A Day at the Movies: Some Like it Hot (Dementia-Friendly)

A film series for people living with dementia alongside their families, friends, and carers.

Arc Cinema

10:30AM

$16 Full / $12 Concession / $12 Senior (+ $1.50 booking fee)

11 July, 2026

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A Day at the Movies: Some Like it Hot (Dementia-Friendly) 11 July, 2026

Dementia Friendly Screening- UPSTAGEING Canberra

1959 | 35mm | USA | D: Billy Wilder

Billy Wilder’s film Some Like it Hot is set in Prohibition era Chicago and stars Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Marilyn Monroe. Joe (Curtis) and Jerry (Lemmon) are two struggling musicians who witness a mob murder and need to get out of town fast. They make their escape by dressing as women and joining an all-female band on a train travelling to Miami. The band’s ukelele player Sugar (Monroe) befriends the two new band members, but when Joe falls for her, he needs to find a way to woo Sugar while maintaining their disguise. With both the mob and other suitors in pursuit, there are plenty of laugh-out-loud moments in this classic comedy.

A Day at the Movies is the NFSA’s dementia-friendly film program for cinema-lovers, designed for the enjoyment and comfort of people living with dementia, as well as their families and friends, carers and companions.

The series is brought to you by film and media experts Associate Professor Dr Jodi Brooks (Project Lead, University of New South Wales), Dr Fincina Hopgood (University of New England), and independent screen culture and audience development specialist, Karina Libbey.

An initiative of the ACT Government, the program is funded by the ACT Government and aligns with its Age-Friendly City Plan. In-kind support from the National Film and Sound Archive (Venue Partner), Carers ACT, Dementia Australia, the ACT Ministerial Advisory Council on Ageing and Bulla Dairy Foods.

Event timings

10:30 AM Welcome! Enjoy morning tea in the heritage courtyard

10.55 AM Take your seat in Arc Cinema

11:00 AM Feature presentation: Some Like It Hot with a special introduction

12:00 PM Intermission (10 minutes)

12:55 PM  Socialise and enjoy afternoon tea in the heritage courtyard

1:40 PM  Event concludes

A 10% discount is available for group bookings of 6 or more people. Carers receive a free ticket, courtesy of Carers ACT, and all attendees can enjoy a complimentary Bulla ice cream.

For more information on A Day at the Movies and dementia-friendly screenings at the NFSA, visit nfsa.gov.au/events-experiences/dementia-friendly-screenings or call 02 6248 2000 or email tickets@nfsa.gov.au

For additional information about accessibility and planning a visit to the NFSA please visit nfsa.gov.au/visit-us

Presented 35mm film prints from the NFSA collection.

Arc Cinema

We are situated in the heart of Canberra on McCoy Circuit, Acton, between the shores of Lake Burley Griffin and the grounds of the Australian National University. Just a 10-minute walk from the city and state bus interchanges.

1 McCoy Circuit, Acton, ACT 2601

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