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April at Arc cinema

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A boy and girl climbing among trees

School Holiday Screenings

Date information07-16 April

10:30am

Films that bring to life classic and contemporary books from Roal…

Two women from an earlier era sitting side by side. One in black and white. The other in colour

Australia in Colour + Q&A

16 Apr

6.00pm

The new season draws on NFSA footage and expertise to add colour …

Bruce Lee stripped to the waist and bleeding poises to attack

Enter the Dragon

17 Apr

2.30pm

Bruce Lee’s last movie is one of the most influential and profi…

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Apr 2021

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Plan Your Visit – COVID-19 information

Date information01 April-31 July

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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.

Street view of Melbourne in the 1960s

Daily program: Vintage Australia

Date information01 April-31 July

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

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The Story of Film: An Odyssey

Date information17 April-01 September

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This 15-part monthly series offers a comprehensive yet personal take on the history of cinema.

A colour wheel advertising the documentary series The Story of Film and featuring film titles arranged on the spokes of the wheel

The Story of Film: The Arrival of Multiplexes and Asian Mainstream

17 Apr

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1.00pm

The 1970s blockbusters that transformed Hollywood, Bollywood and world cinema.

Bruce Lee stripped to the waist and bleeding poises to attack

Enter the Dragon

17 Apr

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2.30pm

Bruce Lee’s last movie is one of the most influential and profitable action films of all time.

Close up of two women's faces in saturated colours

Season: David Lynch – Restorations

17 Apr

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David Lynch creates beautifully complex and original representations of the human condition.

A woman sitting with a man who has a deformed head

The Elephant Man

17 Apr

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5.00pm

‘I am not an animal! I am a human being! I am a man!’

A blonde woman turns her head to look at a dark haired woman

Mulholland Dr.

17 Apr

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8.00pm

David Lynch’s TV pilot-turned-movie is a dreamlike and surrealist neo-noir mystery.

A group of Bangarra dancers forming a circle

Doco of the Month: Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra

22 Apr

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6.00pm

Thirty years of the iconic performing arts company told through the personal story of its Artistic Director.

Colourised image of a large group of soldiers eating at a table

Season: Anzac Day 2021

Date information23-24 April

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For Anzac Day 2021, we are screening an immersive documentary and an Oscar-winning classic.

Colourised image of a large group of soldiers

Friday Matinee: They Shall Not Grow Old

23 Apr

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10.30am

What was it really like to be a British soldier on the Western Front?

Four outlandishly dressed people lounge about.

Arc Out Loud: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

23 Apr

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8.00pm

'So come up to the lab and see what’s on the slab...'

Lake George with a rainbow and wind turbines in the distance.

Lake George with Tim the Yowie Man

24 Apr

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2:00pm

Tim the Yowie Man presents an audiovisual extravaganza about the ephemeral and mysterious Lake George.

Close up of army officer with a bridge behind him

The Bridge on the River Kwai

24 Apr

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2.00pm

David Lean’s Oscar-winning classic is one of the most acclaimed war films of all time.

Mervyn Bishop photography exhibition as seen from above

Mervyn Bishop Exhibition – Events

Date information29 April-19 June

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

Curator Coby Edgar at the Mervyn Bishop photography exhibition

Mervyn Bishop: Curator Talk + Q&A

29 Apr

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7.00pm

Learn about the role of an exhibition curator and enjoy after-hours access to Mervyn Bishop: The Exhibition.

Eliza Scanlen seated by a swimming pool while wearing a turquoise wig

Aussie Indies: Babyteeth

30 Apr

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6.00pm

A seriously ill teenager falls in love with her parents’ worst nightmare: a young drug dealer.

Photoshopped image of a death mask.

NFSA Ghost Tour – SOLD OUT

30 Apr

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8.00pm

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT

May 2021

Two cartoon monsters walking towards us

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Monsters, Inc. - Pyjama party

1 May

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10:30am

Can these best friends stop a little girl from causing havoc in the world of monsters?

Actors in 19th Century costumes lounging around

Season: Saturday Screenings

Date information01 May-04 September

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2:00PM

Saturday Screenings is a free program of film screenings on the first weekend of each month.

A man in 19th century clothes raises his hands in surrender while two others point pistols at him

Barry Lyndon

1 May

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2:00PM

Stanley Kubrick's lavish adaptation of Thackeray's novel deservedly won four Oscars.

Row of four Academy Award statues

Season: Oscars 2021

Date information01-29 May

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6.00pm

We wrap up awards season with a look back at some of the year's best films.

Woman with tousled hair looking mischievous in a barren landscape

Nomadland

1 May

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6.00pm

After losing everything, a woman takes to the road to regain her independence.

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

The Vinyl Lounge

7 May

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5.30pm - 7.00pm

Vinyl lovers, come and share your favourite records and requests.

Sinister looking woman holding a pair of scissors

Arc Out Loud: Serial Mom

7 May

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8.00pm

This Mother’s Day, meet an all-American homemaker and serial killer in John Waters’ dark comedy.

Close up of a happy looking man riding a bike

Aussie Indies: Paper Champions

8 May

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2.00pm

An uplifting comedy about Rey’s search to find love and regain his ‘Mana’.

Three woman

Mother's Day: All About My Mother

9 May

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2.00PM

This Oscar-winning melodrama is one of Pedro Almodóvar’s most beloved films.

A man seated having dinner in front of his laptop. He is looking into the laptop camera and smiling.

NFSA Livestream: Creativitiy in the Time of COVID

13 May

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6:00PM

NFSA curators screen Australian content created during the pandemic plus a Q&A discussion.

Lookng up at the skylight in the NFSA foyer showing a stylised platypus and pattern.

NFSA Building History: If These Walls Could talk

14 May

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10:30am - 11:15am

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

A colour wheel advertising the documentary series The Story of Film and featuring film titles arranged on the spokes of the wheel

The Story of Film: Fight the Power – Protest in Film

15 May

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1.00pm

This episode explores how directors used movies to speak truth to power in the 1980s.

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