• Ballarat Film Society – Quo Vadis, Aida?

    BMI - Minerva Space 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC

    13/10/2022 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm ​Quo Vadis, Aida? is inspired by true events.  In Bosnia, 1995, middle-aged Aida is a United Nations translator located in the small mountain town of Srebrenica when the Serbian army ignores a UN peace ultimatum and begins a series of round-ups. Aida’s translation skills come into action when Aida and her family find themselves among 30,000…

  • Ballarat Film Society – Beyond the Wasteland

    BMI - Minerva Space 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC

    08/12/2022 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Filmed in Australia, USA, France, Germany and Japan, this documentary examines the contemporary culture rooted in Mad Max (1979) and Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) both of which became instant international cult films during the 1980s with their dystopian and post-apocalyptic themes and imagery. The film explores the eccentric world of the fans from around the globe, their costumes, and their machines. From the…

  • Ballarat Film Society – La Strada

    BMI - Minerva Space 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC

    09/02/2023 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Italy, 1954, b/w, 94 min.  Directed by Federico Fellini Fellini Classic Neo-Realism ​Starring Giulietta Masina, Anthony Quinn and Richard Basehart, and produced by Dino De Laurentiis and Carlo Ponti, La Strada was Fellini’s 4th film and ensured his international reputation. Told in a fabulist style with a focus on love and jealousies, it is set…