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SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Alcarràs
DESCRIPTION:June 13\n@\n7:30 pm\n–\n9:00 pm \nUnder the Spanish sun…\nThe Soles are peach farmers who have occupied their land for generations on the basis of a handshake deal with the original owners. The sighting of a looming mechanical crane ushers into their lives an uncertain peach season and future. \nAn ensemble drama with 6 prominent characters is set in a lush Catalan setting where the camera settles on an eloquent focus on the rhythms of family life and playtime as the young family witnesses the intrusion of modernity on their traditions. Father Rogelio retreats into old customs\, and teens Mariona and Roger take on new responsibilities that play out in the midst of generational and economic change in Spain. The film is inspired by the Director’s own family experiences. Winner of the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 2022 Berlin International Film Festival. Palace Films. \nCatalan\, Spain/Italy/France\, 2022\, 120 min. Dir: Carla Simón. \n \nBallarat Film Society \n  \nMembership \n12 months – Feb-December: $60\n6 months – Feb-June or July-Dec: $30 \nTo join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. \nMembership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. \nFor film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website \nAll films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. \n \nThis event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land. \nBMI news\n\n \n\nWhite Night | Deborah Klein: ‘Decorated Women’\n\nThe White Night excitement is certainly building. Deborah Klein whose… \n\n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week | 13 May 2024\n\nMaking Up Amanda Rozzi Bazzani. A Cold Case Ballarat\, 1988. … \n\n\n \n\nLine up announced for: Melbourne International Comedy Roadshow – Ballarat\n\nAustralia’s biggest and best comedy spectacular is setting off again… \n\n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week | 6 May 2024\n\nDaddy’s Girl Josephine Cox. When heartbroken Sarah Quinn is left… \n\n\nLoad More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-alcarras/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240711T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240711T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195625
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SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | The New Boy
DESCRIPTION:July 11\n@\n7:30 pm\n–\n9:00 pm \nAboriginal Historical Fantasy\nThe New Boy is set on a remote mission for Aboriginal children in the 1940s run by a renegade nun\, Sister Eileen. A new charge is delivered in the dead of night – a boy who appears to have special powers – and so begins the interactions between the mission staff\, the other children and ‘the new boy’.  \nA collaboration between Blanchett and Thornton\, the film is at times quite aethereal and will leave visions that may linger. Aswan Reid was the second boy that Thornton auditioned for the part of the ‘new boy’ and was amazed at his performance. \nThe New Boy is a complex film and an intriguing exploration of Aboriginal spirituality and the coming of a new cosmology – Christianity through the eyes of an innocent Aboriginal child. Understanding the removal of children during the colonial era through Thornton’s eyes is a necessary education. The musical score is a Nick Cave and Warren Ellis collaboration\, so this is truly a film made\nof modern Australia. Roadshow. \nAustralia\, 2022\, 116 min.\nWritten and directed by Warwick Thornton. Stars: Aswan Reid\, Cate Blanchett\, Wayne Blair and Deborah Mailman. Filmed near Burra in South Australia. \n \nBallarat Film Society \n  \nMembership \n12 months – Feb-December: $60\n6 months – Feb-June or July-Dec: $30 \nTo join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. \nMembership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. \nFor film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website \nAll films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. \nBMI news\n \n\nWhite Night | Deborah Klein: ‘Decorated Women’\n\nThe White Night excitement is certainly building. Deborah Klein whose… \n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week | 13 May 2024\n\nMaking Up Amanda Rozzi Bazzani. A Cold Case Ballarat\, 1988. … \n\n \n\nLine up announced for: Melbourne International Comedy Roadshow – Ballarat\n\nAustralia’s biggest and best comedy spectacular is setting off again… \n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week | 6 May 2024\n\nDaddy’s Girl Josephine Cox. When heartbroken Sarah Quinn is left… \n\n\nLoad More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-the-new-boy/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240808T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240808T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195625
CREATED:20240130T002804Z
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SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Army of Shadows
DESCRIPTION:August 8\n@\n7:30 pm\n–\n9:00 pm \nExistential Thriller Classic\nJean-Pierre Melville is the ultimate cult auteur in the French cinema\, acknowledged as a key influence on directors such as Godard\, Scorsese\, and Tarantino. With Army of Shadows\, the master of the philosophical\, gangster film\, drops the metaphor of the criminal underworld and deals directly with his experiences as an underground soldier of the Resistance during the Nazi occupation of France.  \nThis atmospheric and gripping thriller is now widely recognized as the summit of Melville’s career\, channelling the exquisite minimalism of his earlier films to create an unsparing tale of defiance in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. “Lovers of cinema should reach for their fedoras and sneak to this picture through a mist of rain. You are in the hands of a master.” – Anthony Lane\, The New Yorker. Studiocanal. \nFrance\, 1969\, 140 mins. Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville. \n \nBallarat Film Society \n  \nMembership \n12 months – Feb-December: $60\n6 months – Feb-June or July-Dec: $30 \nTo join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. \nMembership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. \nFor film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website \nAll films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. \nBMI news\n\n \n\nWhite Night | Deborah Klein: ‘Decorated Women’\n\nThe White Night excitement is certainly building. Deborah Klein whose… \n\n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week | 13 May 2024\n\nMaking Up Amanda Rozzi Bazzani. A Cold Case Ballarat\, 1988. … \n\n\n \n\nLine up announced for: Melbourne International Comedy Roadshow – Ballarat\n\nAustralia’s biggest and best comedy spectacular is setting off again… \n\n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week | 6 May 2024\n\nDaddy’s Girl Josephine Cox. When heartbroken Sarah Quinn is left… \n\n\nLoad More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-army-of-shadows/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240912T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240912T210000
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SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Stop Making Sense
DESCRIPTION:September 12\n@\n7:30 pm\n–\n9:00 pm \nClassic Talking Heads Concert\nViewing a filmed music concert has been a tradition of the BFS\, so this year we are fortunate to have a new remastering of the very famous 1983 concert that Talking Heads did over four live shows at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles.  \nDirector Jonathan Demme is known for his film Silence of the Lambs (1991) which won 5 Academy Awards and best picture. David Byrne implored the band to wear neutral coloured clothing to ensure an optimum camera recording and quite a lot of editing took place but the reviews of the film are astounding. On the Rotten Tomatoes aggregator\, Stop Making Sense holds an approval rating of 100% based on 66 reviews: an average of 9.3 out of 10. Why Talking Heads? Well\, they are pretty well known plus they are very\, very good on stage. Enjoy! Madman. \nUSA\, 1984 Digital Remaster. Dir: Jonathan Demme. Actors include David Byrne\, Chris Frantz\, Jerry Harrison and Talking Heads musicians. \n \nBallarat Film Society \n  \nMembership \n12 months – Feb-December: $60\n6 months – Feb-June or July-Dec: $30 \nTo join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. \nMembership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. \nFor film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website \nAll films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. \nBMI news\n \n\nWhite Night | Deborah Klein: ‘Decorated Women’\n\nThe White Night excitement is certainly building. Deborah Klein whose… \n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week | 13 May 2024\n\nMaking Up Amanda Rozzi Bazzani. A Cold Case Ballarat\, 1988. … \n\n \n\nLine up announced for: Melbourne International Comedy Roadshow – Ballarat\n\nAustralia’s biggest and best comedy spectacular is setting off again… \n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week | 6 May 2024\n\nDaddy’s Girl Josephine Cox. When heartbroken Sarah Quinn is left… \n\n\nLoad More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-stop-making-sense/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241010T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241010T210000
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UID:50632-1728588600-1728594000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | L’Ombra di Caravaggio (Caravaggio’s Shadow)
DESCRIPTION:October 10\n@\n7:30 pm\n–\n9:00 pm \nLavish Italian Artist Drama\nThe famous 17th century Italian artist Caravaggio is well known for his intense realism and use of strong contrasts of light and dark. Living in Milan\, Naples\, Malta and Sicily he was a rebellious man with an eye for beauty\, the streets and high drama\, and was hugely influential on succeeding generations of painters all over Europe.  \nYears ago\, BFS screened Derek Jarman’s biopic Caravaggio (1986) on 16mm\, so in this anniversary year it is fitting to screen the latest interpretation of the artist’s colourful life. In this film\, the Catholic Church plays a central role in shaping the new artistic landscape\, recruiting ‘The Shadow’ to interview patrons and associates of the artist\, to establish if he is worthy of a pardon for causing the death of another young man. \nExpect to see the visceral\, extreme\, beautiful\, disturbing\, genial\, sacred and the blasphemous. Italian cinema at its richest. Palace Films. \nItaly\, 2022\, 128 min. Dir. Michele Placido. Stars Riccardo Scamarcio\, Isabelle Huppert and Michelangelo Merisi.  \n \nBallarat Film Society \n  \nMembership \n12 months – Feb-December: $60\n6 months – Feb-June or July-Dec: $30 \nTo join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. \nMembership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. \nFor film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website \nAll films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. \nBMI news\n \n\nWhite Night | Deborah Klein: ‘Decorated Women’\n\nThe White Night excitement is certainly building. Deborah Klein whose… \n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week | 13 May 2024\n\nMaking Up Amanda Rozzi Bazzani. A Cold Case Ballarat\, 1988. … \n\n \n\nLine up announced for: Melbourne International Comedy Roadshow – Ballarat\n\nAustralia’s biggest and best comedy spectacular is setting off again… \n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week | 6 May 2024\n\nDaddy’s Girl Josephine Cox. When heartbroken Sarah Quinn is left… \n\n\nLoad More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-caravaggios-shadow/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241114T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241114T210000
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SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | EO
DESCRIPTION:November 14\n@\n7:30 pm\n–\n9:00 pm \nCinematic  Donkey Odyssey\nDescribed by critics as a ‘sensuous reimagining of Robert Bresson’s Au hazard Balthazar’ (1966)\, EO is the name of a donkey sprung free from a circus and separated from Kasandra (Sandra Drzymalska)\, a young woman who dotes on him\, only to wander around Poland witnessing degrees of difficulty as well as moments of kindness and grace.  \nWandering through woods at night\, EO’s long journey across Europe takes him through ugly industrialisation\, including football pitches and a fur farm. Walking at a steady pace the filmmaker is determined to keep EO a mysterious animal who travels constantly\, then stops for us to see what happens. \nThis is a film that concerns itself with seeing an animal as an animal\, yet along the way we witness confronting human world situations and are never unclear about the cinematic expressions of indifference and greed. Reviewed Sight and Sound\, March 2023. High Gloss. \nPoland\, 2022\, 86 min. Dir: 86-year-old Jerzy Skolimowski.  \nEO played by six donkey actors featuring cameos by Isabel Huppert and a robotic dog. \n \nBallarat Film Society \n  \nMembership \n12 months – Feb-December: $60\n6 months – Feb-June or July-Dec: $30 \nTo join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. \nMembership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. \nFor film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website \nAll films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. \nNext film\nLoading view. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToday\n \nUpcoming\nUpcoming \n\n\nSelect date. \n \n\n\n\n \nNov\n14 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | EO \n\n\n\n \nDec\n12 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | Smiley \n\n\n\n\nPrevious Events\n\n\nToday \n\nNext Events \n\n\n\n\nSubscribe to calendar  \n\n\nGoogle Calendar \n\niCalendar \n\nOutlook 365 \n\nOutlook Live \n\nExport .ics file \n\nExport Outlook .ics file \n\nBMI news\n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week\n\nHow James Became King: The True Story of James ‘King’… \n\n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week\n\nIn the Margins Gail Holmes. We are the spaces between… \n\n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week\n\nBurn it all Down TG Reid. If you play with… \n\n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week\n\nThe Valley Chris Hammer. The sins of the father |… \n\n\nLoad More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-eo/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241212T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20241212T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195625
CREATED:20240130T012706Z
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UID:50650-1734031800-1734037200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Smiley
DESCRIPTION:December 12\n	  @\n7:30 pm\n	  –\n9:00 pm \nAustralian 1950s Outback Drama\nTo conclude this year marking our 70-year existence\, let’s watch a 1956 Australian film classic about an imaginative young boy who lives in the fictional small town of Murrumbilla in the Australian outback.  \nListen to an older generation of Australian accents; watch two-up games and immerse yourself in a 1950s country sensibility. Smiley has an alcoholic drover father and an overworked mother. He saves up for a new bike by working odd jobs and slowly raises the money for his dream. In doing so\, he unknowingly helps a dodgy publican called Rankin to sell opium to the local Aboriginal people living nearby. \nSmiley’s adventures are just beginning… Smiley\, and the 1958 Smiley Gets A Gun were released in the UK and US and went onto become international successes when few Australian films were being made. On a bit of trivia\, young Colin Petersen went on to become the Bee Gees drummer. Roadshow. \nAustralia\, 1956\, USA/Britain\, 93 min. Dir: Anthony Kimmins. Stars: Ralph Richardson\, Colin Petersen\, (Smiley)\, John McCallum\, Chips Rafferty\, Charles Tingwell.  \n																										 \nBallarat Film Society \n			\n						 \nMembership \n12 months – Feb-December: $606 months – Feb-June or July-Dec: $30 \nTo join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. \nMembership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. \nFor film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website  \nAll films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. \nBMI news\n\n            \n                 \n\nBallart Pride Month\n\nSaturday 1 June – Sunday 30 June 2024 Pride Month… \n\n\n            \n                 \n\nBallart Winter Festival\n\nSaturday 29 June – Sunday 21 July 2024 The popular… \n\n\n            \n                 \n\nComing Soon | Human Designs\, Zlatko Balazic & John McKee. Featuring the artwork of Melinda Muscat\n\nMonday 3 June – Saturday 8 June | Hugh Williamson… \n\n\n            \n                 \n\nNewsletter – June 24\n\nIn this issue: Rosemary’s Library New Releases and Recommendations |… \n\n                \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-smiley/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250213T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250213T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195625
CREATED:20250203T001511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T113214Z
UID:61630-1739475000-1739480400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | KNEECAP
DESCRIPTION:February 13\n@\n7:30 pm\n–\n9:00 pm \nPumping Northern Irish Comedy\n \nKneecap is a comedic and musical start to our 2025 program. Rich Peppiatt’s raucous Irish-language debut feature is a semi-fictionalised biopic of the anarchic Belfast hip-hop band Kneecap and their rebellious civil rights mission to save the Irish language.  \nMo Chara and Móglaí Bap are the stage names of two erudite working-class hopefuls who exploded out of Belfast in 2017 in a post-Troubles social environment\, making waves with their tongue-in-cheek political lyrics. Soon to be performing in Australia (sadly\, already sold out)\, Kneecap were one of the most talked about acts at the 2024 Glastonbury festival. They certainly pack a punch in the film: expect bursts of swearing\, white powder\, run-ins with the police\, parents\, girlfriends\, and politics. Kneecap was awarded the Audience Prize for Best Film at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival\, plus numerous other film awards. Brace yourselves for a hilarious act of ‘pure delinquency.’  Madman. \nIreland\, 2024\, 94 min. Rated M.\nM. Dir: Rich Peppiatt. Starring\, as themselves\, Naoise Ó Cairealláin “Móglaí Bap” and Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh “Mo Chara.” \n \nBallarat Film Society \n  \nMembership \n12 months – Feb-December: $60\nFeb-July: $35 – July-Dec: $30 \nTo join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. \nMembership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. \nFor film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website \nAll films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. \nMore Film\n2 events found. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToday\n \nUpcoming\nUpcoming \n\n\nSelect date. \n \n\n\n\n \nFeb\n13 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | KNEECAP \n\n\n\n \nMar\n13 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | The Movie Teller \n\n\n\n\nPrevious Events\n\n\nToday \n\nNext Events \n\n\n\n\nSubscribe to calendar  \n\n\nGoogle Calendar \n\niCalendar \n\nOutlook 365 \n\nOutlook Live \n\nExport .ics file \n\nExport Outlook .ics file \n\nBMI news\n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week\n\nThe Mystery of Haverford House Rachel Burton. A Mystery that… \n\n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week\n\nDead Man’s Shoes Marion Todd. A Master of the Tartan… \n\n\n \n\nBMI Live Events\n\nBMI LIVE | This is a new BMI program of… \n\n\n \n\nBAROC* Poems: A Personal Cancer Journey by Mike Stephens\n\nThis book of Poems & Illustrations is available for purchase… \n\n\nLoad More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-kneecap/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250313T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250313T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195625
CREATED:20250211T042522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T061217Z
UID:61914-1741894200-1741899600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | The Movie Teller
DESCRIPTION:March 13\n@\n7:30 pm\n–\n9:00 pm \nCinephile Comedy-drama\n \nThis film\, adapted from Chilean writer Hernan Rivera Letelier’s 2009 novel of the same name\, is set in 1969 in the Atacama Desert\, where saltpeter miners and their families work and live in precarious conditions.  \nFar from their world\, the rest of Chile is experiencing the death of Allende and the sudden military coup by Pinochet.  Despite the hardship\, one of the miners\, Medardo\, takes his wife Maria Magnolia and four children to the cinema every weekend to disappear into a world of cinematic storytelling. Suddenly\, after a life-changing tragedy\, they can afford only one ticket\, so the children take it in turns to attend the Sunday screenings; one daughter\, Maria Margarita\, displays an astonishing gift at reciting and acting out the films of Hollywood to the rest of the family and then to her community. \nThe film follows her into adulthood\, and into the city\, where her gift as a movie teller still works its magic. With a nod to the pure nostalgia of Italian filmmaking and the film Cinema Paradiso (1988) this is a heartfelt story of escape and change combined with superb acting and cinematography. Palace.  \nSpain/Chile\, 2023\, 116 min. \nDir: Danish director\, Lone Scherfig. Stars: Antonio de la Torre\, Bérénice Bejo\, and Alondra Valenzuela. \nBallarat Film Society \n  \nMembership \n12 months – Feb-December: $60\nFeb-July: $35 – July-Dec: $30 \nTo join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. \nMembership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. \nFor film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website \nAll films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. \n\nMore Films
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-the-movie-teller/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250410T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250410T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195625
CREATED:20250212T020827Z
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UID:61956-1744313400-1744318800@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Red Rocket
DESCRIPTION:April 10\n@\n7:30 pm\n–\n9:00 pm \nIndie Texas Trash\n \nSean Baker is well known for his caustic social observation of the frenetic lives of American marginalised people\, especially migrants and sex orkers.  \nAfter a 17-year absence\, energetically delusional hustler Mikey “Saber” Davies returns to his home town of Texas City after spending years as a washed-porn star in L.A.  Set in the lead-up to the 2016 Trump/Biden election\, virtually unemployable Mikey goes back to dealing weed\, and to his old associates. \nAlways on the lookout for his next trick\, he meets 17-year-old donut seller Strawberry\, and sets out to groom her as his ticket back to the porn industry. \nThe character Mikey could be described as an entitled narcissist.  He embodies the values and poverty-blighted reality of a stratum of society which is marginalised\, impulsive\, and open to a way out with often unrealistic expectations. \nRed Rocket\, for all its liveliness\, is a “pinkly iced and sprinkled portait of a man\, and a nation\, with a hole in the middle\,” a version of America that Sean Baker portrays so very well (Cannes Film Festival review).  Roadshow. \n​USA\, 2020\, MA15+\, 130 min. \nDir. Sean Baker. His latest film Anora took out the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2024.   \nBallarat Film Society \n  \nMembership \n12 months – Feb-December: $60\nFeb-July: $35 – July-Dec: $30 \nTo join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. \nMembership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. \nFor film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website \nAll films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. \n\nMore Film
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-red-rocket/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250508T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250508T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195625
CREATED:20250212T023140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T062716Z
UID:61967-1746732600-1746738000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di Biciclette)
DESCRIPTION:May 8\n@\n7:30 pm\n–\n9:00 pm \nItalian Neorealist Drama\n \n​The Bicycle Thief is regularly voted one of the greatest films of all time. It was a key example of the Italian ‘cinema of the real’ which heralded a new kind of cinematic naturalism\, employing non-professional actors and filming on the streets of a post-war Europe.  \nAntonio\, a poor father\, is on the first day of a new job gluing movie posters onto street walls in poverty-stricken Rome when his hard-earned bicycle is stolen. \nDistraught\, Antonio and his little boy Bruno (Enzo Staiola) desperately criss-cross the city trying to recover it\, navigating difficult interactions with the police\, hostile crowds\, city offices\, and home. \nDe Sica spent his childhood in Naples and was an actor as well as the director of many renowned neo-realist films which highlighted contemporary social issues\, and often included touching father/son relationships. \nWinner of the 1950 Academy Honorary Award for outstanding cinematic achievement.  Umbrella. \nItaly\, 1948\, B/W\, 93 min. \nDir: Vittorio De Sica. Stars: Lamberto Maggiorani\, Enzo Staiola and Lianella Carell. \nBallarat Film Society \n  \nMembership \n12 months – Feb-December: $60\nFeb-July: $35 – July-Dec: $30 \nTo join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. \nMembership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. \nFor film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website \nAll films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. \n\nMore Film
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-bicycle-thieves/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250612T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250612T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195625
CREATED:20250212T023200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T110613Z
UID:61968-1749756600-1749762000@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | La Chimera
DESCRIPTION:June 12\n@\n7:30 pm\n–\n9:00 pm \nArchaeological Romance\n \nLa Chimera is the latest film from Rohrwacher\, a delightfully singular Italian writer-director who\, with just a handful of feature-length films\, has become one of the must-see filmmakers on the international circuit. \nArthur\, a British archaeologist just released from prison and grieving his lost love\, soon falls back in with a rag-tag gang of petty thieves plundering pre-Roman tombs in the Italian countryside. \nHijinks ensue\, but his mystic connection with these tombs will either be his doom or salvation. \nImagine Indiana Jones crossed with Fellini and you have a sense of this marvelous film.  Part caper movie\, part romance\, La Chimera draws on the mystical and the mythic\, on national history and magic realism\, to create something extraordinary.  Stars Josh O’Connor (The Crown) and Carol Duarte\, with a guest appearance by Isabella Rossellini. Palace. \nItaly\, 2023\, 130 min. \nDir. Alice Rohrwacher. \nBallarat Film Society \n  \nMembership \n12 months – Feb-December: $60\nFeb-July: $35 – July-Dec: $30 \nTo join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. \nMembership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. \nFor film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website \nAll films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. \nMore Film\n5 events found. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToday\n \nUpcoming\nUpcoming \n\n\nSelect date. \n \n\n\n\n \nFeb\n13 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | KNEECAP \n\n\n\n \nMar\n13 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | The Movie Teller \n\n\n\n \nApr\n10 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | Red Rocket \n\n\n\n \nMay\n8 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | Bicycle Thieves \n\n\n\n \nJun\n12 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | La Chimera \n\n\n\n\nPrevious Events\n\n\nToday \n\nNext Events \n\n\n\n\nSubscribe to calendar  \n\n\nGoogle Calendar \n\niCalendar \n\nOutlook 365 \n\nOutlook Live \n\nExport .ics file \n\nExport Outlook .ics file \n\nBMI news\n\n \n\nNewsletter – February 2025\n\nA Message from the Chair… \n\n\n \n\nNewsletter – January 2025\n\nA Message from the Chair… \n\n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week\n\nThe Mystery of Haverford House Rachel Burton. A Mystery that… \n\n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week\n\nDead Man’s Shoes Marion Todd. A Master of the Tartan… \n\n\nLoad More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-la-chimera/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250710T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250710T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195625
CREATED:20250212T025248Z
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UID:61983-1752175800-1752181200@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Sweet As
DESCRIPTION:July 10\n@\n7:30 pm\n–\n9:00 pm \nIndigenous Coming of Age Story\n \nFilmed in the stunning Pilbara over five weeks\, Nyul Nyul/Yawuru woman Jub Clerc’s debut feature film is the first Western Australian film by a First Nation’s director.   \n16-year-old Murra\, whose abandonment by her drug-fuelled mother puts her at risk of being sent into the Child Protection system\, instead finds herself on an outward-bound mini-bus full of at-risk teens and two charismatic team leaders. Amongst others\, the group includes a troublemaker\, a lonely and vulnerable young man\, and an irrepressible ‘Elvis\,’ the reason for whose inclusion on the trip is unknown. Sweet As is an uplifting coming-of-age road movie about unconventional friendships\, romantic crushes\, and the use of the camera to capture the beautiful and meaningful cultural landscape and quiet moments of realization. \nIn the 1980s\, Jub herself travelled on a photo safari for at-risk teens which ignited her passion for visual story-telling. Just as her journey was a transformative one for her\, so too is Sweet As transformative for its audience. Roadshow. \nAustralia\, 2022\, 83 min. \nDir: Jub Clerc. Stars: Shantae Barnes-Cowan\, Mark Coles-Smith and Tasma Walton. \nBallarat Film Society \n  \nMembership \n12 months – Feb-December: $60\nFeb-July: $35 – July-Dec: $30 \nTo join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. \nMembership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. \nFor film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website \nAll films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. \nMore Film\n10 events found. \n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\nToday\n \nUpcoming\nUpcoming\n \n\nSelect date. \n \n\n\n\n \nFeb\n13 \n  \nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | KNEECAP \n\n\n\n \nMar\n13 \n  \nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | The Movie Teller \n\n\n\n \nApr\n10 \n  \nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | Red Rocket \n\n\n\n \nMay\n8 \n  \nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di Biciclette) \n\n\n\n \nJun\n12 \n  \nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | La Chimera \n\n\n\n \nJul\n10 \n  \nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | Sweet As \n\n\n\n \nSep\n11 \n  \nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | Goodbye Julia \n\n\n\n \nOct\n9 \n  \nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | To Thank the Room \n\n\n\n \nNov\n13 \n  \nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | ​Hammarskjöld: The Fight for Peace \n\n\n\n \nDec\n11 \n  \nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | ​Little Richard: I am Everything \n\n\n\nPrevious Events\n\nToday \n\nNext Events \n\n\n\nSubscribe to calendar  \n\n\nGoogle Calendar \n\niCalendar \n\nOutlook 365 \n\nOutlook Live \n\nExport .ics file \n\nExport Outlook .ics file \n\nBMI news\n \n\nNewsletter – February 2025\n\nA Message from the Chair… \n\n \n\nNewsletter – January 2025\n\nA Message from the Chair… \n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week\n\nThe Mystery of Haverford House Rachel Burton. A Mystery that… \n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week\n\nDead Man’s Shoes Marion Todd. A Master of the Tartan… \n\n\nLoad More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-sweet-as/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250911T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250911T210000
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UID:61982-1757619000-1757624400@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Goodbye Julia
DESCRIPTION:September 11\n@\n7:30 pm\n–\n9:00 pm \nSudanese Moral Drama\n \nOnly a handful of films originate in Sudan due to the civil war  from 1983 to 2005\, and this is the first to participate in the Cannes Film Festival. \nThis debut feature film from Mohamed Kordofani follows the story of Mona\, a retired Northern Sudanese singer who is wracked with guilt after covering up a murder in the lead-up to the civil war. \nIn an attempt to make amends\, and secretly seeking redemption\, she takes a Southern Sudanese widow\, Julia\, and her son into her home. \nAttempts to leave the past behind\, however\, are impossible. Kordofani reworked the script assiduously to achieve the well-rounded nature of the characters and unpack the complexity of the war\, family secrets\, cultural expectations\, religion and politics. \nSouth Sudan was finally declared an independent country in 2011\, but is still troubled. This film gives an insight into the birth of a new country and a tragic history felt on the level of everyday people. \nThe film has won over 14 major international film awards including the Freedom Prize – Un Certain Regard at Cannes in 2023. Potential Films. \nSudan/Sweden/Germany/Saudi Arabia/France/Egypt\, 2023\, 120 min. \n Dir: Mohamed Kordofani. Stars: Siran Riak\, Eiman Yousif and Nazar Goma. \nBallarat Film Society \n  \nMembership \n12 months – Feb-December: $60\nFeb-July: $35 – July-Dec: $30 \nTo join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. \nMembership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. \nFor film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website \nAll films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. \nMore Film\n6 events found. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToday\n \nUpcoming\nUpcoming \n\n\nSelect date. \n \n\n\n\n \nFeb\n13 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | KNEECAP \n\n\n\n \nMar\n13 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | The Movie Teller \n\n\n\n \nApr\n10 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | Red Rocket \n\n\n\n \nMay\n8 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | Bicycle Thieves \n\n\n\n \nJun\n12 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | La Chimera \n\n\n\n \nSep\n11 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | Goodbye Julia \n\n\n\n\nPrevious Events\n\n\nToday \n\nNext Events \n\n\n\n\nSubscribe to calendar  \n\n\nGoogle Calendar \n\niCalendar \n\nOutlook 365 \n\nOutlook Live \n\nExport .ics file \n\nExport Outlook .ics file \n\nBMI news\n\n \n\nNewsletter – February 2025\n\nA Message from the Chair… \n\n\n \n\nNewsletter – January 2025\n\nA Message from the Chair… \n\n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week\n\nThe Mystery of Haverford House Rachel Burton. A Mystery that… \n\n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week\n\nDead Man’s Shoes Marion Todd. A Master of the Tartan… \n\n\nLoad More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-goodbye-julia/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251004T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251004T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195625
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250925T043007Z
UID:67630-1759604400-1759611600@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Spaceballs - a FightMND fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:October 4\n@\n7:00 pm\n–\n9:00 pm \n$18 \nMinerva Theatre \n\n\nGet tickets\n \nJoin us at 7pm on October 4th for a screening of the cult classic Spaceballs to raise much needed funds for FightMND. \nIn 2013\, we lost my dad\, Ian\, from MND. In his memory\, we are raising funds and participating in this year’s FightMND Daniher’s Drive to raise funds and awareness to defeat the beast. \nHelp us celebrate Dad’s memory and raise some funds as we enjoy one of his all-time favs\, Spaceballs. May the Schwartz be with you. – Gareth \n \nIn a distant galaxy\, planet Spaceball has depleted its air supply\, leaving its citizens reliant on a product called “”Perri-Air.”” \nOn the peaceful planet Druidia\, King Roland attempts to marry his daughter Princess Vespa to Prince Valium\, but Vespa and her loyal droid Dot Matrix escape during her wedding.  \nAfter wasting the fresh air on the distant planet Spaceball\, corrupt President Skroob orders the arch-villain henchman Dark Helmet to kidnap Princess Vespa to force King Roland to provide them with the code to Druidia’s atmosphere. Under those circumstances\, the seasoned mercenary Lone Starr and his devoted half-human\, half-canine sidekick Barf try to save the princess. In the meantime\, the ruthless loan shark Pizza the Hutt is after them. But only he who can harness The Schwartz\, a mystical cosmic force\, will save the day.—Nick Riganas \n \nAmerica – 1987 – Comedy – 1h 32m \nDirector\, Mel Brooks – Writers Mel Brooks – Thomas Meehan – Ronny Graham \nTickets: $18 \n\nGet Tickets\n\n \nThis event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/spaceballs-fightmnd-fundraiser/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Externally Produced Event,Film,Victorian Seniors Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251009T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251009T210000
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SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | To Thank the Room
DESCRIPTION:October 9\n@\n7:30 pm\n–\n9:00 pm \nAward Winning Australian Documentary\n \nBest Melbourne Documentary 2024 at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival\, To Thank the Room is about the last 100 days of the iconic Brooklyn Arts Hotel in Fitzroy.  \nThis heart-warming and inspiring documentary is an intimate portrait of Maggie Fooke\, the creator of the hotel\, as she navigates the final days of this dearly-loved institution\, before its closure in 2020 due to financial constraints.\n​\nTo Thank The Room is about living life to the fullest and facing major life-transitions. Maggie leads a merry dance as she both embraces and resists the process of letting go\, with a fierce determination to relish and share her beloved ‘Brooklyn’ to the very last drop. (She now presides over the Northern Arts guest house in Castlemaine\, which hosts a rich programme of music and film events).  ‘So few films try to capture everyday life\, and few succeed as this one has. I enjoyed it so much. Just beautiful’ – John Flaus – Australian screen and broadcasting legend.  Kind Films. \nAustralia\, 2023\, 77 mins. \nPlus 30 mins for Q&A with director Belinda Lloyd and Maggie Fooke. \nBallarat Film Society \n  \nMembership \n12 months – Feb-December: $60\nFeb-July: $35 – July-Dec: $30 \nTo join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. \nMembership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. \nFor film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website \nAll films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. \nMore Film\n10 events found. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToday\n \nUpcoming\nUpcoming \n\n\nSelect date. \n \n\n\n\n \nFeb\n13 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | KNEECAP \n\n\n\n \nMar\n13 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | The Movie Teller \n\n\n\n \nApr\n10 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | Red Rocket \n\n\n\n \nMay\n8 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | Bicycle Thieves \n\n\n\n \nJun\n12 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | La Chimera \n\n\n\n \nJul\n10 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | Sweet As \n\n\n\n \nSep\n11 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | Goodbye Julia \n\n\n\n \nOct\n9 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | To Thank the Room \n\n\n\n \nNov\n13 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | ​Hammarskjöld: The Fight for Peace \n\n\n\n \nDec\n11 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | ​Little Richard: I am Everything \n\n\n\n\nPrevious Events\n\n\nToday \n\nNext Events \n\n\n\n\nSubscribe to calendar  \n\n\nGoogle Calendar \n\niCalendar \n\nOutlook 365 \n\nOutlook Live \n\nExport .ics file \n\nExport Outlook .ics file \n\nBMI news\n\n \n\nNewsletter – February 2025\n\nA Message from the Chair… \n\n\n \n\nNewsletter – January 2025\n\nA Message from the Chair… \n\n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week\n\nThe Mystery of Haverford House Rachel Burton. A Mystery that… \n\n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week\n\nDead Man’s Shoes Marion Todd. A Master of the Tartan… \n\n\nLoad More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-to-thank-the-room-oct/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | ​Hammarskjöld: The Fight for Peace
DESCRIPTION:November 13\n@\n7:30 pm\n–\n9:00 pm \nCompelling Cold War Political Thriller\n \nIn 1961\, the charismatic Swedish diplomat\, economist and implacable idealist Dag Hammarskjöld was in his seventh year as Secretary-General of the United Nations. By some\, he was considered the ‘clearest thinker in the room\,’ but by others as the victim of a ‘saviour complex’ (Cineuropa). \nTorn between his personal life and dedication to global responsibilities\, he set out to bring peace to the newly decolonizing Congo\, taking on in the process powerful mining entrepreneurs and world powers intent on exploitation. Hammarskjöld’s mission was fraught with danger as he boarded a plane in a desperate attempt to negotiate a ceasefire. \nJohn. F. Kennedy called Hammarskjöld one of the greatest statesmen of our century and he has remained the benchmark against which later UN Secretaries-General have been judged. Whilst the film is set against a huge geo-political backdrop\, it also helps humanize a man acutely aware of his role as a politician. Palace. \nSweden\, 2023\, 114 min. \nDir: Per Fly. Stars: Mikael Persbrandt. \nBallarat Film Society \n  \nMembership \n12 months – Feb-December: $60\nFeb-July: $35 – July-Dec: $30 \nTo join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. \nMembership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. \nFor film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website \nAll films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. \nMore Film\n7 events found. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToday\n \nUpcoming\nUpcoming \n\n\nSelect date. \n \n\n\n\n \nFeb\n13 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | KNEECAP \n\n\n\n \nMar\n13 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | The Movie Teller \n\n\n\n \nApr\n10 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | Red Rocket \n\n\n\n \nMay\n8 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | Bicycle Thieves \n\n\n\n \nJun\n12 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | La Chimera \n\n\n\n \nSep\n11 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | Goodbye Julia \n\n\n\n \nNov\n13 \n \n\nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | ​Hammarskjöld: The Fight for Peace \n\n\n\n\nPrevious Events\n\n\nToday \n\nNext Events \n\n\n\n\nSubscribe to calendar  \n\n\nGoogle Calendar \n\niCalendar \n\nOutlook 365 \n\nOutlook Live \n\nExport .ics file \n\nExport Outlook .ics file \n\nBMI news\n\n \n\nNewsletter – February 2025\n\nA Message from the Chair… \n\n\n \n\nNewsletter – January 2025\n\nA Message from the Chair… \n\n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week\n\nThe Mystery of Haverford House Rachel Burton. A Mystery that… \n\n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week\n\nDead Man’s Shoes Marion Todd. A Master of the Tartan… \n\n\nLoad More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-hammarskjold/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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UID:62004-1765481400-1765486800@ballaratmi.org.au
SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | ​Little Richard: I am Everything
DESCRIPTION:December 11\n@\n7:30 pm\n–\n9:00 pm \nMusical Doco\n \n‘The south is the home of all things queer\,’ says scholar Zandria Robinson as we witness the exhilarating jam-packed story of Little Richard’s complex life and musical career\, ending only in 2020.  \nBorn in 1932 as Richard Wayne Penniman\, by 1955 Little Richard was declared a world rock ‘n’ roll star with his hit “Tutti Frutti.” \nRaised on gospel music\, experimenting with drag\, and drenched with musical talent\, he went on to win award after award and reach global stardom. \nInterestingly enough\, on an Australian tour in 1957\, when his plane from Melbourne to Sydney experienced difficulty\, he saw a bright red fireball\, coinciding with the launch of the Russian satellite Sputnik. He cancelled his last two concerts\, renounced rock’n’roll\, and declared he was returning to the US to repent and be baptized! \nAn enlightening film which will fill in the ‘gaps’ about his turbulent life and his undisputable influence. Amalgamated. \nUSA\, 2023\, 98 min. \nDir: Lisa Cortés and starring Little Richard. \nBallarat Film Society \n  \nMembership \n12 months – Feb-December: $60\nFeb-July: $35 – July-Dec: $30 \nTo join or renew your membership\, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474)\, or come with cash on the night. \nMembership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. \nFor film enquiries\, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website \nAll films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme. \nMore Film\n8 events found. \n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\nToday\n \nUpcoming\nUpcoming\n \n\nSelect date. \n \n\n\n\n \nFeb\n13 \n  \nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | KNEECAP \n\n\n\n \nMar\n13 \n  \nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | The Movie Teller \n\n\n\n \nApr\n10 \n  \nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | Red Rocket \n\n\n\n \nMay\n8 \n  \nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | Bicycle Thieves \n\n\n\n \nJun\n12 \n  \nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | La Chimera \n\n\n\n \nSep\n11 \n  \nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | Goodbye Julia \n\n\n\n \nNov\n13 \n  \nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | ​Hammarskjöld: The Fight for Peace \n\n\n\n \nDec\n11 \n  \nFeatured \n7:30 pm\n– \n9:00 pm  \n\nBallarat Film Society | ​Hammarskjöld: The Fight for Peace Copy \n\n\n\nPrevious Events\n\nToday \n\nNext Events \n\n\n\nSubscribe to calendar  \n\n\nGoogle Calendar \n\niCalendar \n\nOutlook 365 \n\nOutlook Live \n\nExport .ics file \n\nExport Outlook .ics file \n\nBMI news\n \n\nNewsletter – February 2025\n\nA Message from the Chair… \n\n \n\nNewsletter – January 2025\n\nA Message from the Chair… \n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week\n\nThe Mystery of Haverford House Rachel Burton. A Mystery that… \n\n \n\nRosemary’s Book of the Week\n\nDead Man’s Shoes Marion Todd. A Master of the Tartan… \n\n\nLoad More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-little-richard/
LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film
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