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The Banned and the beautiful

Date information12 July-02 September

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Portrait photo of Elvis Presley wearing a vibrant shirt in a recording studio.

That's the way it is

4 Aug

7:15pm

This feature-length concert film crosses the footlights, revealin…

Black and white glamour portrait of actress Hedy Lamarr.

Science Week: Hedy Lamarr

16 Aug

6:00PM - 6:45pm

The fascinating hidden talents of a Hollywood icon. …

A young girl stands in a barren landscape with a boy standing some distance behind her.

John Duigan double feature

26 Aug

5:30pm

Double feature of John Duigan’s personal and moving coming-of-a…

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Jul 2017

Camera crew in studio filming an interviewee.

Daily Program: July

Date information03-31 July

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9:15am - 5:00pm (weekdays only)

Can news programs and documentaries put events into a broader context?

A man in drag aims a handgun.

The Banned and the beautiful

Date information12 July-02 September

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Films too hot, too weird or simply too much for Australian censors at the time of their release!

A woman and a man wearing all white lie in bed.

Romance + Smut Hounds

26 Jul

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7:00pm

Explicit and graphic depiction of sex from French queen of confrontational cinema. Plus, David Stratton takes on the censors.

Four young women wear colourful balaclavas and stare into the camera.

Pussy Riot

28 Jul

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6:30pm

Follow Russian punk group Pussy Riot and the outrage, arrests and court cases that followed their protest performance.

A man and two women sit on the gutter with bottled water in broad daylight.

The Punk Singer

28 Jul

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8:45pm

A thrilling look at the life of cultural icon Kathleen Hanna.

Aug 2017

Seven people busy at work in a film studio.

Daily Program: August

Date information01-31 August

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9:15am - 5:00pm (weekdays only)

A special screening of episodes from Film Australia's 1979 series of documentaries.

A disturbed, unkempt man looks upwards.

Bad Boy Bubby

2 Aug

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7:00pm

De Heer’s blackest of black comedies was given five stars by David Stratton on its release.

Photoshopped image of a death mask.

NFSA Ghost Tour

4 Aug

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8:00PM

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

Portrait photo of Elvis Presley wearing a vibrant shirt in a recording studio.

Elvis: That's the Way It Is

4 Aug

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7:15pm

This feature-length concert film crosses the footlights, revealing the legendary singer's comeback.

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

Blue Suede Vinyl Lounge

4 Aug

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5:30 - 7:00pm

Bring your Elvis LPs for a special themed Vinyl Lounge.

Dual black and white image; one of a crow squawking on top of a sheep carcass, the other of a farmer on a wagon mustering sheep in a dusty paddock.

The Breaking of the Drought

9 Aug

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7:00pm

This powerful film was shot in drought areas at Narrabri and Moree in December 1919.

Black and white glamour portrait of actress Hedy Lamarr.

National Science Week: Hedy Lamarr - Hollywood Inventor

16 Aug

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6:00PM - 6:45pm

The fascinating hidden talents of a Hollywood icon.

Film still of a scantily clad woman sitting on the edge of a lagoon while a man in the water speaks to her.

Samson and Delilah (4K)

16 Aug

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7:00pm

This mammoth biblical epic has been lovingly restored by Paramount Pictures

Two bushrangers shoot at each other simultaneously in a tavern while two bodies lie on the floor.

Banned Bushrangers - Double Feature

23 Aug

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6:30pm

Australian censors were worried that these exciting films glorified outlaws on screen.

A young girl stands in a barren landscape with a boy standing some distance behind her.

The Year My Voice Broke + Flirting

26 Aug

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5:30pm

Double feature of John Duigan’s personal and moving coming-of-age films.

Dramatic film poster of two men with guns, explosions, hangliders, helicopters and other exciting images.

The Man From Hong Kong

30 Aug

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7:00pm

An Australian-Chinese stunt-saturated thrill ride

Sep 2017

Graphic for the Arab Film Festival with a collage of cartoon film strips and text showing dates and location.

Arab Film Festival Australia 2017

Date information01-02 September

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The 2017 Arab Film Festival

A still from the movie Mahbas shows three people seated drinking tea with three other standing behind them.

Mahbas

1 Sep

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6:00PM

A romantic comedy about love and marriage amongst our Arab neighbours…and enemies.

Photo of seven surfers looking out to sea

Gaza Surf Club

1 Sep

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8:30pm

This heartfelt documentary takes us into the world of the Gaza Strip’s surfing enthusiasts.

A happy, shirtless man wearing a headscarf cradles a goat.

Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim + Ayny

2 Sep

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4:00pm

Feature film and short film

Three women watch a fourth woman smoking a cigarette

I Still Hide to Smoke + Wintry Spring

2 Sep

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6:30pm

Feature film and short film

Oct 2017

Digital Directions 2017 HERO IMAGE

Digital Directions 2017

19 Oct

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9:00am - 5:00pm

The third annual Digital Directions symposium

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