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Heath Ledger holding a camera against a saturated orange background.

Heath Ledger exhibition

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A radio station disc jockey at his desk playing records

A dubious decision

21 Sep

6:00PM

ABC Radio's David Kilby spotlights albums made by singing radio D…

Two woman and two men wearing vaguely medieval costumes.

Heath Ledger in Roar

21 Sep

7:00pm

Special screening and discussion with production designer Stewart…

Kinokonzert: 'Vampyr'

28 Sep

7:00pm

KinoKonzert brings together a legendary silent film with a contem…

List of events

Sep 2018

Heath Ledger: A Life In Pictures exhibition

Date information01 September-10 February

9am-5pm Mon–Thurs / 9am-8pm Fri / 12-5pm Sat–Sun

This unique exhibition offers a rare insight into the man behind the camera.

Heath Ledger season

Date information01 September-10 February

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An in-depth look at the career of Heath Ledger through a season of screenings and talks.

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Heath Ledger Exhibition Floor Talks

Date information01 September-23 November

FRIDAYS 1.00pm

A program of Exhibition floor talks by NFSA curators and special guests.

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Heath Ledger looks into the camera with his arm in the air

Daily Program

Date information01 September-28 February

9am-5pm Mon–Fri / 12-5pm Sat–Sun

Daily free screenings of the documentary I Am Heath Ledger.

Multi-coloured image of a satellite image of landscape

Open Air

20 Sep

6.30pm

Open Air is a signature work and innovative synthesis of the materials of art, science and the Earth.

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A dubious decision...a disturbing result

21 Sep

6:00PM

ABC Radio's David Kilby spotlights albums made by singing radio DJs.

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In Discussion: Heath Ledger in Roar

21 Sep

7:00pm

Special screening and discussion with production designer Stewart Burnside about Heath Ledger in the TV series Roar.

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James Dean stands in the middle of three men wearing hats.

East of Eden

22 Sep

4:00pm

Heath Ledger cited James Dean as a strong influence.

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Woman in a pink tutu and long white gloves rests on a railing.

Starstruck: Adelaide events program

Date information25 September-14 November

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The Starstruck exhibition comes to Adelaide in September, with a supporting program of films and events.

Curator Jenny Gall mounts a white dress onto a mannequin.

Adelaide: Archetypes and Fashion

25 Sep

5.30pm

How costumes are used in Australian movies to create archetypes. Talk supporting Starstruck in Adelaide.

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

NFSA Restores: My Brilliant Career – Adelaide

25 Sep

7:00pm

Sybylla must decide if love will interrupt her plans for a brilliant career. Adelaide screening.

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Kinokonzert: 'Vampyr' with Chiara Kickdrum

28 Sep

7:00pm

KinoKonzert brings together a legendary silent film with a contemporary electronic soundtrack.

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NFSA Ghost Tour

28 Sep

8:00PM

Tim the Yowie Man leads a tour of the spooky history of the NFSA.

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A Japanese geisha stands, holding a fan, while a seated geisha looks up to her and a man gestures to her in the background.

Alternative Women: Japanese Film Festival Classics

Date information29-30 September

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Enjoy a short season of classic Japanese cinema about passion and obsession.

Japanese man with a razor, woman with a mirror, man with a newspaper and another woman

Manji: The Goddess of Mercy

29 Sep

2:00pm

Manji: The Goddess of Mercy skilfully navigates complicated relationships and hidden desires.

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A man and a woman kneel on the floor surrounded by violent murals.

Kagero-Za

29 Sep

4:00pm

Seijun Suzuki directs a sensual and surreal exploration of the human psyche.

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A man in a military uniform dances with a woman

The Four Feathers

29 Sep

4:00pm

Heath Ledger, Kate Hudson and Djimon Hounsou star in director Shekhar Kapur’s follow-up to Elizabeth.

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A Geisha

30 Sep

12.00pm

Two women strive in their profession as dignified geisha and encounter the cruel reality of an industry built on lies.

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Close up of a man embracing a woman from behind against a pole.

The Affair

30 Sep

2:00pm

A visually stunning film by Yoshishige Yoshida and actor-producer Mariko Okada.

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Oct 2018

Computer image of three motorcycles racing across a gridded landscape.

School Holiday Screenings: Game on!

Date information02-12 October

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A fun season of films about gaming and games of strategy for the school holidays.

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A group of people lean over a chess board.

Queen of Katwe

2 Oct

10:00am

Chess changes a Ugandan girl's life forever in this heartwarming Disney film.

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Two adults and two kids crouch and discuss something intensely.

Zathura: A Space Adventure

3 Oct

10:00am

A magical board game sets two brothers on an intergalactic adventure.

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Two adults and two kids discuss something intensely.

Jumanji

4 Oct

10:00am

A child finds himself trapped in a mysterious board game.

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A group of explorers stand in a jungle setting.

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

5 Oct

10:00am

Four teenagers are sucked into the world of an interactive video game.

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Aqua and blue graphic of a record being played on a record player.

The Vinyl Lounge

5 Oct

5:30PM - 7:00pm

It's the Vinyl Lounge's 5th birthday!

A cloaked man and a knight play chess by the ocean.

The Seventh Seal

5 Oct

7:00pm

A knight returns home and plays an ongoing chess game with Death.

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An old man wearing a hat and necklaces looks up into the night sky

Pasifika Film Festival

Date information06-07 October

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Showcasing the art of Pacific storytelling through film.

Niu Kids - short films

6 Oct

12.30pm

A selection of kid-friendly Pacific short films.

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Five woman standing ankle deep in the sea.

Leitis in Waiting

6 Oct

4:00pm

The story of the Tonga Leitis, an intrepid group of transgender women fighting to be accepted for who they are.

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The Opposition

7 Oct

2:00pm

A documentary about a David-and-Goliath battle over land in Papua New Guinea.

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