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May at Arc Cinema

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Front entrance to the National Film and Sound Archive building

COVID-19 information

Date information02 May-31 July

10AM – 4PM DAILY

We're excited to welcome you to the NFSA. Here's what we're doing…

Dorothy and the characters from The Wizard of Oz

Arc Out Loud: Return to Oz

20 May

8:00pm

Dorothy is called back to Oz where she finds the Yellow Brick Roa…

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May 2022

Plan Your Visit – COVID-19 information

Date information02 May-31 July

10AM – 4PM DAILY

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

Daily program: Vintage Australia

Date information02 May-31 July

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

Sunday Matinee: Silkwood – 35mm

22 May

2:00pm

The shocking true story of one woman’s fight for justice against an Oklahoma nuclear facility.

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Two young men and a women. One man in a wheelchair

Aussie Indies: Dry Winter + Q&A

26 May

6:00pm

A hypnotic portrait of a young couple stuck in an outback ghost town – until one of them decides to leave.

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National Reconciliation Week 2022

Date information27-28 May

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Encouraging Australians to Be Brave and tackle reconciliation so we can Make Change for the benefit of all.

Wash My Soul in the River's Flow

27 May

7:00pm

A story in song about loss, love and the healing power of music.

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The Lake of Scars + Q&A

28 May

2:00pm

A unique scarred-tree landscape and the unlikely partnership that could save it for future generations.

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Jun 2022

Illustration of a woman with a movie camera

Season: Women Make Film

Date information04 June-10 September

1:00pm

An epic guided tour through the art and craft of movies as told by female filmmakers.

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Women Make Film Episode 4: Staging, Journey and Discovery

4 Jun

1:00pm

This episode looks at the role of staging, movement and discovery in shaping cinema.

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A man and woman walking along a zebra crossing

Faces Places

4 Jun

2:30pm

An iconic filmmaker and a photographer-muralist take a heart-warming journey together through rural France.

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It Takes Time: 10 Films by Frederick Wiseman

Date information12 June-23 October

1:00pm

Immerse yourself in 10 extraordinary 'reality fictions' by Frederick Wiseman.

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Man leaning over and talking to another man in a hat

Titicut Follies

12 Jun

1:00pm

Long hidden from public view, Wiseman’s legendary first film is both harrowing and galvanising.

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A man and two women seated in a line looking distressed.

Welfare

26 Jun

1:00pm

Wiseman captures the staggering complexity of the American welfare system with a compassionate eye.

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Jul 2022

Women Make Film Episode 5: Adult / Child, Economy and Editing

9 Jul

1:00pm

This episode looks at films about children, economic storytelling and innovative editing.

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The Arch

9 Jul

2:30pm

Tang Shu Shuen was Hong Kong's first noted female director and a trailblazer for socially critical art cinema there.

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Central Park

10 Jul

1:00pm

Wiseman’s lens probes every corner of this 340-hectare idyll at the centre of Manhattan.

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High School II

24 Jul

1:00pm

A tradition-busting New York City classroom provides an absorbing and optimistic setting for Wiseman’s film.

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Aug 2022

Women Make Film Episode 6: POV, Close-Ups and Dreams

6 Aug

1:00pm

This episode explores point of view in film, the art of the close-up and cinematic dreams.

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NFSA Restores: Proof

6 Aug

2:30pm

A provocative and star-making film about the obsessive search for truth and human connection.

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Women working at a sardine canning factory

Belfast, Maine

7 Aug

1:00pm

Wiseman’s fascinating portrait of a small American town on the cusp of the 21st century.

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A distressed woman being spoken to by another in an office

Domestic Violence

21 Aug

1:00pm

Wiseman records the work of a Florida domestic violence shelter and the extraordinary transformations it enables.

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Sep 2022

Women Make Film Episode 7: Bodies and Sex

10 Sep

1:00pm

This episode looks at how female directors have portrayed bodies on screen and filmed sex.

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Évolution

10 Sep

2:30pm

Journey into a mysterious world of childhood dreams, fantasies and fears.

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La Danse: the Paris Opera Ballet

11 Sep

1:00pm

Wiseman reveals the on and off-stage dramas of one of the world’s great dance companies.

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In Jackson Heights

25 Sep

1:00pm

Wiseman’s celebration of one of New York’s most ethnically and culturally diverse neighbourhoods.

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Oct 2022

Approaching the New York Public Library from the street

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

9 Oct

1:00pm

A riveting behind-the-scenes exploration of one of the world's great knowledge institutions.

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City Hall

23 Oct

1:00pm

In this epic film, Wiseman continues his lifelong project to observe the myriad activities of America’s institutions.

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