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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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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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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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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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