environmentalist Bob Brown and the forest that draws on emerging science and Brown’s experiences of activism to inspire a new chapter in our relationship with trees. \nRated M
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/the-giants/
LOCATION:NSW
CATEGORIES:documentary
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240915T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240915T190000
DTSTAMP:20241105T232106Z
CREATED:20241105T175500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T232106Z
UID:630-1726426800-1726426800@ifs.org.au
SUMMARY:A New Leaf
DESCRIPTION:In this modern\, pitch-black take on the screwball comedy\, Walter Matthau stars as Henry Graham\, a formerly affluent playboy whose lifestyle has drained his fortune. He sets his sights on meek but wealthy botany professor Henrietta Lowell (Elaine May) to avoid climbing down the social ladder. \nRated G
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/a-new-leaf/
LOCATION:NSW
CATEGORIES:comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240908T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240908T190000
DTSTAMP:20241105T232126Z
CREATED:20241105T175750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T232126Z
UID:633-1725822000-1725822000@ifs.org.au
SUMMARY:All of Us Strangers
DESCRIPTION:Living alone in London\, writer Adam encounters his neighbour Harry\, which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life. Preoccupied with childhood memories as he works on a screenplay\, Adam is drawn to his family home where his parents appear to still be living\, just as they were on the day that they died 30 years ago. \nRated MA15+
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/all-of-us-strangers/
LOCATION:NSW
CATEGORIES:drama,romance
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240901T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240901T190000
DTSTAMP:20241105T232140Z
CREATED:20241105T175957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T232140Z
UID:636-1725217200-1725217200@ifs.org.au
SUMMARY:Tótem
DESCRIPTION:Over the course of a single day\, seven-year-old Sol and her extended family prepare for a surprise birthday party for her father. \nRating unclassified
URL:https://ifs.org.au/event/totem/
LOCATION:NSW
CATEGORIES:drama
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