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Director/s
Wendy Champagne
Genre
Documentary
Rating
Unclassified 15+
Duration
80 minutes
Language
English
Country
Australia
Sun 27 Oct | 4:00PM
Tue 29 Oct | 6:30PM

Queensland Premiere – join us after the screening at The Angelika Cinemas for a Q&A.

Red Carpet from 4:00pm for a 4:40pm Screening. 

In 1973 Australia, at the height of the anti-consumerism movement, a festival was held in Australia’s Northern NSW town of Nimbin. Thousands flocked to the event; artists, activists, hippies, radical students, gurus and visionaries. A group drawn together by their shared radical visions, unconventional cultural views and beliefs.

Set to be a celebration of alternative lifestyles, music, and communal living, what resulted was 10 days of social and cultural exploration that changed a generation and created a lasting legacy.

Through personal accounts and historical context, Aquarius tells the story of these free-spirited attendees banding together against Australian law enforcement, amidst drugs and personal drama. The documentary provides an historical perspective on the significant role the festival played in shaping the local and national countercultural scene, leaving a lasting impression on Australian society. It’s a perfectly organised blend of Australian hippy chaos.

We are pleased to present the Short Film, Making Revisions, prior to the feature screening.