BIG SCREEN

*Please note revised session times below*

Big Screen returns to Darwin for its 4th big year to present a dense and diverse program of new and archival Australian films from those yet to be released to some of our most loved.

This year we’re including a special encore screening of the contemporary Australian classic Bad Boy Bubby including a not to be missed “In Conversation With Director Rolf de Heer” on a corker double bill with the 70s Aussie gem, The Club.

We also feature the widely acclaimed new feature The Finished People screening with the Oscar winning Harvie Krumpet, as well as Colin Friels’ welcome return to the big screen with a powerhouse performance in Tom White.

We hope you enjoy this year’s celebration of Australian cinema!

Sat 14 Aug - Australian Celluloid Classics Double Feature
7:30pm Bad Boy Bubby (+ Q&A with director Rolf de Heer) + 9:45pm The Club

Bad Boy Bubby
R I 112 mins I Dir: Rolf de Heer
Big Screen guest and one of Australia’s most highly regarded filmmakers, Rolf de Heer, here creates a work quite unlike anything produced in Australia (or anywhere else!) in one of the most well known Australian films of the last decade (and a bit). Locked in a bare concrete room for most of his life by his mother, Bubby is about to make his mark on the world in what can only be described as the most strange of Cinderella-esque stories.

The Club
M I 96 mins I Dir: Bruce Beresford 1980
Along with Don’s Party, The Club is one of Australia’s most well known and best loved cinematic classics. Based on the play by David Williamson, The Club is about the rise of a struggling football club in Melbourne. The combination of behind-the-scenes internal politicking in the boardroom and the actual football footage creates a riotous and wildly satirical look at Australian sporting culture.

Sun 15 Aug, 7.30pm - Harvie Krumpet (with Q & A session after the film with special guest, Adam Elliot

Harvie Krumpet
PG I 24 mins I Dir: Adam Elliot 2003
Say hello to Harvie Krumpet - Australia’s latest cinematic triumph. Direct from the Academy Awards® and with an Oscar® for Best Animated Short Film, Harvie Krumpet will have you laughing, crying and leave you feeling wonderful.

Sun 15 Aug, 8.30pm - The Finished People

The Finished People
MA I 83min I Dir: Khoa Do
From the suburbs of Cabramatta comes this extraordinary Australian debut feature film. “If you love cinema, put this at the top of your list.” - David Stratton, SBS Movie Show.

Sun 15 Aug, 9.45pm - Tom White

Tom White
MA I 106min I Dir: Alkinos Tsilimidos
When Tom White (Colin Friels) goes missing the consequences are shattering. His bewildered family are left alone to fend for themselves, while Tom begins a brutal, sometimes beautiful, odyssey as a homeless man in his own city.

Mon 16 Aug, 7.30pm – Under the Radar
Mon 16 Aug, 9.30pm - Thunderstruck

Under the Radar
M I 96 mins I Dir: Evan Clarry 2004
A great new comedy thriller about three guys and a girl who travel to the coast together, each with their own agenda. When these four hit the road and take a wrong turn, they unwittingly find themselves caught up in the midst of a deadly crossfire between two rival gangs.

Thunderstruck
M I 96 mins I Dir: Darren Aston 2004
When five mates who are in a band have a near-death experience after an AC/DC concert, they make a act: that the first one to die will be buried by the others next to Bon Scott. Featuring Stephen Curry (The
Castle) and Damon Gameau (The Tracker).

When: Sat 14th Aug – Mon 16th Aug
Where: Deckchair Cinema
Price: $12/$10 conc/ $8 members/ $25 season
Information: 8981 0700

Box Office opens one hour before screenings.