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The Best Summer + Q&A Sydney Film Festival

  • Cinema
  • Playhouse
  • Run time: 84 minutes, plus 20 minute Q&A Subject to change
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A Sundance rockumentary of Summersault 1995

USA | 2026 | English | Documentary | Unclassified 18+

Head backstage with the Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth, Foo Fighters and more in this revelatory Sundance rockumentary, capturing the 1995 Australian music festival Summersault.

An infectiously fun tour diary, The Best Summer unearths a treasure trove of never-before-seen footage from one of the most stacked festival lineups ever to grace Australian shores. Dusting off tapes recovered from her garage while fleeing the recent Malibu fires, director Tamra Davis (Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child, SFF 2010; Billy Madison) pieces together an electric time capsule of ’90s alternative music legends at the peak of their youthful powers. Featuring candid, frequently hilarious interviews with the likes of Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Kim Deal, Beck, Dave Grohl and Kathleen Hanna, alongside raucous on-stage antics, it’s an all-access pass to a momentous moment in Australian music history.

This special screening will also include a live Q&A.

Presented by Sydney Opera House and Sydney Film Festival

Event details

A blast of '90s nostalgia

Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times

A very personal, very unfiltered take on what it was like to be on tour with a dream lineup of the decade’s best bands

David Fear, Rolling Stone

Cast and credits

Director, Producer & Cinematographer Tamra Davis
Editor Jessica Hernandez

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Attending this event

Plan your visit

Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

Location and access

Playhouse

The Playhouse is located in the north-western corner of Sydney Opera House, best accessed through the Western Foyers.

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