Queensland Premiere. Presentation of the restored and remastered Australian film. Rabbit-Proof Fence is based on the true story of Molly Craig, her sister Daisy Kadibill and cousin Gracie Fields who, after being forcibly removed from their mothers in 1931, escaped from a mission settlement in order to find their way home. They made their journey …
Queensland Premiere. Winner of the Golden Lion for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival, Yorgos Lanthimos’ boldly beautiful Poor Things stars Emma Stone in a career best performance. Poor Things is the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist …
Queensland Premiere. A glorious film from revered director Wim Wenders with an exceptional soundtrack following the quiet life of a middle-aged man in Tokyo. Winner Best Actor at Cannes 2023. Hirayama seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his very structured everyday routine he enjoys his …
Australian Premiere. From Academy Award Winner Taika Waititi ( Jojo Rabbit, Thor: Ragnarok ) and based on a true story, Next Goal Wins follows the American Samoa soccer team, infamous for their brutal 31-0 FIFA loss to Australia in 2001. With the World Cup Qualifiers approaching, the team hires down-on-his-luck, maverick coach Thomas Rongen (Michael …
Queensland Premiere. From Todd Haynes (Carol) and starring Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore in powerhouse performances, May December is a clever and wickedly funny dramatic comedy. Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their …
Queensland Premiere. This psychological thriller from an Australian directing duo, tells the story of a bride-to-be being invited to her own fiancé’s bucks party, as the night continues it starts to take a very dark turn. Winner of the Audience award at Sydney Film Festival, Birdeater follows a soon-to-be-married couple that invites their closest friends …
Queensland Premiere. Combining 2D and 3D animation, this stylish, smart and futuristic film noir is an adrenaline-fuelled cinematic adventure packed with humour and exhilarating action sequences. In 2022, private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner Carlos Rivera are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious hacker. On Mars, they descend deep …
Queensland Premiere. A visual journey about the complexities of two close friends, both Aboriginal, being adopted into a white world. This autobiographical story is also a celebration of friendship and unconditional love as they connect back with their bloodline families. When Gill Moody and Adrian Russell Wills met making their first short film together little …
Queensland Premiere. A captivating film from Jordan following one woman’s struggle with family and the law after the death of her husband. Thirty-something mother-of-one Nawal (Mouna Hawa, in a captivating performance) works for a wealthy Christian family as a carer. She and her devout Muslim husband have been trying to conceive, but Nawal’s world unexpectedly …
Queensland Premiere. Direct from premiering at the Venice Film Festival. Housekeeping for Beginners is a mesmerising queer family drama set in present day Macedonia from director Goran Stolevski (Of An Age). Housekeeping for Beginners stars Anamaria Marinca (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) as Dita, a woman who never wanted to be a mother …
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