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The Dressmaker Exhibition

Date information01 May-18 August

10am-4pm Daily

Carriberrie: VR Experience

Date information01 May-21 July

11am-2pm Daily

Put on your virtual reality headset and enter a world of Aborigin…

A cabinet full of artefacts is in a museum alongside a T-Rex skeleton and taxidermy giraffe

International Museum Day 2019

18 May

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Celebrate International Museum Day at the NFSA. …

Head and shoulders image of Judy Davis in the movie High Tide.

Australian Women Directors

Date information28 June-07 July

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David Stratton programs a season of 10 films by essential Austral…

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May 2019

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The Dressmaker costume exhibition

Date information01 May-18 August

10am-4pm Daily

Go behind-the-seams with this exquisite exhibition of costumes.

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Daily program: Australian Vintage Fashion

Date information01 May-18 August

Daily 10am - 4pm, screens every 30 mins

After seeing the Dressmaker Costume Exhibition, take in our free daily screenings of 1940s and '50s vintage fashion.

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Carriberrie: VR Experience

Date information01 May-21 July

11am-2pm Daily

Put on your virtual reality headset and enter a world of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander song and dance.

Life Through the Lens

Date information01 May-30 June

10am-4pm Daily

This photographic display features highlights from the Film Australia Collection.

Human Rights Arts & Film Festival 2019

Date information23-26 May

Bringing together creative artists, organisations and the Australian public through a desire for social change.

Calligraphy featuring Japanese and Chinese characters

Season: Calligraphy on Film

Date information24-25 May

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In partnership with the National Museum of Australia exhibition Art and Calligraphy.

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Hero

24 May

6:00pm

Seven kingdoms fight for supremacy in this glorious, gravity-defying martial arts epic starring Jet Li.

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Hanzi

25 May

3:00pm

Hanzi explores international design, visual culture and identity through the lens of modern Chinese typography.

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National Reconciliation Week at the NFSA

Date information31 May-01 June

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Visit the NFSA during National Reconciliation Week for two special events.

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Etched in Bone + Q&A

31 May

6:00pm

Etched in Bone examines the theft of Aboriginal human remains by the American-Australian Scientific Expedition.

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NFSA Ghost Tour - SOLD OUT

31 May

8:00pm

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

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Jun 2019

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Carriberrie – Meet the Makers

1 Jun

2:00pm

See dances from Carriberrie live on stage and participate in a dance lesson with a performer from the film.

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The Vinyl Lounge

7 Jun

5.30pm - 7.00pm

Vinyl lovers, bring your favourite records and share your music stories.

Deadline 2025: Analogue Magnetism

7 Jun

6:00PM

We showcase rare magnetic tapes from the NFSA collection with producer Louis Montgomery.

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Celeste + Q&A

8 Jun

2:00pm

Director Ben Hackworth presents his new film, about a beautiful, intoxicating and dangerous singer.

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Season: Being Hal Ashby

Date information14-15 June

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Hal Ashby directed a string of 1970s classics that blended honesty, irreverence, humour and humanity.

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Hal

14 Jun

6:00PM

This new documentary shines a light on the director of a string of 1970s classic films.

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NFSA Ghost Tour

14 Jun

9:00pm

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

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Harold and Maude

15 Jun

12.00pm

Hal Ashby's 1971 black comedy and oddball romance became a cult classic.

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Being There - 40th Anniversary

15 Jun

2:00pm

Hal Ashby's witty and charming Oscar-winning satire about Washington politics.

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Kinokonzert: Der Golem with Lucrecia Dalt

18 Jun

6:00PM

A unique opportunity to watch Der Golem with an original live score from electronic music producer Lucrecia Dalt.

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Settling the Score

Date information21-22 June

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Shining a spotlight on three Australian films with groundbreaking and iconic music scores.

A man with a backpack stands in the wilderness with a gun.

The Hunter

21 Jun

6:00PM

A powerful psychological drama set in the Tasmanian wilderness.

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Strictly Ballroom

22 Jun

12.00pm

The heartwarming global smash hit also had a BAFTA-winning score by David Hirschfelder.

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The Proposition

22 Jun

2:00pm

The Proposition features an unforgettable original score by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

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Season: Essential Australian Women Directors - 10 Trailblazers Selected by David Stratton

Date information28 June-07 July

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David Stratton programs a season of 10 films by essential Australian women directors.

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The Cheaters

28 Jun

10.30am

McDonagh’s pioneering silent romantic melodrama is set in 1920s Sydney.

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Looking down a street as a small, yellow car split in half comes towards the camera.

Malcolm

28 Jun

6:00PM

The delicious comedy about an introverted inventor and a resourceful criminal.

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High Tide

29 Jun

12.00pm

Gillian Armstrong and Judy Davis collaborated on this emotionally rich, multi-generational drama.

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Sweetie

29 Jun

2:00pm

The film that established Jane Campion as a major international director.

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