Oct 2024

Bronte Cormican-Jones light installation - photography by: Kevin Miller
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Canberra Art Biennial at NFSA Acton

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Various

A curated program of screenings and special events for Canberra Art Biennial.

Two men standing in the snow looking up and pointing at snowy mountains.
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The Great White Whale + Q&A

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6:00pm

The expedition to climb a 3,000 metre, glacier-ringed volcano on Australia’s most remote island.

An audience watching a pink, purple and green laser display being operated by a musician on stage
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Live at the NFSA: Robin Fox, Triptych

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7:30pm and 8:00pm

An audiovisual space-time carving from iconoclastic artist and composer Robin Fox.

A First Nations woman in a period dress and bush hat stands outside holding a rifle
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Book Club: The Drover’s Wife (short & feature) + Discussion

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1:00pm

Two thought-provoking interpretations of Henry Lawson’s iconic Australian short story.

A crowd of people in mid-19th century costumes standing outside a building in a scene from the film Eureka Stockade
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Eureka Stockade (35mm) + Discussion

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6:00pm

Chips Rafferty stars as Peter Lalor in this retelling of the legendary 1854 mining rebellion.

A man whispers in a woman's ear in a bedroom. She is wearing a nightie and has her eyes closed, while he is bare-chested
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Cult Classics: Eyes Wide Shut (35MM) + Performance

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8:00pm

No dream is ever just a dream.

Tim the Yowie Man holding a lantern backstage during the NFSA Ghost Tour
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NFSA Ghost Tours 2024: SOLD OUT

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Check dates below for start time

Join Tim the Yowie Man for a rare look behind the spooky history of the NFSA headquarters.

Nov 2024

A table that has a turntable and records on it and a lava lamp. There is an armchair in the background.
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Vinyl Lounge

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5:30-7:30pm

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

Still from High Fidelity, 2000
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High Fidelity

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8:00pm

A record store owner navigates love and personal growth, with a Top 5 list for every occasion.

Still from Sister Act, 1992
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Rejoice Gospel Choir + Sister Act Double Feature

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3:00pm + 4:15pm + 6:30pm

A special performance by Sydney’s Rejoice Gospel Choir plus a Sister Act double feature.

Still from The Blues Brothers, 1980
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The Blues Brothers (35mm)

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1:00pm

They’re on a mission from God.

Viggo Mortensen reclines on a couch wearing a hooded cloak. Kristen Stewart kneels beside his chair while Lea Seydoux sits in a chair on the opposite side of him, holding a wine glass.
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Science. Art. Film.: Crimes of the Future + Panel

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6:00pm

Surgery becomes performance art in this science-fiction thriller from the master of body horror.

EQUALIZE: Canberra
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EQUALIZE: Canberra

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11:30am

A free, practical one-day workshop for women and gender diverse producers.

Still from The Wizard of Oz, 1939
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The Wizard of Oz

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1:00pm

Journey down the yellow brick road with Dorothy and her friends in this beloved Technicolor classic.

Still from Desperately Seeking Susan, 1985
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Desperately Seeking Susan (35mm)

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7:00pm

The lives of a bored housewife and a fashionable drifter become unexpectedly entwined.

Still from The Karate Kid, 1984
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Pizza & Pyjamas: The Karate Kid (35mm)

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6:00pm

A bullied teenager finds the strength to defend himself thanks to an unlikely mentor.

Still from Amazing Grace, 2018
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Amazing Grace

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1:00pm

The long-unseen 1972 footage of Aretha Franklin recording her album Amazing Grace.

Still from Brazil, 1985
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Brazil

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7:00pm

A lowly government employee searches for the woman of his dreams.

A montage of five young people: a smoking man holding up two fingers, a woman sneering, a man pointing his fingers like a gun, a man wearing glasses and smiling and a man in a tight t-shirt dripping with water and hugging himself
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Book Club: Trainspotting + Discussion

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1:00pm

The acclaimed adaptation of Irvine’s Welsh’s cult novel about the Edinburgh drug scene.

Still from Run Lola Run, 1998
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Run Lola Run (35mm)

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7:00pm

Minor decisions have major consequences as Lola runs to save her boyfriend in 20 minutes.

Three men in brown overalls come out of a lift. One is carrying equipment and wearing goggles and they are all wearing backpacks. They have badges featuring a ghost in a red circle with a diagonal line going from left to right
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Cult Classics: Ghostbusters – 40th Anniversary + Performance

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8:00pm

Who ya gonna call?

Still from Death In Brunswick, 1990
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Death in Brunswick (35mm)

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1:00pm

Sam Neill, Zoe Carides and John Clarke star in this devilish Australian black comedy.

Still from Velvet Goldmine, 1998
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SpringOUT Pride Festival: Velvet Goldmine + Performance

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7:00pm

David Bowie and Iggy Pop loom large in this musical exploration of sexuality and glam rock.

Still from Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, 1989
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Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure

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1:00pm

Be excellent to each other. And party on, dudes!

A man stands on a junk heap in a futuristic landscape where greenery has reclaimed the ruins of a cityscape.
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Science. Art. Film.: 2067 + Panel

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6:00pm

In a climate devastated future, one man will attempt to save humanity.

Still from Enter The Void, 2009
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Enter the Void

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7:00pm

In a psychedelic out-of-body experience, a man watches events after his own death.

Promotional image for Groundhog Day, 1993
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Groundhog Day

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7:00pm

A selfish TV weather presenter finds himself reliving the same tedious day over and over.

Still from Midnight Cowboy, 1969
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Midnight Cowboy

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7:00pm

An unlikely friendship between a novice sex worker and a con man in New York City.

Dec 2024

Two women in Regency-era costumes and bonnets stand outside. One is looking at the other while bringing a strawberry to her lips
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Book Club: Emma + Discussion

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1:00pm

A fresh, quippy romp of period frivolity adapted from Jane Austen’s timeless novel.

A man wearing dark glasses holds up a gun with an impassive expression. There is a red dot of light reflected in one lens of his glasses
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Cult Classics: The Terminator – 40th Anniversary + Performance

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8:00pm

Come with me if you want to live.