Film & theatre

  • John Pilger: Why bad movies keep coming out — and what to do about it

    As an inveterate film fan, I turn to the listings every week and try not to lose hope. I search the guff that often passes for previews, and I queue for a ticket with that flicker of excitement reminiscent of matinees in art deco splendour. Once inside, lights down, beer in hand, hope recedes as the minutes pass. How many times have I done a runner? There is a cinema I go to that refunds your money if you're out the door within 20 minutes of the opening titles. The people there have knowing looks. My personal best is less than five minutes of the awful Moulin Rouge.

  • Rising Tide and 3CR Radical Radio special film event feature of Turning the Ship

    • Naarm/Melbourne

    In conjunction with 3CR Radical radio, join Rising Tide Victoria at one (or multiple screenings) of Turning the Ship! on Friday 19 September. Screenings at 6:00PM | 7:30PM | 9:00PM https://www.risingtide.org.au/film/turning-the-ship-evil-thoughts-bar Turning the Ship tells the story of the passion and drive of Australia-wide activism group Rising Tide and the…

  • Rising Tide and Environmental Films Australia special film event feature of Turning the Ship

    • Naarm/Melbourne

    In conjunction with Environmental Films Australia, join Naarm Hub, Rising Tide Victoria at CERES for a special film event feature of Turning the Ship: 2024 People's Blockade of the World's Largest Coal Port and Nguura Muruy (Forest Camp) - A Front Line Story. Come together with like-minded local community members and learn how you can get involved in the diverse Rising Tide…

  • Voices for the Valley Film Screening: Rising Up Against NSW's Biggest Coal Mine

    • Gadigal Country/Sydney

    Join us for an inspiring evening of grassroots storytelling, community courage and climate justice. "Voices for the Valley" is a powerful documentary that tells the story of the small but mighty community of Wollar, NSW — a town under threat from coal expansion. With courage and unity, these locals are rising up against the state’s largest coal mine to…

  • THIS IS NOT A DRILL - Youth Against War and Fascism

    • Western Australia
    • Boorloo/Perth & Walyalup/Fremantle

    Come along to the anti-war movie event of the year. Join with Youth Against War and Fascism in see the film of Roger Waters Prague concert, recorded last year. The THIS IS NOT A DRILL tour may be Waters farewell to live performance. Rogers said that his concert was “a statement in opposition to fascism, injustice, and bigotry in all its forms.” Various German city governments…

  • Cultural Dissent - Coral's Last Stand: The fight to save Scott Reef

    • Western Australia
    • Boorloo/Perth & Walyalup/Fremantle

    Scott Reef, an ancient coral atoll 300km off the Australian mainland, is home to over 1,200 species, including endangered sea snakes, green turtles, and rare cetaceans that rely on its krill-rich waters. However, this unique ecosystem is under threat as Woodside and its partners plan to drill 50 oil and gas wells in the surrounding waters, arguing the project will aid…

  • Off Grid Pop Up Cinema by Environmental Films Australia

    • Regional VIC

    As part of the Off-Grid Living Festival, join Environmental Films Australia at the historical Star Theatre Chiltern on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 April for the ‘Off Grid Pop Up Cinema’, a program of films exploring what it means to live on our planet, how we can care for country, and what the future may bring. With shorts, feature films and even a kid’s session, there’s…

  • Palestinians Don't Need Sidewalks: U4PWA Fundraiser Film Screening

    • Western Australia
    • Boorloo/Perth & Walyalup/Fremantle

    Unionists for Palestine WA fundraiser film screening: Palestinians Don't Need Sidewalks takes us on a journey through occupied Palestine. It profiles, through Palestinian eyes, life under Israeli occupation. The film builds on the investigation, by a Jewish professor, a Palestinian student activist and a former politician,…

  • Trocadero Projects Footscray and Environmental Films Australia

    • Naarm/Melbourne

    Trocadero Projects and Environmental Films Australia are teaming up to bring an environmental cinema experience to Footscray. Grab a beanbag and a gelato for the Victorian premiere of Yana Djamaga Ganji / Walk Good Fire by Clancy Walker and Adam Nye, along with local short Outpicker, introduced by filmmaker Le Luo. …

  • Film screening: Naila and the Uprising

    • Boorloo/Perth & Walyalup/Fremantle

    When a nation-wide uprising breaks out in 1987, a woman in Gaza must make a choice between love, family and freedom. Undaunted, she embraces all three, joining a clandestine network of women in a movement that forces the world to recognize the Palestinian right to self-determination for the first time. Naila and the Uprising chronicles the remarkable journey of Naila Ayesh whose…

  • Film screening: No Other Land (2024)

    • Boorloo/Perth & Walyalup/Fremantle

    Join us for a screening of one of the most important films of the year. The multiple award winning and now Oscar nominated documentary, 'No Other Land' follows the unlikely friendship between a Palestinian activist and lawyer and an Israeli investigative journalist and offers a sobering yet inspiring look at Palestinian resistance under occupation. This award-winning…