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100mins. USA 2021
When college student Alia Kapur returns home for the summer, she discovers secrets and lies in her parents’ past that makes her question everything she thought she knew about her family. She upends the well-ordered life of her Indian American family with her newfound independence in this lovingly framed glimpse of family life.
85 mins. Australia 2022
A documentary about the lives and love story of Ruby Hunter and Archie Roach, as told in their own songs and spoken word stories in the 2004 concert Kura Tungar - Songs from the River. The country and river they sing about are the Murray and Ngarrindjeri lands in S.A., Ruby’s birthplace and childhood home.
85 mins. Australia 2019
An intimate and compassionate documentary from the perspective of a ten year old Aboriginal boy in Alice Springs as he grows up, struggling to balance his traditional Arrente/Garrwe upbringing with a state education.
120 mins. Spain 2021
Two women, Janis and Ana, meet up in a hospital labour ward where they are both about to give birth. Both are single, and became pregnant by accident. Janis, who is middle-aged, doesn’t regret it and is exultant, while Ana, a young teenager is unsure, scared and repentant. The traumas of the past give way to female solidarity.
96 mins. Internationally co-produced 2021
Some of the most distinguished experts on the work of Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci gathered at the National Gallery in London to examine a painting known as Savator Mundi, the most expensive painting ever sold at US$450 million. The event turns out to be the first act of one of the most fascinating stories in the history of art.
176 mins. USA 2022
When The Riddler, a sadistic serial killer, begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city’s hidden corruption, and question his family’s involvement. The killer leaves behind a trail of cryptic clues, and as the evidence begins to lead closer to home, and the scale of the perpetrator’s plans become clear, Batman must forge new relationships, unmask the culprit, and put an end to the abuse of power and corruption that has long plagued the city.
Single feature due to length
98 mins. Australia 2022
In this moving and entertaining story, a former dressmaker reinvents herself after leaving an abusive relationship, and befriending a young Chinese fashion designer who reignites her passion for life.
Single feature special screening
96 mins. UK 2020
A true crime caper and underdog tale. In 1961, sixty year old taxi driver, Kempton Bunton stole Goya’s painting of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London as a protest. He said that he would return it on the condition that the government invested more in care for the elderly, including exempting pensioners from TV licence fees.
110 mins. USA 2021
When his sister asks him to look after her son for a while, a radio journalist embarks on a cross-country trip with his energetic young nephew to show him life away from the city. The two forge a tenuous but transformational relationship on their journey.
94 mins. Australia 2021
This is the inspiring true story of four Zimbabwean refugees who, having escaped tyranny in their homeland, conquered the odds to become South Africa’s top sommeliers. Driven by relentless optimism, they set their sights on the coveted title of World Wine Tasting Champions. From the moment they arrive in France to compete they turn an establishment of privilege and tradition on its head.
Complimentary Wine & Cheese at Intermission on our last weekend before our Winter Recess
90 mins. Denmark 2021
Denmark’s Oscars entry for Best International Feature Film. Flee tells the remarkable true story of Amin Nawabi, an Afghan refugee who grapples with a painful secret he has kept for 20 years, which now threatens to derail the life he has built for himself and his future husband in Denmark. Made with a striking blend of animation, intimate interviews, 80s music and archival footage,.