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March at Arc cinema

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Frozen + Costume Parade

6 Mar

10:30am

Join our Costume Fashion Parade and enjoy music and dance hosted …

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Polyserena by george + Q&A

6 Mar

7PM

Katie Noonan and Tyrone Noonan talk about, and perform songs from…

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Backtrack Boys Livestream

11 Mar

6:00PM

A powerful story about love and saving lives. …

List of events

Mar 2021

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Plan Your Visit – COVID-19 information

Date information01 March-30 June

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10AM – 4PM DAILY

We're excited to welcome you back to the NFSA. Here's what we're doing to protect the health of our visitors.

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Daily program: Vintage Australia

Date information01 March-30 June

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What was life in Australia like 50 years ago? Enjoy a look at our cities in the 1960s.

Mervyn Bishop Exhibition – Events

Date information05 March-19 June

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Join us for a series of events as part of Mervyn Bishop: The Exhibition.

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The Vinyl Lounge: Girls Rock – BOOKED OUT

5 Mar

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5:30pm - 7:00pm

THIS EVENT IS BOOKED OUT

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I Am Woman

5 Mar

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8.00PM

The woman behind the song that defined a generation of protest.

Two female animated characters look sideways into each other's eyes

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Frozen

6 Mar

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10:30am

Join our Costume Fashion Parade and enjoy music and dance hosted by Lucy Sparkles Ice Princess.

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Classic Australian Album: Polyserena by george + Q&A

6 Mar

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7PM

Katie Noonan and Tyrone Noonan talk about, and perform songs from, george's classic album Polyserena.

A man and boy sitting against a fallen tree trunk talking with a dog.

NFSA Livestream: Backtrack Boys

11 Mar

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6:00PM

A powerful story about love and saving lives.

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NFSA Building History: If These Walls Could talk

12 Mar

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10:30am - 11:15am

Zoo. Morgue. Archive. Discover our building's fascinating history.

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High Ground + Q&A

12 Mar

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6.00pm

A young Aboriginal man teams up with an ex-soldier to save his family.

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The Story of Film: Movies to Change the World

13 Mar

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1.00pm

The best of world cinema in the 1970s, from Australia to Senegal.

Judy Davis and Sam Neill embrace and kiss in My Brilliant Career

NFSA Restores: My Brilliant Career

13 Mar

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2.30pm

Will the love of a wealthy grazier thwart the brilliant career of an aspiring writer?

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Season: Linda Manz - 'A tough little rebel'

Date information19-20 March

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We pay tribute to actress Linda Manz and the films she made with Terrence Malick and Dennis Hopper.

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Out of the Blue + Q&A

19 Mar

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6.00pm

Linda Manz plays a rebellious teenager who finds solace in her love of Elvis and punk rock.

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Days of Heaven

20 Mar

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2.00pm

A love triangle plays out against stunning Texas landscapes in Terrence Malick’s masterwork.

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Doco of the Month: Be Natural – The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

25 Mar

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6.00pm

Recognising and restoring the name of the pioneering female filmmaker.

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Matinee: Mildred Pierce

26 Mar

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10.30am

The hard-working Joan Crawford runs a restaurant, raises a spiteful child and wins an Oscar.

Friday With the Friends: Sounds of Australia

26 Mar

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5.30pm

NFSA curator Thorsten Kaeding reveals some of the fascinating stories behind the NFSA’s Sounds of Australia.

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Arc Out Loud: Wayne's World Quote-a-Long

26 Mar

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8.00pm

It's a Wayne’s World Quote-a-long. No way! Way! We’re not worthy!

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NFSA Ghost Tour – SOLD OUT

26 Mar

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9.00pm

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT

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Aussie Indies: Descent

27 Mar

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2.00pm

A Dutch ice freediver swims in freezing waters to face her trauma and inspire others.

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Man Into Woman: The Transsexual Experience

31 Mar

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6:00PM

Screening on the International Transgender Day of Visibility.

Apr 2021

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NFSA Ghost Tour – SOLD OUT

30 Apr

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8.00pm

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT

May 2021

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The Surge

21 May

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6.00PM & 8:30PM

A multi-layered feast of music, ideas, lessons from the past and – with a little luck – hope for the decade ahead.

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NFSA Ghost Tour – SOLD OUT

28 May

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8.00pm

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT

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